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Exhibition of paintings at Waqif Centre
MATHAF Gallery London and Waqif Art Centre have organised an exhibition of Orientalist Paintings at the Waqif Art Centre that begins today and runs until December 4.
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Papandreas’s work is larger than life
Walking down Commercial Street in Provincetown one might notice Gallery Voyeur in the East End where large portraits are positioned in the windows overlooking the sidewalk, surveying the scene with life-like but exaggerated eyes.
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Qtel connects MIA to world
Qtel will be the exclusive dedicated communications partner of the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), which will be inaugurated on Saturday. Qtel and Qatar Museum Authority (QMA) signed an agreement to this effect yesterday.
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Media fight publication ban in Paris bombing case
CBC and several other media outlets are contesting a ban on the publication of documents and evidence in the court case of an Ottawa professor accused in a deadly bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980.
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Alfardan Automobiles to supply fleet of luxury cars
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has announced that Alfardan Automobiles, one of Qatar’s leading business groups and sole BMW agents in Qatar, will be ‘Official Premium Car Sponsor’ for the inauguration of the Museum of Islamic Art.
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Museum of Islamic Art set for grand opening
By Ramesh Mathew DOHA’s latest architectural marvel, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) will be inaugurated at a colourful and spectacular ceremony on Saturday by HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani.
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L.A. councilman seeks to protect celebrities from paparazzi
A proposed ordinance by Councilman Dennis Zine would restrict commercial photography and video recordings within 20 feet of schools, hospitals and medical facilities. Celebrities could drop their children off at school and visit their doctors without fear of being accosted by paparazzi under a proposal introduced by a city councilman this week.
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‘Looted’ art treasures head home
The Cleveland Museum of Art has agreed to return a total of 14 “looted” items to Italy, among them an Attic rhyton, or drinking vessel, in the shape of a donkey head, right, which dates from 475BC. Italy has persuaded other US museums such as the Metropolitan in New York to return dozens of artistic treasures that were “exported illegally”, according to Sandro Bondi, the Culture Minister.
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Grids, squares and patterns dominate exhibition of abstract art
For Rosemarie Bloch, there's a fine line between music and visual art, and much of her painting explores that relationship between rhythm, color and improvisation.
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Mauboy to star alongside Geoffrey Rush
Already a rising music star, former Australian Idol contestant Jessica Mauboy could soon be a sought-after actor thanks to a starring role alongside Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush. Mauboy, is currently s
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there.
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UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
Mich. district charging teachers for goods … Tattoos exchanged for brothel discounts … Homemade festival food deemed a no-no … Quebec voter notices mangled English … UPI Quirks in the News.
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Chinese warrior statues break ticket record at Atlanta museum
The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army opened at the High Museum of Art on Nov. 16 and continues through April 19.
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Coming up
Christmas Corner Craft Bazaar, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Scioto Ridge United Methodist Church, 4343 Dublin Road. Bazaar features 65 juried exhibitors, a bake sale, food court and silent auction. Call (614) 537-9517.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there. Ehud Netzer, head of Jerusalem's Hebrew University excavation team, which ...
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 (2:21 p.m.) King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) - King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Entertainment
Already a rising music star, former Australian Idol contestant Jessica Mauboy could soon be a sought-after actor thanks to a starring role alongside Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush.
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Ottawa festivals' future hangs in balance as city mulls massive cuts
City councillors prepare to debate trimming municipal arts spending by more than half.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
(By STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writer) King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday. The scientists found such paintings and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the ancient Jewish monarch was buried there. Ehud Netzer, head of ...
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
HERODIUM, West Bank—King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Clarksville officials OK Clark’s Landing
Condominiums, an amphitheater, a museum, a hotel and convention center with a two-story parking garage, open space, restaurants and shops are all depicted in the conceptual plans for the area, which is being dubbed Clark’s Landing.
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Fifty Works for Fifty States
True or false? Art makes you think in different ways. Here are two ways to put that proposition to the test. One, try doing some art yourself. Novice art students (me among them) say they feel as if their brains were working in different, relaxing, wave patterns.
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Shore fund-raiser
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch holds its 7th Annual Art Auction Friday featuring work by Central Jersey contemporary artists, many of whom have shown at the institute in the past few years. A "Meet the...
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Director Hired For Ava Gardner Museum
The Ava Gardner Museum Board of Directors recently announced the new Ava Gardner Museum Executive Director, Dr. Karen Miller Anderson, according to a news release.
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