In 1932, an 8-year-old girl was gifted her first doll’s house for Christmas, then came World War 2; now the 101-year-old woman has created a dolls’ house museum
Val Ripley and her sister opened the Ty Twt Dolls House and Toy Museum in Newport (Wales). At eight, Val Ripley woke up on Christmas morning in 1932 to find a huge parcel waiting for her. Inside was her first dolls’ house. It was a gift from her…
Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist
Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter’s hometown Four works attributed to celebrated Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Italian media reported Sunday, in a…
A diver found a $3 million gold cross in a Spanish shipwreck; 20 years later, it vanished from a museum
Golden Emerald Cross From 16th‑Century Shipwreck, PC: Teddy Tucker In 1955, a Bermudian diver named Teddy Tucker pulled a gold cross studded with seven emeralds from the wreck of a sixteenth-century Spanish galleon resting in the reefs off Bermuda. It…
The emperor’s new receipt: Rs 59 cr for a banana? Inside the world of absurd art pricing
Sotheby’s auctioneer overseeing the bidding for Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) at Sotheby’s on November 20, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s In a very exclusive room far far away, a very ordinary looking wooden gavel comes…
Mecca museum unveils legendary Blue Quran: Pictures of verses from 1,100-year-old masterpiece Surah Al-Baqarah go viral on the internet
From the 9th century to today: The Blue Quran finds a home in Mecca museum In a landmark cultural moment in Islamic art and history, the Holy Qur’an Museum in Mecca’s Al-Hira Cultural District opens a special exhibition of the legendary “Blue Quran”…
Al Dhaid Wildlife Museum opens in Sharjah: Why tourists flock to this distinctive UAE destination
Al Zayed Wildlife Museum in Sharjah: A game changer for environmental education in the UAE In a significant cultural and educational milestone for the central UAE region, His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and…