In a landmark cultural exchange, the Bayeux Tapestry will be exhibited in Britain for the first time in nearly 1000 years, while iconic medieval artefacts from the British Museum—the Sutton Hoo treasures and the Lewis chess pieces—will go on display in France. The exchange underscores the enduring cultural connections between France and the United Kingdom,…
Fashion giant Forever 21, known for its stylish clothes at a budget price, has filed for bankruptcy and will close all store locations, including two in Austin and one in San Marcos. The Los Angeles-based company, which sells trendy fast fashion and accessories for women, men, and children, announced its bankruptcy in a statement on…
In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted, Spanish revival villa, offered a leafy refuge from the bustle of city life, near a cove and surrounded by parks in Hong Kong’s northern New Territories. Winding stairs, flanked by red lanterns, led to a sprawling Chinese-style garden. On summer weekends,…
Hong Kong has the potential to become a high-profile art-dealing hub for global collectors due to its low taxes and location, which can be enhanced with more museums, infrastructure and talent, according to academics. Unlike many overseas markets that require buyers and sellers to pay taxes, Hong Kong has no sales tax or capital gains…
Just Stop Oil, the British environmental activist group known for attention-grabbing protests — including throwing tomato soup at famous artworks and spraying orange powder on Stonehenge — said it was ending such actions after a final protest in London next month. The group said on Thursday that it had achieved its primary goal of preventing…
Accusation over ‘Plan for Neighbourhoods’ initiative follows withdrawal of £5m in Levelling Up cash for Perth projects. Perth and Kinross-shire MP Pete Wishart(Image: Angus Findlay) A Perthshire MP has accused the UK Labour Government of “once again snubbing” Perth and Kinross when the region was left out of a new funding initiative. It follows the…
Kylie Jenner hits runway at Disneyland Paris to close out fashion week Kylie Jenner wore a black gown on the runway at the Coperni show at Disneyland Paris to close out Paris Fashion Week. If fashion is an art form, these stars may be walking masterpieces. A slew of A-list celebrities, from supermodels Gigi Hadid…
The four cavernous wings of Cambodia’s national museum are so packed with objects that visitors need to watch their elbows while strolling among the roughly 1,400 on display. The century-old building in central Phnom Penh is running out of room partly because foreign collectors and institutions have returned about 300 stolen artifacts over the past…
Three people have been arrested in connection with a brazen heist at a museum in the Netherlands over the weekend in which thieves stole ancient artifacts, including a prized golden helmet on loan from Romania, the authorities said on Wednesday. The three people were arrested in Heerhugowaard, a city about 30 miles north of Amsterdam…
The video is grainy but ominous: three hooded figures, clambering over one another to tug at a heavy access door of the Drents Museum — an art and history museum in Assen, the Netherlands — and then an explosion and a flurry of sparks in the wee hours of Saturday. By daybreak, it had become…