Miro's Political Side on Display This is the kind of fantasy painting that Miro is known for. But for the first time, a museum in the United States is showing what's less known about Miro, that many of his paintings were a response to history - espec...
In Hong Kong, Maritime Militarization on Display The Yuncheng 571 frigate docks at Hong Kong's Victoria harbor for a five-day visit, and following just behind is the Haikou 171 destroyer. The vessels, two of the Chinese Navy's most advanced warships...
JOHN VAUSE: I am John Vause in Beijing. Christmas is still relatively new here in China only really celebrated within the last 10 years. In fact, there was a time when you couldn't display a sign which read Merry Christmas because of the religious me...
By Mary Morningstar Washington 12 May 2008 Country singer James Otto says many changes in his personal and professional life led to the range of emotions on his new album, Sunset Man. VOA's Mary Morningstar explains. It's taken James Otto six years t...
By Ward Ana Washington, DC 14 February 2008 The U.S. Library of Congress is the world's largest library with more than 130 million items. Among its works is the largest collection of Persian language materials outside Iran. Recently, VOA's Ana Ward w...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up...
By Challiss McDonough Luxor, Egypt 04 November 2007 The face of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun has been shown to the public for the first time since his tomb was discovered 85 years ago. King Tut's mummy has been moved into a special display c...
By Tabinda Naeem Baltimore, Maryland 23 February 2007 watch Koran Exhibit report An art exhibit at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, in the eastern state of Maryland, features 22 editions of Islam's holiest book: the Koran. What makes these relig...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is one of Britain’s most famous and observed persons. Her wardrobe is a key element to her public image. The Queen is an 1) icon, simply 2) by virtue of the jo...
Broadcast: Jan 17, 2003 At the unveiling of the First Europeans exhibit, Ellen Futter, president of the American Museum of Natural History, offered reporters, 1) anthropologists and other scientists a...