Robert Brooks, the former owner of Bonhams auction

house, died yesterday following a long illness.

New York dealer arrested for selling ‘cookie cutter’

manufactured goods as authentic antiquities

When most people think of the “Atomic Age,” they think of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and a mushroom cloud that ushered in the end of World War II and the beginning of the Space Age. At the time, it was a bit of a disconnect in that while the technology had arguably saved lives that would have been lost in a land war, it also meant that the end of the world was no longer an abstract concept. The joy of the war being over, alongside the schoolhouse “Duck and Cover” drills, is an ironic contrast when looking back at that time in history. The atom bomb had ended the war, but would Armegeddon follow now that the capability to blow the Earth up was available?

Combat illegal trade in antiquities which is "six times"

higher than thought

WHAT’S COOKING: VINTAGE COOKBOOKS

New York City museums will require employees and

visitors to provide proof of vaccination. 

The art and design event has been cancelled due to the

continuing difficult travel situation between the UK and

France and will return in October 2022

The £2m slag heap: visitors say Marble Arch Mound is London's 'worst' attraction

Rare antique rugs.

Sir Frank William Brangwyn (1867 Bruges, Belgium -1956 Ditchling, Sussex, England) was a polymath, an artist-craftsman who created murals, oils and watercolors, furniture, textiles, ceramics, stained glass and prints. In his early career, he worked as an apprentice for William Morris’ workshop, enlarging designs and tracing drawings.

Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material

Afghans Are Painting Over Images of Women While Culture Workers Are Putting Art in Storage as Afghanistan Braces for Taliban Control

A New Show Reveals How Jean Cocteau, Andy Warhol, and Other Cultural Icons Propelled Cartier Jewelry to Cult Status

GREAT DISCOVERIES: MAINE HOMEOWNER FINDS PICASSO PAINTING, SELLS AT AUCTION FOR OVER $150,000

Damien Hirst laid off 63 people last autumn while claiming £15m in government Covid-19 loans