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    Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hopi masks auctioned in Paris amid outrage and legal objections

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    This post has been corrected. See below for details. The gavel came down on 70 sacred Hopi Indian masks at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday, generating $1.2 million for the owners and auctioneers – and anger and emotional cries from...

    Tags: Mexico, Smithsonian Institution, Museums, Auction Service, Arts and Culture

    2. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Hong Kong Film Festival: A film that deals with memory (and Macau)

    HONG KONG -- There is a moment in &ldquo;The Last Time I Saw Macau&rdquo; -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the city through the backseat of a cab.
    HONG KONG -- There is a moment in “The Last Time I Saw Macau” -- which plays Wednesday at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and is being distributed in the United States this summer by Cinema Guild -- in which the camera captures the...

    Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Macau, Arts and Culture, Movies, Jane Russell

    3. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Your Scene: Cave dwelling in India

    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are said to present the start of classical Indian art.
    Dana Baldwin visited the Ajanta Caves, about 200 miles northeast of Mumbai, during a trip to India in November. The caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were carved out of a cliff about 2,000 year ago and house early Buddhist artworks, some of which are...

    Tags: Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Canon EOS

    4. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Romance goes with the flow: Tubs with a view

    There's nothing lovelier than getting into a bath and staying there as long as you like. And when that tub has a soul-soaring view, well, heaven. Here are some of the world's finest tubs with a tableau worthy of an amorous splurge.
    There's nothing lovelier than getting into a bath and staying there as long as you like. And when that tub has a soul-soaring view, well, heaven. Here are some of the world's finest tubs with a tableau worthy of an amorous splurge. Post Ranch Inn, Big...

    Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure

    5. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Major art museum group bolsters rules for acquiring ancient art

    The ethics for adding ancient works to American art museum collections became substantially more stringent five years ago when the Assn. of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) decided to set the bar higher -- prompted by complaints from Italy, Greece and other ancient lands that museums had long turned a blind eye to evidence that pieces they owned had been looted from archaeological sites.
    The ethics for adding ancient works to American art museum collections became substantially more stringent five years ago when the Assn. of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) decided to set the bar higher -- prompted by complaints from Italy, Greece and other...

    Tags: Maxwell Anderson, Museums, Artists, Arts and Culture, The Getty

    6. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Timbuktu manuscripts said to be spared

    <span style="font-size: small;">Ancient manuscripts feared to have been burned as Islamic extremists fled Timbuktu, Mali, appear to have been largely spared, researchers with the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project said Wednesday, citing local sources familiar with the collections.</span>
    Ancient manuscripts feared to have been burned as Islamic extremists fled Timbuktu, Mali, appear to have been largely spared, researchers with the Tombouctou Manuscripts Project said Wednesday, citing local sources familiar with the collections. Sources...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Jerusalem (Israel), Islam, Research, Theft

    7. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Timbuktu: Experts fear for ancient papers in historic city

    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur.
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    As the Malian military tried to retake the storied city of Timbuktu from Islamic extremists, scholars feared for the fate of ancient artifacts and mosques that testify to its historic grandeur. Timbuktu has been threatened for months: The city was...

    Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Douglas Park, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief, Libraries

    8. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Fate of Timbuktu manuscripts uncertain as library burns

    The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-mali-rebels-idUSBRE90O0C720130128">French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu</a> from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there.
    The fate of tens of thousands ancient manuscripts in Mali remained uncertain Monday as French troops liberated the city of Timbuktu from Islamic insurgents who were said to have set fire to the library there. Timbuktu is the last major city occupied...

    Tags: Libraries, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice, Islam, Arts and Culture

    9. Dec 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Your Scene: Fabled Austria

    Larry White photographed this fairy tale-like scene during a trip to Hallstatt, Austria, in October.
    Larry White photographed this fairy tale-like scene during a trip to Hallstatt, Austria, in October. He and his girlfriend, Christine Cyran, visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site to celebrate her birthday, and stayed at the Pension Sarstein, near the...

    Tags: Canon EOS, Austria

    10. Jan 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Mata Ortiz, Mexico: Travel info

    THE BEST WAY TO MATA ORTIZ, MEXICO Train and bus from L.A. are the best options for getting to Mata Ortiz. From L.A.'s Union Station, take Amtrak to San Diego's Santa Fe Depot. Walk across the street to the San Diego Trolley's America Plaza Station...

    Tags: Mexico, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Los Angeles International Airport, Travel

    11. Aug 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Iranian universities shut female students out of dozens of fields

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    Iranian universities are shutting female students out of dozens of fields this year, saying there aren’t enough jobs available for them after they graduate, according to Iranian media. Three dozen universities across the country are not allowing...
    12. Oct 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. U.S. returns more than 4,000 stolen antiquities to Mexico

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    MEXICO CITY -- U.S. officials Thursday returned more than 4,000 pieces of stolen and looted pre-Columbian art and artifacts to the Mexican government, the result of 11 investigations. The recovery of the items, which include statues, hatchets and pottery,...
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