Gothic Romance in The Haunting of Bly Manor
The Victorian Gothic Romance The origin of the Gothic romance dates back to the publication of Horace’s Walpole The Castle of Otranto. This novel established some of the most well-known conventions of the genre, such as ancient castles, family secrets, ghosts, and
Babylon is coming back to life, with its famed Ishtar Gate to be restored by this summer
A new World Monuments Fund (WMF) project in Babylon, funded as part of a $3m donation by the US embassy in Baghdad first bestowed in 2018, aims to repair and restore the famed Ishtar Gate by this summer. As soaring melodies
A Hedge Fund Titan Triumphs Over the Nation of Turkey in the Legal Fight Over a Multimillion-Dollar Ancient ‘Stargazer’ Idol
A federal judge has ended a years-long legal saga concerning the ownership of antiquity known as the “Guennol Stargazer,” which originated in what is now Turkey but ended up in private hands in the United States. An emphatic 25-page ruling issued
Musée Rodin could be forced to release 3D scans of bronze sculptures
A legal case in Paris could force the Musée Rodin to release its 3D scans of Auguste Rodin’s sculptures and make them available to the public. The museum fears this could undermine its financial model, which partly relies on producing original editions of bronzes.