Love of art is blind for sightless museum visitors
Her eyes see nothing, but when Barbara Appel runs her fingers over the face of a Picasso sculpture in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, she sighs with pleasure.
Her eyes see nothing, but when Barbara Appel runs her fingers over the face of a Picasso sculpture in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, she sighs with pleasure.
It was a lively evening of music, art and history as the Pundaquit Festival recently kicked off its 20th season at Casa San Miguel in San Antonio, Zambales. In addition to musical performances and an art exhibit, the event also served as the grand opening of the Museum of Community Heritage, celebrating the history of the town of San Antonio and barrio San Miguel.
An art museum in Ohio is handing over an ancient water jug to the Italian government after investigators determined that it was likely illegally dug up from that country years ago.
An enormous white bathtub made out of bullet-proof material is to catapult Amsterdam’s world-famous Stedelijk modern art museum back into the 21st century after an absence of almost 10 years.
A Malacañang official has said that a legendary collection of shoes and other possessions left behind by former first lady Imelda Marcos and her dictator husband when they were ousted by a 1986 “people power” revolt have no historical significance, except for some gowns.
The historical and cultural treasures of the Malolos Congress are now on display in an interactive museum beside the historic Barasoain Church here where the Philippine revolutionary government was first convened 114 years ago.
A nondescript building on a quiet street somewhere outside Philadelphia holds a secret stash of treasures that have been waiting patiently for more than a century for a permanent place to call home.
In the heart of Isabela’s Santiago City, crossroads of the Cagayan Valley (Region 2), is a plaza where stands, amidst a cascade of fountain waters, a monument to Apolinario Mabini, shown seated on a chair.
They’ve come a long way since the man who would be Mario set off to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong and Pac-Man gobbled up as many dots as he could before the ghosts caught up with him.
London — The family of Roald Dahl is trying to raise the funds to preserve a hut in which the late writer wrote tales of big friendly giants, fantastic foxes and magical chocolate factories The family hopes to raise 500,000 pounds ($790,000) to stop the 50-year-old brick and polystyrene shed — preserved as it was [...]
At last, a museum that can rival the malls for sheer entertainment, variety and scope. Set to open in December this year, the Mind Museum at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig will have more than 250 interactive exhibits whose highlight is—surprise!—a permanent dinosaur exhibit. The Mind Museum’s resident Tyrannosaurus Rex is a 40-foot cast [...]
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