Showing posts with label Arts and Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arts and Culture. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2013

Roman helmet costing billions exhibited

Roman helmet
This object was first exhibited at the Royal Academy London last year.
A Roman cavalry helmet of steel sold for £ 2.2 million or Rp39 billion after being found in a field a village, will be on display at Tullie House Museum, UK

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Catton youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize

Elenoe Catton
Eleanor Catton was born on 24 September 1985 in Canada and raised in New Zealand.
New Zealand writer, Eleanor Catton, at age 28, became the youngest author to win the Man Booker Prize award with £ 50,000 prize.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Warhol's work was exhibited in parliament

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was the first artist work on display in parliament
An Andy Warhol exhibition held at Holyrood, for the first time an artist exhibitions conducted in the parliament building.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Rescue efforts New York opera fails

New York City Opera
Nicole Anne stage may be 'hum' final New York City Opera.

Efforts to raise emergency funds to save an opera in New York failed so they had to cancel the show's current season.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Original painting of the figure of Napoleon found

napoleon painting
This painting was thought to be a replica, but it turns out the original.
Napoleon figure painting original works of famous French painter, Jacques-Louis David, who has been alleged to have been lost was rediscovered by a researcher at the University of Reading, UK.