forged artwork and managing the money they received from selling the pieces. Together‚ the family forged and sold artwork to museums and auctions. Their business created believable replicas of expensive‚ ancient artwork as well as artwork that claimed to be created by
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The Elgin Depot Museum wants more local visitors The American Orient Express‚ a luxury passenger train‚ offered travelers a ‘cruise on wheels’ experience‚ from 1989 to late 2008. Passengers traveled in lavish train cars from the 1940s and 50s‚ and dome cars were added in the mid-2000s allowing passengers to travel in style with panoramic‚ breathtaking views as they traveled throughout North America. Trips ranged from seven to ten days‚ traveling to and through continental destinations such as
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Rosetta Stone - Kripa Marvadi - 10/15/17 1. Historical background of discovery - The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 in Rashid‚ Egypt by the French army. Specifically‚ it was found by Captain Bouchard‚ the French captain during the Napoleonic wars. The Rosetta Stone is a slab made of black basalt. Observing the image‚ the stone has an irregular shape and that it is missing corner parts on the top It weighs around 762 kg‚ and “approximately 3 feet 9 inches long‚ 2 feet 4 ½ inches wide‚ and 11
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approach the issue of returning previously taken artifacts. In 1970 and again in 1995 UNESCO made attempts to agree upon a standard of practice for returning the stolen artifacts and to address the artifacts already stolen and currently housed in museums and archives allover the world. Some of the more disputed artifacts include the Greeks “Elgin Marbles” currently in British possession‚ the “Benin Bronzes” currently in British possession‚ the Egyptian “Rosetta Stone” currently in British possession
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I. Intro paragraph a. Hook: In the Irish American community of Brooklyn in the 1900’s‚ immigrants faced discrimination and crushing poverty b. In the world that Betty Smith describes in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” however‚ this poverty is depicted as a kind of virtue‚ a force that causes individuals to grow‚ and families to bond c. Yet‚ while female characters like Katie and Francie grow from overcoming the hardships brought on by poverty‚ Francie’s father Johnny Nolan is defeated
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went is at Ben Cab Museum‚ if you’re a paint lover or an abstract enthusiast you’ll love this place. This museum mostly has paintings and photography’s of some known painters and photographers. You can see the favourite subject of the maestro himself‚ namely Sabel. Although we didn’t have the chance to meet Sir Ben‚ we still enjoy roaming around the museum and learned some information about the paintings and photos that are displayed there. My first impression about the museum is that‚ it is a very
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Columbus Room as Henry was designing the room along with bright colors and memorable tiles of his own creations. As Henry Mercer was creating and designing his home from the interior to the exterior‚ he decided that his own was going to be created into a museum so the world could also enjoy his home and all his handcrafted tile
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Hampshire Parks Department and IBM give grant money annually to the Seacoast science Center. E-As the internet grows and the amount of money will spend on luxury activities dwindles ‚ the Seacoast science center must deal with declining numbers of museum goers. S-Science related attractions have recently been declining in interest amongst the general population as sports and ambiguous entertainment grow . T-A lot of research has been done and seems to be plateauing ‚ plus there is only so much money
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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute Several art museums around the world have been created with the sole purpose to culturally enlighten and entertain us. An appropriate example is the local Nelson Atkins Museum‚ right here in our own backyard of Kansas City‚ where collections from Asia‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Japan increase our understanding and appreciation for different geographical regions. In England‚ the British Museum is arguably one of the best in the world at displaying this kind of internationalism
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Chua Mia Tee & Tan Swie Hian. Chua Mia Tee was born in 1931 in China. Chua was only six when he and his family migrated to Singapore in 1937 because of the Sino-Japanese war in China. At the age of 19‚ he began his art training under Chen Chong Swee at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In his third year‚ the principal of NAFA‚ Lim Hak Tai‚ asked him if he could teach the afternoon class and Chua agreed to it. Upon graduation in 1952‚ he began to teach in the Academy. Between
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