January 12th News

With tomorrow being the last day for the exhibition of the Euphronios Krater, there's bound to be a lot of museum stories today.

New stories as of 8:8 AM:

Metropolitan Museum To Return Greek Vase After Final Exhibit
USA Today
NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient Greek vase that has long been a highlight of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection will be displayed there for the last time Sunday before being returned to Italy, which maintains it was stolen from a site near Rome...
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-01-11-metropolitan-museum-vase_N.htm

Italy Lends Vessels To Met Museum As 'Krater' Returns (Update1)
Bloomberg
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- As the Metropolitan Museum of Art prepares to relinquish a prized, 2,500-year-old bowl, Italy's Culture Ministry has agreed to lend the institution three ancient Greek vessels for four years...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aoMnCedvDxOQ&refer=muse

Roman Bridge Put Back Together Again
Journal Live
REMAINS of what was one of the biggest Roman bridges to be built in Britain have been reassembled on the banks of the River Tyne...
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/01/12/roman-bridge-put-back-together-again-61634-20341790/

City's Own Indiana Unearths Treasures
Express & Echo
His real name is Derek Dugdale but all his mates call him Indiana Jones.
He's the man who visited Exeter's very own Temple of Doom and emerged with a treasure beyond the dreams of avarice...
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=136993&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231418&home=yes&more_nodeId1=137002&contentPK=19526650

Ciao To A Met Prize Returning To Italy
International Herald Tribune
In the coda to a long tug of war, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is bidding goodbye to the Euphronios krater, a 2,500-year-old vessel that has been a showpiece of its collection for more than three decades. Sunday is the last viewing day...
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/11/arts/11voge.php