Tag: United States
'Adorned in Purple: Oprah Winfrey’s Smithsonian Painting Revealed at the National Portrait Gallery
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'Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Returned Over 44 ‘Stolen’ Artifacts to Egypt, Italy, and Turkey Following a New York-Led Inquiry
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has returned 44 ancient artifacts to their respective countries of Egypt, Italy, and Turkey, following an investigation launched by US authorities on the suspicious provenance of the objects. -
'Danish String Quartet Embark on U.S. Spring Tour
The world renowned Danish String Quartet has returned to the United States for the start of their seven-city tour -- including a teaching residency at the University of California Berkeley -- but the journey wasn't exactly without incident. The group let their Facebook fans know that violist Asbjørn Nørgaard had anything but a pleasant flight on Norwegian yesterday as the airline staff forced him to carry his instrument in his lap after refusing to allow him to place in the overhead storage per their policy.
