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Noonans Specialist in Coins and Artefacts Nigel Mills stated that the ancient bronze Viking die might have bene used to ornament the cheek guards of an iron helmet. Image courtesy of Noonans

Bronze Viking die found by metal detectorist tops $19K at auction

An 11th-century bronze Viking die, discovered in a field in Norfolk, England by a metal detectorist, auctioned for a hammer price of £15,000 (about $19,300) on July 18. Image courtesy of Noonans, photo credit Jason Jones

An 11th-century bronze Viking die, discovered in January in a field in Norfolk, England by a metal detectorist, auctioned for a hammer price of £15,000 (about $19,300) on July 18. Image courtesy of Noonans, photo credit Jason Jones

LONDON – An 11th-century bronze Viking die that was discovered in a field in Norfolk, England by a metal detectorist achieved a hammer price of £15,000 (about $19,300) at the Noonans Mayfair auction house on July 18 in its Ancient Coins and Antiquities sale. It was bought by a collector in the UK.

The scene outside Dresden’s Green Vault Museum on November 25, 2019, following the theft of more than $100 million dollars’ worth of 18th-century jewelry and precious objects from the German institution. Five men were convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison terms of four to six years in length; a sixth was acquitted. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Bambizoe. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Germany: Five sentenced to prison for 100-million-euro jewelry heist

The scene outside Dresden’s Green Vault Museum on November 25, 2019, following the theft of more than $100 million dollars’ worth of 18th-century jewelry and precious objects from the German institution. Five men were convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison terms of four to six years in length; a sixth was acquitted. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Bambizoe. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

The scene outside Dresden’s Green Vault Museum on November 25, 2019, following the theft of more than $100 million dollars’ worth of 18th-century jewelry and precious objects from the German institution. Five men were convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison terms of four to six years in length; a sixth was acquitted. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Bambizoe. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

BERLIN (AP) – A German court on May 16 convicted five men for the theft of 18th-century jewels worth more than 100 million euros (roughly $107,800 million) from a Dresden museum in 2019. They were sentenced to prison sentences of between four years and four months and six years and three months, German news agency dpa reported. One defendant was acquitted.

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An Apple Computer Company check for $175, signed by Steve Jobs in July 1976, could sell for more than $25,000 at RR auction on May 10. Image courtesy of RR Auction

1976 Steve Jobs-signed Apple check for $175 could cash out at $25K

An Apple Computer Company check for $175, signed by Steve Jobs in July 1976, could sell for more than $25,000 at RR auction on May 10. Image courtesy of RR Auction

An Apple Computer Company check for $175, signed by Steve Jobs in July 1976, could sell for more than $25,000 at RR auction on May 10. Image courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON – RR Auction is offering a pristine Apple Computer Company check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976. The year of the company’s founding marked a turning point in the history of modern technology and this check represents an important moment in the development of Apple. The auction will conclude on Wednesday, May 10, and the check is estimated at $25,000+.

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The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.

Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.

The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced on November 2 to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “crossed a line” of acceptable protest. Half of the sentence was suspended by a judge in The Hague, meaning the men will serve one month. A third suspect is due in court Friday. Their identities were not released, in line with Dutch privacy rules.

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Pollyanna ‘Polly’ Nordstrand, a member of the Hopi community, has been named the next executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, which is located in Santa Fe, N.M. She will formally take the helm in November 2022. Image courtesy of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

Hopi curator to lead New Mexico’s Native American art museum

Pollyanna ‘Polly’ Nordstrand, a member of the Hopi community, has been named the next executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, which is located in Santa Fe, N.M. She will formally take the helm in November 2022. Image courtesy of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

Pollyanna ‘Polly’ Nordstrand, a member of the Hopi community, has been named the next executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, which is located in Santa Fe, N.M. She will formally take the helm in November 2022. Image courtesy of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – An expert in the field of Indigenous art has been named as the executive director of New Mexico’s Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Pollyanna “Polly” Nordstrand, who is Hopi, will take on her new role in November. She will oversee a team of curators, anthropologists and archaeologists who are responsible for the preservation and interpretation of objects and works of art that represent Native people from the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art workers ratify pact, end strike

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, photographed in May. On October 16, the museum’s union announced a successful end to its strike, which lasted almost three weeks. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit David Saddler. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, photographed in May. On October 16, the museum’s union announced a successful end to its strike, which lasted almost three weeks. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit David Saddler. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are returning to work after reaching agreement on a contract that ended a strike of almost three weeks. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Union announced on October 16 that members had “voted 99 percent in favor” of ratifying what it called “our hard-won first contract.”

