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Christie's Modern British and Irish Evening Sale Totals $23 Million

10/23/2025

Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art evening sale in London on Wednesday netted £17.3 million ($23 million), marking a 20 percent increase on last year’s equivalent sale. Barbara Hepworth’s The Family of Man (Figure 9, The Bride) (1970) was the …

Метки : искусствоаукционсовременное искусствобританияирландияхепворт

Stonehenge May Have Been Built to Unite Early British Farming Communes

12/20/2024

This has been a monumental year for further insight about Stonehenge‘s creation. Researchers are now positing that the iconic stone circle may have been erected in an effort to unite ancient farming communities, CNN reported. Earlier this year, experts discovered …

Метки : стоунхенджархеологиябританиянаучные открытия

Courtauld Institute Receives $12 Million to Create Center for British Art

08/07/2024

London’sCourtauld Institute of Artis set to build a new center for British art, thanks to a $12 million donation from the Manton Foundation earmarked for that purpose. The institute in a press release noted that the forthcomingManton Center for British …

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British Museum Announces BP-Funded Refurbishment

12/20/2023

The British Museum earlier today revealed plans for a massive restoration and the redisplay of its permanent collection. Expected to take decades, the refurbishment will be funded in part by oil and gas conglomerate BP, which has contributed £50 million …

Метки : британиямузейреконструкцияbp

Mary Evans Named Director of the Slade School of Fine Art

11/11/2023

Nigerian-born British artist Mary Evans has been chosen to serve as the next director of London’s prestigious Slade School of Fine Art, effective October 4 of this year. She is the first Black person to occupy the position. Evans arrives …

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