Anchorage Museum opens new high-end addition with glitzy traveling gold exhibitANCHORAGE, Alaska — All that glitters at the Anchorage Museum is not gold. Take, for instance, a new addition with a shimmering glass facade made from more than 600 panels designed to reflect Alaska’s natural splendor. Smithsonian hosts its first Hollywood premiere for ‘Museum’ flickWASHINGTON — Ben Stiller and Amy Adams are bringing Hollywood to the capital of the museum world for the premier of “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” Ramble California: Offbeat adventures and must-seesGOLDEN, Colo. — Eric Peterson says California “just might be the greatest state for road trips.” And he’s written a new book to prove his point: “Ramble California: A Wanderer’s Guide to the Offbeat, Overlooked, and Outrageous.” Fort Worth’s Kimbell Museum acquires Michelangelo’s earliest known painting hidden for yearsFORT WORTH, Texas — The Kimbell Art Museum will soon be the only U.S. museum to display a Michelangelo painting after acquiring his earliest known work, a rare treasure that was tucked away and doubted as authentic for more than a century. Movie Review: Contrived romantic comedy ‘Management’ heavy on quirk at expense of characterLOS ANGELES — It’s easy to forget that Jennifer Aniston truly can act. Thieves steal 6 landscape paintings from Dutch museum, the country’s 2nd art heist this monthAMSTERDAM — Thieves pried open the emergency door of a small Dutch museum with an iron bar and made off with six 17th- and 19th-century landscape paintings — the second major art heist in 10 days in the Netherlands. Tearful Yoko Ono previews items from Rock Hall’s John Lennon exhibit, including bloody clothesNEW YORK — A new John Lennon exhibit is particularly emotional for his widow, Yoko Ono. Besides guitars and other items, it also includes a paper bag containing the bloody clothes from the night he was shot to death. Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Smithsonian hopes ‘Night at the Museum’ will inspire kids to see the real thing in WashingtonWASHINGTON — What happens after dark in the halls of a museum? A few lucky kids will get to find out in the months ahead, thanks to some big promotions and travel deals drawing on the buzz of Hollywood’s new museum flick, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.” Madonna to set up trust for Mercy JamesLONDON - Pop diva Madonna is setting up a trust to help Malawi girl Mercy James even if she can’t adopt her. India a land of powerful stories: German author Roswitha Joshi (Interview)NEW DELHI - Having lived in India for 30 years, Delhi-based German author Roswitha Joshi believes it is a land of contrasts and powerful stories. As she pens her next novel, she says these tales inevitably feed her writing. Statue of Liberty crown to reopen July 4 for 1st time since 9/11NEW YORK — The Statue of Liberty’s crown, with its exhilarating view of New York’s skyscrapers, bridges and seaport, is reopening on Independence Day for the first time since terrorists leveled the World Trade Center just across the harbor. Surprise Rodin bronze part of $2M restoration for New York lighthouse honoring French explorerCROWN POINT, N.Y. — More than 10,000 campgrounds dot the American landscape. But only at the state-run campground in this remote Lake Champlain town can you find a Rodin sculpture on public display just steps away from campers pitching tents and grilling burgers. Britney demands exorbitant facilities for hotel stay in LondonBEIJING - Pop diva Britney Spears has demanded a long list of hotel room facilities for her visit to England in June. Taiwan art collection reflects tumultuous history, better relations with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Sixty years later Zhuang Ling remembers it all — the rain pelting down onto the roiling sea, his mother retching from seasickness and, of course, the cargo of priceless art works the freighter Chung Ting was carrying from China to the Taiwanese city of Keelung. Britney demands for ‘never smoked in’ hotel room during London visitNEW DELHI - Pop princess Britney Spears is proving to be a “diva” in the true sense, as she has demanded a hotel room that has never been smoked in during her London visit. Statue of Liberty crown, closed since 9/11, to reopen July 4; lottery may decide who goesNEW YORK — The Statue of Liberty’s crown, with its exhilarating view of New York’s skyscrapers, bridges and seaport, is reopening on Independence Day for the first time since terrorists leveled the World Trade Center just across the harbor. US team: Japanese rescuers will continue search for Wyo. poet missing on remote islandCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An American rescue team had no luck on its final day of searching for a Wyoming poet missing on a remote Japanese island, but a Japanese team will continue working, a rescuer said Friday. Urban tries to protect his daughter from cameras; talks new tour, bringing family on the roadNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban understands that paparazzi come along with the fame, but he draws a line when it comes to his infant daughter. New exhibition shows the Louvre Museum during WWII, its paintings boxed up, galleries emptyPARIS — On the eve of World War II, curators at the Louvre swathed the museum’s most priceless painting — the “Mona Lisa” — in layers of waterproof paper, boxed it up and spirited it to the French countryside for safekeeping. Leonardo da Vinci’s smiling maiden moved another five times during the war before she was brought, safe and sound, back to the Louvre. British man snags ‘Best Job in the World’ _ lounging around Australian island paradiseSYDNEY — A bungee jumping, ostrich-riding British charity worker was named the winner Wednesday of what’s been dubbed the “Best Job in the World” — a six-month contract to serve as caretaker of a tropical Australian island. Ben Southall, 34, of Petersfield, beat out nearly 35,000 applicants from around the world for the dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for while writing a blog to promote the area. NYC’s Guggenheim celebrates 50th anniversary with exhibition on architect Frank Lloyd WrightNEW YORK — For Frank Lloyd Wright, the slow rise of the spiral ramp at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum allowed paintings to be displayed as if on an artist’s easel. Norman Rockwell’s reinstalled studio opens to the publicSTOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Norman Rockwell Museum has taken the artist’s studio back in time to 1960. NY, VT mark Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 explorations; lakeside communities hosting eventsCROWN POINT, N.Y. — The sculpture of Samuel de Champlain gazes up the lake he explored 400 years ago this summer, opening the way for Europeans who made extensive use of the waterway during their 200-year struggle for control of North America. Buddhist calm, bustling markets: Explore Seoul’s ancient sites, modern amenities on a budgetSEOUL — With the South Korean currency, called the won, down against the dollar, now’s the time to wander the grounds of 600-year-old palaces, meditate in Buddhist temples and trawl cafes and markets in the labyrinthine capital city, Seoul. |
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