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Visionary director Yuval Sharon isn't trying to cancel old opera. His latest fantastical piece...
Los Angeles Times· 28 minutes agoWhat do 17th century Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi and 20th century writer and civil rights...
Council to sell 'under-utilised' 17th Century house
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWoolley Hall has been in public ownership since the 1940s [BBC] A Grade II-listed country house which has been in public ownership since 1947 is set to...
Fire breaks out at Versailles palace, swiftly brought under control
Reuters via AOL· 20 hours agoPARIS (Reuters) -A fire broke out at the Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of visitors from one of France's busiest tourist sites before it was brought under control, a ...
Vatican detains ex-employee who allegedly tried to sell back manuscript of Bernini’s basilica canopy
KLAS Las Vegas· 6 days agoROME (AP) — Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after...
Two 17th Century Paintings Looted by Nazis Are Donated to the Louvre by Jewish Heirs
ARTnews· 7 days agoTwo 17th century paintings were recently donated to the Louvre Museum in Paris after experts...
Hundreds of centuries-old coins unearthed in Germany likely belonged to wealthy 17th-century mayor
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA pile of silver coins . Construction workers in Germany have unearthed hundreds of coins that...
Expert: NH could be due for significant earthquake
New Hampshire Union Leader· 1 day agoRecent earthquakes and previous ones in 1940 and the early 17th century indicate New Hampshire is due for a significant temblor, according to expert John...
Former Vatican Staffer Arrested for Sale of Missing Bernini Manuscript
ARTnews· 16 hours agoVatican authorities have arrested a former employee for attempting to sell a 17th-century manuscript...
Vatican employee accused of stealing priceless Bernini manuscript from archives and trying to sell...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoA former Vatican employee has been arrested after police say he stole a 391-year-old manuscript from...
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT'S SUSAN CONSTANT TO EMBARK ON MULTIYEAR RESTORATION
WKRN Nashville· 2 days agoJamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia, is embarking on a multiyear restoration of the Susan Constant, flagship of the official fleet of the Commonwealth of Virginia. After ...