Australian Broadcasting Corporation15d
Prime ministers' heads severed and stolen from bronze statues in Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Police are investigating a vandalism attack on 20 bronze statues of Australian prime ministers in Ballarat. The heads from the busts of former Labor leaders Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating were ...
The Courier15d
'Heartbreaking': Busts decapitated in Prime Ministers Avenue vandalism spree
At least two busts in Ballarat's Prime Ministers Avenue have been decapitated, and the majority of others "extensively damaged" in a vandalism attack just days before Australia Day.
CNN16d
2,000-year-old Greek statue found abandoned in garbage bag
In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a ...
The Art Newspaper23d
Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. The sculpture, which has remained out of public view for centuries, will be on display ...
Observer24d
A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago
Yet, against the odds, the Halsted A&A Foundation has managed to secure an extraordinary piece: an early 1st-century CE Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena. The statue is set to be unveiled ...
New Santa Ana29d
The SAPD made two drug busts at the Royal Roman Motel
On January 8, 2025, the Santa Ana Police Department’s Directed Enforcement Team conducted two successful narcotics enforcement operations at the Royal Roman Motel on 1504 East 1st Street. These ...