Thieves take medals and gold from Stasi Museum in Berlin

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The grim former Stasi HQ - now a museum - was where political prisoners were held Burglars have stolen communist-era medals and jewellery from the Stasi Museum in Berlin, housed in the former secret police …

Theft of German treasures joins ranks of brazen museum heists — from the ‘Mona Lisa’ to a solid gold toilet

The art world is awash in pilfered goods, from the displays in Britain of historical and cultural artifacts looted from the country’s former colonies to the paintings and statues stolen by the Nazis and still circulating in museums and auctions. In other …

Singer-Songwriter VaShawn Mitchell is awarded the Gold Plaque by the National Museum of Gospel Music and performs live ...

Please enable Javascript to watch this video   Chicago’s own VaShawn Mitchell is a beloved Gospel artist who has won multiple award Stellar and Dove Award winner.  He’s a singer - songwriter who has a storied and successful career that has spanned 20 years …

The director of Bogotá’s Gold Museum talks about the 80-year collection

The Museo del Oro – Gold Museum – can claim to be one of the most imposing in the world, and the most visited attraction in the country, an obligatory stop for all tourists traveling through the Colombian capital. Home to an estimated 50,000 artifacts, all …

Presentations on Lost Ivory-Gold Statue of Athena Parthenos at the Acropolis Museum

By ANA November 7, 2019 (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, FILE) ATHENS – A series of presentations on the lost statue of Athena Parthenos will continue at the Acropolis Museum in the coming weeks. According to a museum announcement, following the success …

Column: Fuller Craft Museum celebrates 50 by giving the gift of gold

In 2004, the mission of the center was revised and the Brockton Art Center was reinvented as the Fuller Craft Museum, which has since become the gold standard for the display of contemporary craft. It is recognized as an institution of regional, national …

Gold Hill Museum transforms into haunted house

GOLD HILL, Ore. — Halloween is about three weeks away but some people have already been preparing for weeks. Volunteers at the Gold Hill Museum are transforming the center into a spooky experience. The “Haunted House & Graveyard” is put on by the Gold …

Saturday Sessions: David Wax Museum performs "Uncover the Gold"

US museum returns looted Egyptian gold coffin

By BBC More by this Author A gilded coffin looted by art thieves in the wake of the Arab Spring and unwittingly bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been returned to the Egyptian authorities. The sarcophagus dates back to the first …

At 50, Fuller Craft Museum strikes gold

BROCKTON — When the Fuller Craft Museum first opened in 1969, patrons could enjoy the museum's lectures and exhibitions of mostly drawings and paintings for a total annual membership cost of $10.  Now, the museum is celebrating half a century as a …