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Ancient Ife art… proof of Africa’s contribution to world civilisation

WHEN the touring exhibition of Ife artefacts berthed in Lagos a week ago as Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria, it was a celebration of what has been established as one of Africa’s templates of pre-colonial civilisation.The opening ceremony ... [ Published 4 hours ago by The Guardian Nigeria ]

Entities: Leo Frobenius, Civilization, Nigeria

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

Horse exhibition in London highlights rich Saudi heritage

Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) chief Prince Sultan bin Salman attended an exhibition on horses that traveled from the Kingdom to Ascot at the British Museum under the sponsorship of the Queen.Following the opening ceremony, Prince ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: Civilization, British Museum, Saudi Arabia

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

Ron Mueck

Getting a head's start for city's summer art

The Art of Portrait Sculpture, which opens at Bath's Holburne Museum on Saturday, brings together some of the most striking sculpted portraits from the ancient world to the modern day.The first exhibition of sculpture to be held at Bath's transformed ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Bath Chronicle ]

Entities: British Museum, Ron Mueck, Marc Quinn, Henry Moore

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Prince Andrew

*Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, Prince Andrew Co-Open Horse Exhibition at British Museum

, SPA -- In the presence of Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education and Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Saudi Equestrian Fund and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York co-opened the Horse ... [ Published 19 hours ago by Saudi Press Agency ]

Entities: Prince Andrew, British Museum, Faisal bin Abdullah

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents

British Museum

What is culture's value for our corporate sponsors?

as we take a closer look at corporate sponsorship in the arts and heritage sectors When I think of corporate sponsorship I'm reminded of the Arnold Goodman quote, cited by departed chief executive of Arts & Businesses Colin Tweedy. The former chair of ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: City of London Group Plc, Robert Newman, British Museum

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated 17 hours ago - 4 Documents

The Horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot, British Museum, review

Every piece at the British Museum's new exhibition tracing the history of the horse holds interest and delight, writes Laura Thompson. This beautiful, thoughtful exhibition has been conceived as part of the Jubilee celebrations, and although the Queen ... [ Published 17 hours ago by Telegraph ]

Entities: British Museum, Laura Thompson, Equine

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Juddmonte Farms

"The Horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot"; British Museum explores the influence of horses

Fragment of carved limestone relief featuring the heads and foreparts of three horses drawing a chariot with reins, hands of charioteer and whip, 9thC BC, Neo-Assyrian. Copyright the Trustees of the British Museum.LONDON.- The history of the horse is ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Artdaily.org ]

Entities: British Museum, Civilization, Lady Anne Blunt, Juddmonte Farms, 3rd century BC

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Museums at Night 2012: Send us your photos from the best year yet of Culture24's festival

Culture24’s weekend of night-time openings, Museums at Night, just gets better and better.With 535 events in more than 450 venues across 200 cities, towns and villages the campaign to get people to do something different at a museum, gallery, historic ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Culture24 ]

Entities: Henry Blogg, British Museum, Royal National Lifeboat Institution

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite

21st May 2012Thursday 24th May 2012 Where: British Museum, Great Russell Street WC1B 3DG Category: event ... [ Published May 21 2012 by London Town ]

Entities: British Museum

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Sleepover at the British Museum

British Museum, LondonRun by: British MuseumDon't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to discover the British Museum at night through the special Museums at Night sleepover supported by Sky Arts!Suitable for 7-15Amenities available at this locatio ... [ Published May 19 2012 by BBC ]

Entities: British Museum, London

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Inuit researchers, elders discover artifacts at British Museum

Chance led a group of Inuit researchers and elders, a CBC television crew and University of Lethbridge professor Cynthia Chambers to a glass case inside the Americas gallery of the British Museum last month. ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Lethbridge Herald ]

Entities: British Museum, University of Lethbridge

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Site Review: The British Museum

Site URL: BritishMuseum.org/Learning…Content: In the teacher resources area of the famed museum’s Web site, educators can browse countless lessons and activities about an array of topics.Design: There is nothing particularly noteworthy about the site’s ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Education World ]

Entities: British Museum, Education, Materialism

Quotes

...to finance the LSE – which it is – then why is it all right for Libya's corporate partner, BP, to partner the BritishBritish Museum too?" he wrote. "With this sponsorship BP buys a presence and visibility in the mainstream of British cultural life."

What is culture's value for our corporate sponsors? [Guardian.co.uk - 16 hours ago]

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British Museum honours the Arabian Horses [ Published May 23 2012 by Asharq alawsat ]
History of the horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot [ Published May 23 2012 by Telegraph ]
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The English Prize: the capture of the Westmorla... [ Published May 21 2012 by Telegraph ]
Souvenir secrets of the Grand Tourists [ Published May 21 2012 by Telegraph ]
Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite [ Published May 21 2012 by London Town ]
Hanaa Malallah: Artist [ Published May 21 2012 by Time & Leisure ]
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Exhibition of Ife arts returns to Nigeria [ Published May 21 2012 by Modern Ghana ]
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The English Prize, Ashmolean [ Published May 20 2012 by The Independent ]
The Parthenon marbles are not ours. They belong... [ Published May 20 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Sleepover at the British Museum [ Published May 19 2012 by BBC ]
Sharjah Museums Department plays a vital role i... [ Published May 19 2012 by AME Info ]

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Dr Dee's Magical Mirror [ Published Apr 26 2012 by BBC Comedy - YouTube ]
Battle Gear of Henry V [ Published Apr 20 2012 by BBC Comedy - YouTube ]
Priceless artefacts hidden in Brisbane [ Published Apr 20 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
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