Tourist snaps toes off 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum

A quick snap! Tourist accidentally breaks the toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum while lying on it for a selfie The tourist leaned on the ‘Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix’ artwork He accidentally broke off three of the toes of the 200-year-old sculpture  Police say they have identified the man as a 50-year-old … Read more

Tourist snaps the toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum

Tourist snaps the toes off a 200-year-old sculpture at Italian museum while lying on it to take a selfie The tourist leaned on the ‘Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix’ artwork He accidentally broke off three of the toes of the 200-year-old sculpture  Police say they have identified the man as a 50-year-old Austrian tourist  By … Read more

Bristol council crew removes sculpture of protester from plinth where Edward Colston statue stood

Bristol council have removed a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester around 24 hours after it was secretly raised on a plinth where a memorial to Edward Colston once stood, before it was dumped in a nearby harbour by demonstrators last month. Pictures from the scene show workers at the site at around 5.20am … Read more

Edward Colston statue is replaced by unofficial sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been secretly replaced overnight by a figure of a Black Lives Matter protester. Last month, the 18th century merchant’s statue was torn down, dragged a third of a mile and thrown into the Bristol harbour. His empty spot has been filled with a monument to Jen Reid – … Read more

Edward Colston statue is replaced by unofficial sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been secretly replaced overnight by a figure of a Black Lives Matter protester. Last month, the 18th century merchant’s statue was torn down, dragged a third of a mile and thrown into the Bristol harbour. His empty spot has been filled with a monument to Jen Reid – … Read more

The Beatles icon Ringo Starr marks his 80th birthday with wife Barbara Bach by posing with sculpture

Ringo Starr celebrated his 80th birthday with wife Barbara Bach on Tuesday. The Beatles icon and his other half, 72, took the time to visit his Peace and Love sculpture in Beverly Hills, California, to mark the milestone day. Posing in front of the statue while flashing peace signs of their own, Ringo and Barbara made … Read more

Armed police swoop on village after ‘tiger’ is spotted on loose… but turns out to be a sculpture

Not fur real: Armed police swoop on sleepy Kent village after a ‘tiger’ is spotted on the loose… but turns out to be a 20-year-old sculpture made by a local grandmother Sculpture mistaken for a tiger in woodland in Ightham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent Kent Police sent ten armed officers to cope with the perceived … Read more

Armed police swoop on village after ‘tiger’ is spotted on loose… but turns out to be a sculpture

Not fur real: Armed police swoop on sleepy Kent village after a ‘tiger’ is spotted on the loose… but turns out to be a 20-year-old sculpture made by a local grandmother Sculpture mistaken for a tiger in woodland in Ightham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent Kent Police sent ten armed officers to cope with the perceived … Read more

Richard E. Grant admits his 2ft sculpture of Barbra Streisand’s FACE has eased him through lockdown

‘Especially when I’m mowing the lawn!’ Richard E. Grant admits his 2ft garden sculpture of idol Barbra Streisand’s FACE has eased him through lockdown By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:05 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 11:06 BST, 29 April 2020 Richard E. Grant admits he’s had some unconventional company while adjusting to six … Read more

Ancient sphinx sculpture with head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt

Ancient sandstone sphinx with the head of a ram discovered at 3,000-year-old abandoned workshop in Egypt linked to King Tut’s grandfather Researchers discovered ancient abandoned workshop at Gebel el Silsila in Egypt There, they found a ram-headed sphinx, hieroglyphic fragments, ancient texts They say it dates to the 18th Dynasty during reign of pharaoh Amenhotep III  … Read more