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Egyptians demand return of Rosetta stone from the British Museum

The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after it was taken from Egypt by forces of the British empire in 1801.

Chicago Sun-Times

Andy Warhol’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II breaks global auction record

Artist’s 1985 portrait of the late Queen set a ‘global auction record for an editioned print’

The Independent UK

911 calls reveal Dallas Museum of Art intruder called police on himself during break-in

DALLAS — Newly released 911 calls obtained by The Dallas Morning News reveal that the man police say broke into the Dallas Museum of Art in June and smashed objects went undetected until he picked up a museum phone and called 911 on himself.

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Talking Point: Would you support Just Stop Oil slashing artwork?

The controversial climate activists have threatened to follow in the footsteps of the Suffragettes by slashing works of art.

Evening Standard

House on busy Queens Drive hides stunning interior

The property has a number of quirky touches

Liverpool Echo

Book of the Week: White man's plunder

Cultural appropriation and downright theft.

Newsroom.co.nz

Appeal after 'high-value' painting stolen from home in leafy village

Police hunting art thieves have issued a plea for anyone with information to come forward

Manchester Evening News

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Grayson Perry: ‘This lamp is a small monument to social housing’

The artist’s two-metre-wide illuminated artwork of a row of semi-detached houses can be viewed at Barking’s A House for Artists

The Independent UK

Cardiff’s New Theatre drops 'culturally insensitive' ballet La Bayadère after criticism from Hindu leader

Scheduled for January, 2023, the ballet has come under criticism due to its 'appropriation' of traditions

Wales Online

‘Act of plunder’: Egyptians want the Rosetta Stone back

It helped decipher hieroglyphics, and now Egyptians want it back from the British Museum.

Al Jazeera

International arts project celebrating Hadrian's Wall to be shown in Northumberland National Park

Frontier Voices aims to explore what Hadrian's Wall means to those who live close to it

Chronicle Live

Just Stop Oil could slash famous paintings like Suffragettes, says spokesman

Famous artworks are not safe from activists in run up to Christmas as group prepare to ‘escalate’ efforts

Evening Standard

Egyptians demand return of Rosetta Stone from British Museum

Thousands of Egyptians have demanded the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum.

Evening Standard

Egyptians Call on British Museum to Return Rosetta Stone

The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The Rosetta Stone. The inscriptions on the dark grey granite slab became the seminal breakthrough in deciphering ancient…

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Manchester Evening News

Culture boom in Wigan that has seen £14.3 million investment leaves ward feeling 'neglected'

“There are some in Douglas that feel neglected.”

The Independent UK

Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta Stone

Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta Stone

The Guardian - UK

Hidden Letters review – Chinese art of secret writing as refuge of female solidarity

The nushu system, still practised in China, reveals a long history of women’s frustrations and the solace this art provides

ABC News

Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2022 awarded to Graeme Drendel for portrait of fellow artist Lewis Miller

This year's Moran Prize received more than 700 entries and left the judges divided on the top 30 finalists.

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Brush with immortality for ex-PM Abbott

A portrait of former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott, by artist Johannes Leak, has been unveiled at Parliament House in Canberra.

AAP

Victorian artist wins $150k portrait prize

Victorian artist Graeme Drendel's modest painting of fellow artist and finalist Lewis Miller has won the lucrative Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.

The Guardian - AU

Doug Moran prize 2022: Graeme Drendel wins $150,000 for portrait of fellow finalist who painted him

The Victorian artist wins for his small painting of artist and friend Lewis Miller, who was also nominated for his own portrait of Drendel

Bangkok Post

Step into yellow bird Warbie's mischievous world

River City Bangkok invites everyone to step into the universe of Warbie, a mischievous yellow bird that is loved by many around the world, during "It's Me, Warbie! The Inside World Of Warbie Yama", running at RCB Galleria 2, until Jan 25.

Bangkok Post

The phoenix rises

As an abstract expressionist artist, Chanida Aroonrungsi, better known as "Be Chanida" spends a lot of time on social media, especially on Instagram, in order to post photos of her paintings, keep up with work created by other artists and keep herself updated with art events.

The Independent UK

Medieval ring sells for nearly £40,000

The ring was discovered by former milk tanker driver David Board, 69, on farmland in Thorncombe, Dorset.

Bristol Post

Big Jeff discharged from hospital almost six months after house fire

Local artist, Jeff Johns, is "nervous but excited" to be back home

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