NEW YORK – A major international loan exhibition featuring luxury arts created in the ancient Americas will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning February 28. Showcasing more than 300 objects drawn from more than 50 museums in 12 countries, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas will trace the development of goldworking and other luxury arts from Peru in the south to Mexico in the north from around 1000 B.C. to the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century.
Birger Sandzen western vistas in Woody Auction’s Feb. 24 sale
DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will celebrate the grand opening of its new gallery with a major antique and fine art auction on Saturday, Feb. 24, one that will be highlighted by several original artworks by the Swedish-born Kansas painter Birger Sandzén (1871-1946), plus outstanding collections of Royal Bayreuth, Daum, Galle, Tiffany, Pairpoint, pattern glass and furniture. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Eagles Super Bowl parade to bring surprises, free subways
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia officials are revealing plans for Thursday’s Super Bowl parade and say fans should expect some dramatic surprises along the five-mile route — and free subway rides all day.
Rare dinosaur discovery in Egypt could signal more finds
MANSOURA, Egypt (AP) – A skeleton has been unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert, whose ancient sands have long helped preserve remains, but unlike most finds this one isn’t a mummy — it’s a dinosaur.
State, museum try to settle dispute over Rockwell paintings
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office appears to be working with the Berkshire Museum to settle the question of whether the institution can sell dozens of artworks, including two Norman Rockwell paintings.
Florida homeowners fined for ‘Starry Night’ murals on house
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (AP) – Two Florida homeowners owe thousands of dollars in fines for painting murals emulating a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece on the exterior of their home.
Street Art: transforming the ordinary
NEW YORK – Transforming the mundane into the monumental, street artists create public art that not only turns ordinary buildings or streets into public art but can also raise social consciousness.