Laurence des Cars, saving the Louvre whatever the cost
In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: prestigious galas, American donors and higher ticket prices for foreign ...
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3 other Chinese architects who could win the Pritzker Prize
After Ieoh Ming Pei (1983) and Wang Shu (2012), with Liu Jiakun, the Pritzker Prize has returned to China—a country that serves as a vast experimental laboratory, home to many significant yet often ...
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Trio stole £3m Ming dynasty antiques from museum before plotting murder, court hears
Three men who allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal had stolen Ming dynasty antiques worth nearly £3 million from a Swiss museum shortly beforehand, a court has heard. Paul Allen ...
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Murder plot accused stole Ming dynasty porcelain from Geneva museum, court told
Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...
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Murder plot accused stole Ming dynasty porcelain from Geneva museum, court told
Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...