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Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers,’ an August 1888 oil on canvas displayed in room 43 of the National Gallery, London. On October 14, climate change activists who have been targeting iconic works of art to draw attention to their cause dumped two cans of tomato soup onto the painting. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of the National Gallery, London. The work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1927.

Climate protesters throw soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers,’ an August 1888 oil on canvas displayed in room 43 of the National Gallery, London. On October 14, climate change activists who have been targeting iconic works of art to draw attention to their cause dumped two cans of tomato soup onto the painting. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of the National Gallery, London. The work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1927.

Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers,’ an August 1888 oil on canvas displayed in room 43 of the National Gallery, London. On October 14, climate change activists who have been targeting iconic works of art to draw attention to their cause dumped two cans of tomato soup onto the painting. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons, photo credit the National Gallery, London. According to Wikimedia Commons, the work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before January 1, 1927.

LONDON (AP) – Climate protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers in London’s National Gallery on October 14 to protest fossil fuel extraction.

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Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, photographed in July 2018. The president of an auction house in California has offered $2 million for the baseball that represents Judge’s historic 62nd home run of the season. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Keith Allison. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd HR ball offered $2M by auction house

Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, photographed in July 2018. The president of an auction house in California has offered $2 million for the baseball that represents Judge’s historic 62nd home run of the season. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Keith Allison. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, photographed in July 2018. The president of an auction house in California has offered $2 million for the baseball that represents Judge’s historic 62nd home run of the season. Photo credit Keith Allison. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

TUSTIN, Calif. – The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house said he has offered $2 million to the fan who caught Aaron Judge’s American League-record 62nd home run.

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Exterior of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, shown in an undated photo. On September 14, the Polish minister for culture announced his intention to request the return of seven paintings looted from the country by the Soviet Red Army during World War II and ultimately housed in the museum. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ghirlandajo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Poland wants Russia to return paintings looted during WWII

Exterior of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, shown in an undated photo. On September 14, the Polish minister for culture announced his intention to request the return of seven paintings looted from the country by the Soviet Red Army during World War II and ultimately housed in the museum. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ghirlandajo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Exterior of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, shown in an undated photo. On September 14, the Polish Minister for Culture, Piotr Glinski, announced an intention to formally request the return of seven paintings looted from the country by the Soviet Red Army during World War II and ultimately housed in the Russian museum. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ghirlandajo. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland will formally ask Russia to return seven paintings now in a leading Moscow museum that were looted during World War II by the Soviet Red Army, the Polish culture minister said last week.

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The facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, photographed in September 2019. A state law passed in August requires museums to post signs that identify works looted by Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The Met has identified 53 such works in its collection. All were acquired after they were returned to their owners or heirs, but Met officials announced an intention to label them regardless. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Hugo Schneider. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 Generic license.

New York museums to disclose artwork looted by Nazis

The facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, photographed in September 2019. A state law passed in August requires museums to post signs that identify works looted by Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The Met has identified 53 such works in its collection. All were acquired after they were returned to their owners or heirs, but Met officials announced an intention to label them regardless. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Hugo Schneider. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 Generic license.

The facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, photographed in September 2019. A state law passed in August requires museums to post signs that identify works looted by Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The Met has identified 53 such works in its collection. All were acquired after they were returned to their owners or heirs, but Met officials announced an intention to label them regardless. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Hugo Schneider. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 Generic license.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now required by law to let the public know about those dark chapters in their provenance through placards displayed with the stolen objects.

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