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British Museum Puts Exhibits Online with Google Street View, Including Admonitions Scroll
Nov 25, 2015Admonitions Scroll (detail). [Screenshot of Google Cultural Institute site] Fans of the British Museum are now able to avoid the crowds to enjoy some 5,000 high-resolution images of the museum's collection online, including the ...
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Leading Museums Plan Closer Relations
Oct 28, 2015Major museums around the world agreed on Thursday to work closer together to improve urban cultural development and face the challenges posed by new technology at the first Forbidden City Forum in Beijing. Curators, directors and other ...
Tags: museums, cultural development, Palace Museum
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Major Collaborations Between Top Museums in China and UK
Oct 27, 2015Chinese cultural relics on display at the British Museum in London, Sept 13, 2005. As countries with long histories and profound culture, China and the UK have long been engaged in cultural exchanges. China is home to 4,000 museums, and ...
Tags: Chinese cultural relics, British Museum, cultural exchanges
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Galt Brings Back Ambi's Bird and Fish Bath Toys
Aug 17, 2015“The Ambi Toys range is the life work of one of the UK’s most talented toy designers, whose beautiful Bird and Fish bath toys have delighted children at bath time for generations." Galt Toys is relaunching Ambi Toys' classic ...
Tags: toy, Ambi toy, Bird and Fish bath toys
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One of The Most Ambitious Missions in The History of Space Goes Into High-Risk Mode
Jan 16, 2014One of the most ambitious missions in the history of space goes into high-risk mode on Monday when Europe rouses a comet-chasing probe from years of hibernation. "The most important alarm clock in the Solar System" will end the scout ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Chinese Ceramics -- One Significant Form of Chinese Art
May 17, 2013Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre-dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for making ceramics. Chinese ...
Tags: Ceramics, Chinese Ceramics
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British Museum Has Opened an Exhibition on 'African Textiles Today'
Feb 17, 2013The British Museum has opened an exhibition on ‘African textiles today’, focusing on textiles of southern and eastern Africa. African printed and factory-woven textiles have changed with the changing times, fashions and ...
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The Egyptians and The Romans Use as Raw Material for Small Ornamental Objects
Dec 17, 2012The Egyptians and the Romans were excellent manufacturers of coloured glass which they used as raw material for small ornamental objects such as the Lycurgus Cup in the British Museum which is of a hazy mustard colour but turns into a ...
Tags: coloured glass, coated glass, laminated Glass, tempered glass, jewellery
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Visualization Expert Barco Proudly Reports That The British Museum
Dec 14, 2012UK - Visualization expert Barco proudly reports that the British Museum, one of the world's most prestigious museums, has recently purchased a Barco RLM-W8, RLM-W12 and a cutting-edge HDX-W18 projector. The projectors will ensure ...
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Hanging New Year Paintings Bring About Unusual Festive Joy and Delight to Chinese Farmers
Dec 6, 2012Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the longest and most important holiday for Chinese people. It is usually celebrated from the eighth day of the twelfth month to the fifteenth of the first month (lantern festival), by Chinese lunar ...
Tags: Spring Festival, painting, artworks, folk arts, handicraft
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World-Renowed London Department Store Liberty Has Snapped up a Fabric Design by UCA
Sep 26, 2012World-renowed London department store Liberty has snapped up a fabric design by a recent graduate of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). Angela Johnston, who graduated from BA (Hons) Textiles for Fashion & Interiors at UCA Farnham ...
Tags: UCA, graduate design exhibition, fabric outlets, textile
