After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years ... The work was first acquired in Rome in the 18th century by British politician William Weddell, who boasted a voracious collecting ...

The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient ... “In the 18th century, Athena was known among the British grand tourists as Minerva, probably because they ...

and visitors will be able to study the statue of Athena closely and interpret it from many perspectives, including those of art history, restoration practices, and gender studies,” she added. Until ...

The statue’s original owner, William Weddell—a British landowner and politician—purchased it during the mid-1700s in Rome for his estate, Newby Hall, in North Yorkshire. There, Athena ...

This statue depicts a bearded man wearing a thin himation that was likely painted originally, carrying a calf on his shoulders as his offering to the goddess Athena. His face is expressive ... is ...

The statue was first acquired in Rome in the 18th century by British politician William Weddell, who amassed a large collection of artworks during his grand tour of Italy. Weddell installed the Athena ...

The museum says that a recently dismissed contractor was was able to get back into the building and shut down several systems chrisdorney via Adobe Stock The British Museum is once again ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous ... Key exhibits include a relief of Athena Nike, several carved statues from Erechtheion, the head of a statue ...

The precious items have been held in Britain since being seized at the Battle of Magdala in 1868 but now the African nation's ...

A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...