Walls collapse at Copenhagen’s blaze-hit Old Stock Exchange
Copenhagen, Denmark Reuters Large parts of the outer walls of Denmark’s landmark 400-year-old stock exchange building collapsed on Thursday afternoon, two days after a fire ripped through the historic structure. There was a loud bang as the brickwork came down and a cloud of ash enveloped the building. “The thing we feared has happened,” Copenhagen […]
Threatened by war, Ukrainian paintings find safe haven in Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters When Russia sent troops into Ukraine a year ago, the director of the Kyiv National Art Gallery had only one thing on his mind: the safety of the paintings. As air sirens blared, Yuri Vakulenko packed a bag and headed to the gallery, where he would spend the next 66 days living […]
Rare Winston Churchill paintings of historic mosque, cathedral up for auction
RNS Paintings by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill of St Paul’s Cathedral in London and the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech, Morocco, will be put on sale by one of the world’s leading auction houses. The paintings will be auctioned at Christie’s Modern British Art Evening Sale on 1st March. Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque is estimated […]
LIFESTORY: BRUCE HERMAN’S UNCONVENTIONAL PATH TO SUCCESS AS A CHRISTIAN ARTIST
G JEFFREY MACDONALD, in an article first published by Religion News Service, looks at how US Christian artist Bruce Herman has managed his career…