Neil MacGregor

A History of the World in 100 Objects. by Neil MacGregor ‘In this book, we travel back in time and across the globe, to see how we humans have shaped our world and been shaped by it over the past two million years. The story is told exclusively through the things that humans have made – all sorts of things, carefully designed and then either admired and preserved or used, broken and thrown away. I’ve chosen just a hundred objects from different points on our journey – from a cooking pot to a...Read Full Story

A History of the World in 100 Objects. by Neil MacGregor ‘In this book, we travel back in time and across the globe, to see how we humans have shaped our world and been shaped by it over the past two million years. The story is told exclusively through the things that humans have made – all sorts of things, carefully designed and then either admired and preserved or used, broken and thrown away. I’ve chosen just a hundred objects from different points on our journey – from a cooking pot to a...Read Full Story

MuseNews Interviews with Art Museum Directors Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnee, Ronald De Leeuw, John Leighton, Henri Loyrette, Neil MacGregor by Manuela Hoelterhoff 8 days in the top 100 Download: $2.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in e-Docs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.)Find the best price Click HereRead Full Story

Here is an interesting overview of how money has evolved. Here is an even longer wiki article on this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_money. we also have couple of books on economic history if you are interested in delving deeper into this area. As you would have noted, the need for money keeps on happening, the channel keeps on changing. Here's another interesting event that i read about yesterday. http://www.finextra.com/news/Fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=23085this tiny little...Read Full Story

STADFAS presents: Discover Shakespeare's World with Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum Tues 9 Oct 7pm £20 In ‘A History of the World in 100 Objects’,... http://martinbrookes.blogspot.com/Read Full Story