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Fun Summer Workshops At The Watch And Clock Museum
FUN SUMMER WORKSHOPS AT THE WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM
COLUMBIA, PA: With high gas prices, are you looking for things to do that are closer to home this summer? A good option is to visit the “center of time” at the National Watch and Clock Museum where families can enjoy activities planned throughout the summer.
Second Hand [...]
Major Unpublished Archive Of Southern History Soars To $76,725 In March Mail-Phone-E-Mail-Internet Auction Conducted By COHASCO
MAJOR UNPUBLISHED ARCHIVE OF SOUTHERN HISTORY SOARS TO $76,725 IN MARCH MAIL-PHONE-E-MAIL-INTERNET AUCTION CONDUCTED BY COHASCO
(Yonkers, N.Y.) - A major unpublished manuscript archive of Southern history - including a 1775 map of Natchez, Miss. (which at one time boasted more millionaires than New York City); a Mississippi plantation Bible maintained from 1839-1979; and a [...]
National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center Selected as Candidate Core Site for Ecological Observatory Network
National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center Selected as Candidate Core Site for Ecological Observatory Network
Following a rigorous review process, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park’s 3,200-acre Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va., was recently selected as a candidate core site for the National Ecological Observatory Network, a planned continental-scale [...]
What’s On - Design at Melbourne Museum May to July 2008
What’s On - Design at Melbourne Museum May to July 2008
Through its Designed to Inspire program, Melbourne Museum offers public recognition of the work of talented emerging and practicing designers. The role of the museum is to increase design literacy in the general public, to broaden national and international awareness of the quality and [...]
Celebrate Fabulous Fourth Fridays With BOGO Admission At Watch And Clock Museum!
CELEBRATE FABULOUS FOURTH FRIDAYS WITH BOGO ADMISSION AT WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM!
OLUMBIA, PA: In conjunction with the Rivertowns’ “Fabulous Fourth Fridays,” The National Watch and Clock Museum is offering a “buy one, get one” free admission on Friday, May 23 during its open hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Columbia is the center of time [...]
Masterworks of 20th Century Russian Literature and Illustration New York Auction 21 May 2008
Bloomsbury Auctions New York is delighted to bring to the market an extraordinary collection of early 20th Century Russian Literature, autographs, photographs and associated illustration art from 1900 through to 1950, beginning with pieces from the 'Silver Age' through the Revolutionary and post Revolutionary periods through to the Stalin era. This wide ranging collection shows how the word in the novel and in poetry alongside the art of the illustrator became one of the few ways of expressing oneself in an ever more tightly controlled society. It is an unprecedented collection of rare and desirable association material from the major Russian authors and artists of this tumultuous period of history.
Christie’s Important Watches Geneva - Monday, 12 May 2008
Geneva - Today's sale realised SFr. 25,815,700/$ 25,063,786/€ 16,214,873 - the second highest ever total for a watch auction at Christie's.
A highly educated market, represented by 500 registered bidders, responded enthusiastically to the finely curated selection of watches in today’s landmark sale setting numerous world records throughout the day. $7.3 million for the Patek Philippe cover lots, reference 1526 and 2497 impressively demonstrate the strength of the market and the dominance of Christie's as the leading auctioneer in the field of fine and important watches. Twelve different bidders from four continents compited for the two top lots. The private Rolex collection of divers watches sold 100%, far exceeding the pre-sale estimate and underlining the strong demand in vintage Rolex sports watches.
The Famed Collection Of J. Irwin And Xenia S. Miller To Be Offered At Christie’s
Christie’s announced last Friday the consignment from the Collection of J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller to its 2008 season of sales at Christie’s in London and New York. Leading the collection are seventeen works which will be offered at the Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London on June 24, and represent the most important and valuable collection of Impressionist and Modern art ever offered by Christie's in Europe.
J. Irwin Miller, an industrialist from Columbus, Indiana, and his wife Xenia Simons Miller, were major philanthropists and patrons of the arts who were instrumental in turning Columbus in America into a showcase for modern architecture. Their passion for civic renewal was matched with a belief that art is an essential element of a meaningful life, and the seventeen Impressionist and Modern works together are expected to realize in excess of £40 million / $80 million.
Volunteers Are Honored At The National Watch And Clock Museum
VOLUNTEERS ARE HONORED AT THE NATIONAL WATCH AND CLOCK MUSEUM
COLUMBIA, PA: Thirty-five volunteers for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors gave over 3,600 hours of service last year. They were honored at a luncheon at the Museum on April 28.
Volunteer Judy Anttonen earned the Volunteer of the Year award for her donating 240 [...]
