Earlier this year Canada’s National Gallery was offered a $100 million gift of 1,800 Chinese and neolithic antiquities from a collector, but the proposed gift was withdrawn after experts questioned the authenticity of some of the art. Now Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum has stepped up to accept the stash, despite the experts’ concerns. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
- BUT WHAT’S REAL IS CHOICE: “It is the largest single donation to a cultural institution in Canadian history. The collection features work dating from the Neolithic period of 3000 BC through to the T’ang Dynasty of 900 AD. The 1,800 pieces will be packed up in Ottawa and shipped to the ROM next week. The museum plans to mount an exhibition by next spring.” – Ottawa Citizen