The number of museums registered in China has reached 4,165, which doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures revealed on Dec 25. Among them, there are 300 new state-owned museums and 276 new private museums. In 2014, the ...
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Ming-Qing Export Porcelain from Shanghai Museum and the Palace Museum exhibition is ongoing in the Palace Museum. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] An exhibition at the Palace Museum reveals rare artifacts from ancient China's ...
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Art this year, became something everyone talks about, not just highbrows any more. From the chicken cup to Van Gogh's painting, rich Chinese rich are showing a robust purchasing power on the art market at home and abroad. Let's have a ...
Starphire ultra-clear glass by PPG Industries is being used in one of the country’s newest landmarks, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial, which was dedicated Oct. 5 with President ...
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View Premium Selection running from December 9 and 10, 2014 will open the new S/S16 fabrics and accessories season and will present a select portfolio of about 300 pre-collections. View Premium has distributed the exhibition area in to ...
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At the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2014 (27-30 October), Bridgelux Inc of Livermore, CA, USA (a vertically integrated manufacturer of solid-state light sources for lighting applications) has debuted its new Vero Decor Series Class ...
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UK full-service energy-efficiency specialist SaveMoneyCutCarbon.com has announced a new partnership as Master Distributor for Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA and its GaN-on-GaN (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) technology, which provides ...
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Fltotto’s newest addition in the PRO chair collection is the inviting PRO armchair, which stands to conquer new territory in its range of use. The plastic shell includes integrated armrests which surround the person using the chair ...
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Which product ranges are selling well for manufacturers and why are specifiers buying them? Francis Pearce speaks with a selection of lighting manufacturers to get an idea of what's really going on in the lighting industry "Electric ...
Sandra Niessen, a Netherlands-based anthropologist, has produced a film titled ‘Rangsa ni Tonun’, depicting the in-crisis Batak weaving tradition and the urgency to restore weaving tradition of the vibrant cloth. Batak ...
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Young Architects Program (YAP) to Extend to South Korea The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul have announced a new partnership that will expand the Young Architects Program ...
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The Thai Textile Society offers a “special visit” to The Kanchanaphisek (King’s Golden Jubilee) Storage Facilities in Pathum Thani, Friday, 30 May 2014. John Toomey, member of the Thai Textile Society and editor of ...
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Tang Dynasty witnessed the most sophisticated technology and unparalleled prosperity of gold and silver wares in ancient China. The unearthed relics showed that the gold and silver wares in the Tang Dynasty were not only numerous in ...
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Wooden game has a rich history in Western Africa and Banyan believes UK retailers should get on board. Banyan, a company specialising in African and Caribbean heritage products and services, is bringing wooden game Banyan Wari to the UK ...
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The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) said Thursday that it has added five new member companies from its ever-expanding circle of associated industries. New DEG members include BBC America, bitMAX, Gibson Brands, Millennium Entertainment ...
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