A lumber fleet left the docks of Baraga, Mich., in 1914, and was never seen again. A team of shipwreck hunters found two of its vessels more than 100 years later.
Tag: Museums
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Auctioneer Admits to Helping Create Fake Basquiat Paintings Shown in Orlando
The man has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents who say he helped to create the works displayed and later seized at the Orlando Museum of Art.
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Museums Are Returning Precious Silver Lost to the Nazis
Some German institutions have begun to give back cups, candlesticks, teapots and other items of crafted silver that Jews were forced to surrender during the reign of the Third Reich.
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Gerhard Richter’s Gifts for a New Museum in Berlin Go on Show
One hundred works by the German artist will be a highlight of a new Berlin museum. But the building’s costs have ballooned, and Richter is taking a cautious approach to handing the pieces over.