Art

\'Emmanuelle\' soft porn movie star, Sylvia Kristel dies

Star of the controversial Emmanuelle series of soft porn films, Sylvia Kristel, has died.

Oct 18, 2012

By Marverine Cole

Hilary Mantel wins Man Booker prize for second time

History was made at the Man Booker prize last night as Hilary Mantel became the first woman and the first British novelist, to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize twice and receive £50,000 as part of the prize. For her novel, Bring up the Bodies.

Oct 17, 2012

By Ann Salter

Daring Dutch art theft

Kunsthal art museum in Rotterdam has been the victim of a daring art raid which saw 7 of its modern masterpieces stolen right from underneath their noses.

Oct 16, 2012

By Ann Salter

Maori Folklore group Te Mataraei Orelu performs during the official opening of the book fair in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Book Fair 2012: World\'s Biggest Trade Exhibition Opens

Five-day book fair, with New Zealand as guest of honour, has 7,300 exhibitors from 100 countries.

Oct 10, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

Fred Bremner's British Raj India's Photos

Rare Photos from British Raj Era Show a Wealthy India [PHOTOS]

A new exhibition in Scotland, Lucknow to Lahore: Fred Bremner’s Vision of India, showcases photographs taken in British Raj India between 1882 and 1922.

Oct 6, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

India London

NY Exhibition Features Paintings in Artist’s Blood [PHOTOS]

The paintings were done with the artist’s blood and depict a situation of hope in the times of fragility.

Oct 6, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

New York

Casino Royale teaser poster. Fifty objects used in several James Bond films are to be auctioned to mark 50 years of the British spy film series. (Photo: James Bond 007/Official Facebook)

James Bond 50th Anniversary: Props and Dresses from Goldfinger to Quantum of Solace to be Auctioned

Props and dresses from famous James Bond films such as Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only and The World Is Not Enough are up for online bidding.

Sep 28, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

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Worst Art Restoration: From 'Ecce Homo' to 'Ecce Mono'

Clumsy Restorer Cecilia Gimenez who Botched Spanish Ecce Homo Fresco Demands Royalties For Tourist Boom

Visitors have paid €2,000 in just four days to see Cecilia Gimenez\'s terrible restoration in Borja church.

Sep 21, 2012

By Umberto Bacchi

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Visitors walk in Pompeii, the famous city next to Naples which was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Rare artefacts from Pompeii will go on show at British Museum in 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito)

Body Casts and Rare Artefacts from Buried Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum at British Museum

Over 250 rare and unseen artefacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum will go on show during a major exhibition at the British Museum next spring

Sep 21, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

Goldman Sachs London

Mona Lisa painting on permanent display at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Archaeologists Dig Up Wrong Body: Mona Lisa Skeleton Still Not Found

A skeleton dug up from an excavation site at the Saint Ursula convent in Florence, Italy, does not belong to Mona Lisa.

Sep 18, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

Sinking Feeling: Cutty Sark Restoration Voted Worst New Structure in Britain

Cutty Sark restoration wins Carbuncle Cup, annual prize given to the worst new piece of architecture in Britain.

Sep 14, 2012

By Alfred Joyner

London

$Dorothy Gale costume from \'The Wizard of Oz\', designed by Adrian, 1939$

Iconic Hollywood Costumes from Audrey Hepburn to Johnny Depp on Show

The black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Dorothy Gale costume from The Wizard of Oz will go on display.

Aug 22, 2012

By Staff Reporter

Hollywood

China's army of terracotta soldiers are buried in the ancient Chinese capital of Xian. Ten of these figures will go on display in California in 2013.

Chinese Terracotta Warriors to Grace California Exhibition for Second Time

The exhibition, China\'s Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor\'s Legacy, is slated to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

Aug 16, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

California

Blood Brothers Bows out of West End after 20-Year Run

Willy Russell’s hugely successful musical Blood Brothers will close its curtains for the final time on 27 October

Aug 6, 2012

By Toyin Owoseje

Undersea Exhibition on Sunken Ship off Florida Coast Creates Surreal World in Ocean [PHOTOS]

An undersea exhibition on a sunken ship off the coast of the US state of Florida has been wooing divers into that surreal world through a photographic display

Aug 3, 2012

By Sanskrity Sinha

Florida

Rare Robert Burns Portrait Estimated to Fetch £7,000 at Edinburgh Sale

The portrait dates from the winter of 1786-7 during Burns's first visit to Edinburgh.

Aug 3, 2012

By Staff Reporter

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