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Military-historical exhibition ⌠Tradition √ 2008■

[22.09.2008] Ktitor fresco will be returned to the Savior-on-Nereditsa temple

The fragment of the unique fresco of the XII century will be returned to the Novgorod temple of the Savior-on-Nereditsa.

[22.09.2008] Military-historical exhibition ⌠Tradition √ 2008■

On October, 16 the large specialized exhibition ⌠Tradition √ 2008■ devoted to the military antiques and numismatics will be opened in the ⌠Manezh■ Central Exhibition Hall.

[22.09.2008] Stradivari▓s violoncello will be sold by auction

One of the 60 unique violoncellos of work by Antonio Stradivari will be put up on the auction sales in Tarisio which will take place this autumn in New York.

[19.09.2008] Sisley in the National gallery

On November, 12 the London National gallery will open the exhibition of works by the celebrated impressionist Alfred Sisley.

[19.09.2008] Rossvyazokhrankultura is missing 50 000 museum values

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs published the first results of the check of the state museums which was started in autumn of 2006.

[19.09.2008] Western museums turned to the Chinese art

The oriental art continues to ⌠occupy■ the European art market. And this process is developing from day to day.

[19.09.2008] Museum of calligraphy opens in Moscow

On August, 1 the first museum of calligraphy in Russia has opened on the territory of the Moscow recreation Sokolniki Park.

[19.09.2008] Roman Abramovich will support the Kabakov▓s exhibition

Moscow, September, 15√October, 15, a large retrospective show of the artists Ilya and Emiliya Kabakovs will take place.

[18.09.2008] Rally for the award of the Vadim Zadorozhniy Museum of Machinery

On September, 6 the next rally of classical and rare cars which traditionally will be held under the patronage of the Vadim Zadorozhniy Museum of Machinery will take place in Moscow. The rally w...

[18.09.2008] Picasso▓s Guernica will not reach Bilbao

Curators of the Spanish Queen Sofia National Museum refused to transfer Pablo Picasso's celebrated work Guernica to a branch of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.

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⌠Damien Hirst's best ideas■ will bring ₤65 000 000

[19.09.2008] ⌠Damien Hirst's best ideas■ will bring ₤65 000 000

It seems there is no doubts what event in the world of modern art is to be the main one this autumn.

[18.09.2008] Awards of England at Bonham▓s

On July, 16 Bonham▓s auction house held the sales named Coins, Medals and Banknotes in London having put up more than thousand items of collective medals, coins and banknotes.

[18.09.2008] Sotheby's department in Paris is at its best

Undoubtedly, the first half of 2008 was successful for the Parisian department of the auction house. Sales totaled ┬87 326 898 that exceeded a last year's activities in 4 %.

[18.09.2008] Lost Goya▓s pictures are sold for £4 010 150

Christie's announced of the results of the auction Old masters and XIX century drawings held on July 7 in London.

[18.09.2008] Military Russian history at the Marriot Hotel sales

On October, 25 the Moscow Marriot Hotel will hold the large annual sales named Items of the History: Orders, Medals, Badges of the Russian Empire.

[18.09.2008] Carthaginian and Cyrenaican coins at the antiquarian market

Antique coins owing to the age represent special value for science and are very popular in the antiquarian market.

[17.09.2008] Valuable of the Great Princess Olga Nikolaevna will be sold by auction

Munich √ October, 10 the Hermann Historiсa auction house will put up for the sales the unique collection.

[17.09.2008] James Brown's memorable things fetched $857 562 at Christie▓s

Christie▓s auction house has finished the sale of personal things of celebrated American musician, ⌠godfather■ of soul music James Brown.

[17.09.2008] Pop culture of 1970s at Christie▓s sales

"Beatles" split up many years ago. However, the number of admirers of cult group did not reduce.

[17.09.2008] Painting of the South African Republic at Bonham▓s

Bonham▓s London department largest sale of South African Art, 450 lots divided into two sales, one at Bonhams in Knightsbridge.

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