Read more about the article SMASHED TO PIECES: Taiwan Museum Denies It Tried To Cover Up Breaking Of Ming And Qing Dynasty Objects
Picture shows one of the broken artefacts, undated. Three cultural relics in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, were damaged. (National Palace Museum/AsiaWire)
Accidents / Culture / History

SMASHED TO PIECES: Taiwan Museum Denies It Tried To Cover Up Breaking Of Ming And Qing Dynasty Objects

This is the moment a butter-fingered museum worker drops and breaks a priceless China plate by opening a box the wrong way. The video was released as the director of Taipei’s National Palace Museum faces calls to step down after the institution delayed admitting to breaking three precious Ming and…

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November 10, 2022
Read more about the article YACHT A LOT HE GOT: Artworks Worth Millions On Board Russian Oligarch’s Seized Ship
Picture shows Alisher Usmanov, 69, undated. The Munich public prosecutor had confiscated four Faberge eggs in his villa hon Lake Tegernsee, Germany, and he wants them returned. (Newsflash)
Crime / Culture

YACHT A LOT HE GOT: Artworks Worth Millions On Board Russian Oligarch’s Seized Ship

A seized mega yacht allegedly belonging to a Russian oligarch held 30 paintings by famous artists collectively valued at GBP 4.4 million, say investigators. Picture shows Alisher Usmanov, 69, undated. The Munich public prosecutor had confiscated four Faberge eggs in his villa hon Lake Tegernsee, Germany, and he wants them…

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November 8, 2022
Read more about the article REMBRANDING: Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt
Photo shows "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch from the 1640s, which was believed to be an be an imitation, undated photo. The Bredius Museum in The Hague, Netherlands, where the sketch has been on display since it was bought in 1921, has revealed, thanks to new scientific techniques, it was, in fact, painted by Rembrandt. (@MuseumBredius/Newsflash)
Culture

REMBRANDING: Dutch Art Experts Claim Piece Long Thought To Be Imitation Is Actually A Rembrandt

Art experts in the Netherlands have claimed that a piece long thought to be an imitation was actually painted by Rembrandt himself. Photo shows "The Raising of the Cross" oil sketch from the 1640s, which was believed to be an be an imitation, undated photo. The Bredius Museum in The…

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November 5, 2022