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Tag: museums
The Life and Death of Henry Stuart
From The Guardian, a review of a show at London’s National Portrait Gallery about the life of King James I’s son Henry, Prince of Wales, who died in 1612 at the age of 18.
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Princess from a garden shed
Fake statue may be displayed (video)
More about this forgery case from Wikipedia: Amarna Princess
National property or human heritage?
An incredible restoration
Smashed vases go back on display (includes an interesting video)
Very funny
"A German art student briefly fooled police by posing as one of China’s terracotta warriors."
Tie your shoes
“The man arrested after he tripped and smashed three 17th Century Qing dynasty porcelain vases at a Cambridge museum will not face any criminal charges.”
The shoelace-tripper says at first he “didn’t give a monkeys” about the accident, and now he thinks “I did the museum a favour.” My precious vase hell