Costa Rica reclaims artifacts from New York museum
SAN JOSE | Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:22pm EDT SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica will for the first time display a trove of artifacts, some believed to be more than 2,300 years old, after they were returned unbidden this month from the prestigious Brooklyn Museum in New York. The museum chose to return the [...]
California’s Bowers Museum opens tombs of China
By Jordan Riefe LOS ANGELES | Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:34pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The closest one may ever come to being touched by a deity may be at southern California’s Bowers Museum when “Warriors, Tombs and Temples: China’s Enduring Legacy” opens this week showing off an ornate case that holds a bone [...]
Galliano succession talk drowns out drab Dior show
By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS | Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:57pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) – Dior remained tight-lipped on Friday about the search to replace John Galliano despite the growing clamor of critics who dismissed the French fashion label’s second show since it fired its chief designer as a programmatic repeat of past styles. Dior has [...]
Art auction will benefit Elton John’s AIDS charity
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:45pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Works by Jeff Koons, Keith Haring and four other artists are expected to raise more than $1 million for Elton John’s AIDS Foundation (EJAF) when they are sold at auction in November, Sotheby’s said Friday. Artists including Jim Hodges, Howard Hodgkin and [...]
Travel Picks: Top 10 NFL Tailgating destinations
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:13pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the United States, Autumn means American football and the fans who pack the NFL stadiums will likely fortify themselves for games at traditional pre-game “tailgate” parties held in the parking lot. Whether it’s just cold chicken and a soda or a [...]