The Chimera of Arezzo, an Etruscan sculpture from c.400 BC.

Spilling the beans on BRONZE … coming soon to the Royal Academy

August 10, 2012 Filed Under: News, Blog, Exhibition, London, Museum, World

The Royal Academy is planning a spectacular and innovative new exhibition that will bring together an eclectic collection of bronze artefacts spanning the world and time. Simply called Bronze, it will display more than 150 rare and precious works of art, from the 14th century BC Trundholm Chariot of the Sun – on special loan [...]

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Archaeologists protest

May 28, 2012 Filed Under: Issue 53, News, London

Greek archaeologists picketed a recent auction of antiquities at a London auction house in protest against cuts to state heritage services in Greece. Ten demonstrators stood outside Christie’s during the sale of Egyptian, Greek, Mesopotamian, and Roman artefacts, holding placards with images of shattered museum cases. This article is an extract from the full article [...]