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In Qatar, an Art Museum of Imposing Simplicity

Nov. 24, 2008
There is nothing timid about the ambitions of the new Museum of Islamic Art that opens in Qatar next week.
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112-year-old artist set for exhibit

BALTIMORE, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A 112-year-old, self-taught artist from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is scheduled to show his work at an exhibition, Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum said Monday.
V&A Museum buys iconic Stones lips

V&A Museum buys iconic Stones lips

LONDON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- London's Victoria and Albert Museum has reportedly bought the original design for The Rolling Stones' iconic tongue and lips logo for about $100,000.

Nazi art investigator Parkhurst dead at 95

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 29 (UPI) -- Museum director Charles Parkhurst, known for helping track down art stolen by the Nazis, has died in Amherst, Mass., at the age of 95, his wife said.

Museums to show history of black art

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- Two museums in Washington are set to unveil displays of the works of the founding fathers of black art, museum officials said.

Museum posts reward for stolen art

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 27 (UPI) -- The University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver has posted a $50,000 reward for the return of 15 stolen pieces of art.
N.Y. museum planning horse exhibit

N.Y. museum planning horse exhibit

NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York has announced it is planning a major new exhibition dedicated to the horse.

Artist: Lettuce make some art

LONDON, March 16 (UPI) -- An upcoming show at London's Tate Modern museum will feature a U.S. experimental artist who will create a giant salad for hundreds of visitors.

Louvre tops list of popular art museums

NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb. 20 (UPI) -- TripAdvisor Wednesday announced the Musee du Louvre in Paris is the world's most popular art museum based on traffic on tripadvisor.com.

Works valued at $91M stolen from museum

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, valued at $91 million, were stolen from a Swiss gallery, police said.

Swedish museum, family dispute painting

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A Swedish museum was accused this week of violating agreements on the return of art looted by the Nazis during World War II.

L.A. museums raided for looted artifacts

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities raided four Southern California museums looking for illegally obtained artifacts or records pertaining to them, it was reported Friday.

Brazil: $100 million paintings missing

SAO PAULO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Thieves stole two paintings valued at $100 million from the Museum of Art in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Estado de Sao Paulo reported Friday.

Louisiana museum declines hole art

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A man who made urination an art form lashed out at a Louisiana museum for declining his latest offering.

'Ox-Cart' on display in Portland, Ore.

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Portland Art Museum has put "The Ox-Cart," a major work by painter Vincent van Gogh, on display.

MoMA acquires hundreds of works

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan announced it has added several hundred pieces of art to its collection, the New York Post reported Friday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch