These artefacts were not merely art pieces; they held deep cultural ... once defended the refusal to return the Benin Bronzes. He suggested that Western museums provided “the best possible ...
“Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900,” now at the ... at the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) court and the ...
Starting in the 1990s, he shifted his funding from Western art to acquiring Chinese artifacts. Thanks to such donations, the ...
Melt copper with tin and you get bronze, probably the oldest, certainly one of the most useful alloys in the world. Last week the Albright Art Gallery of Buffalo popped into the spotlight with an ...
The last day to see the "Remembering the Republic of Texas" exhibit at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center will be Tuesday, ...
The exhibition Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Minneapolis Institute of Art at Manhattan’s China Institute Gallery showcases one of the world’s greatest collections of ...