Ancient Art & Antiques
SINGAPORE — One of the most significant movements in the Great Arts Reshuffle in May is the announcement that Angelita Teo will be the new director of the National Museum of Singapore. The outgoing head, Lee Chor Lin, is leaving to be the new chief...
For the past five years the Brooklyn Flea markets in Williamsburg and Fort Greene have been a staple for antique, tchotchke and art shopping on spring and summer weekends. Blouin ARTINFO's Vanessa Yurkevich spoke to art vendors in Williamsburg about their...
A Roman gold ring that might have inspired JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels “The Hobbit” (1937) and his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy (1954) is the star exhibit of a new show opening on April 2 at the former aristocratic house The Vyne in Basingstoke, England....
Life and death in the ill-fated Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum is at the heart of a new exhibition at the British Museum. For the first time in 40 years, more than 450 objects from the preserved cities are going on display in London,...
ARTINFO explores some of the hightpoints of TEFAF Maastricht with Michel Witmer, a member of the TEFAF Board of Trustees and a fair Ambassador. TEFAF, in its 26th year, features 260 exhibitors, all subjected to the fair's ground-breaking vetting system. Among...
MONTREAL — The re-discovery of Manchu Picchu in 1911 did more than just expose the ruins of this ancient royal estate, floating, seemingly, on a lonely, cloudy mountain peak. It simultaneously created a national symbol that is today associated the world over...
SINGAPORE — An intricately beaded table cloth, an ornate wedding bed, and blingtastic gold jewelry are among the precious artefacts heading to Korea next month as part of a travelling exhibition of Peranakan art and culture from Singapore. Running from...
Famous (and infamous) remains were unearthed, looted artifacts were returned (or not), a rich archeological site faces its imminent doom, and plenty of people freaked out about the potential doom promised by the Mayan calendar. The year in archeology was an...
SINGAPORE –Kraemer Gallery is celebrating ‘The Final 100 Days of the Year of the Dragon’ with a showcase of rare 18th century French furniture reflecting Asian influences at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.These “chinoiseries” are richly decorated with dragons,...
Depending on whom you ask, Jerusalem has been conquered between 20 to 40 times, and in each case, a new homesteader has managed to bury whatever the last group left behind. In a particularly old homestead like Silwan, a district in East Jerusalem that...
