Exhibition highlights China's 5000-year civilization
&$ &$A boy looks at a jade suit sewn with gold thread from Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-25 A.D.) during the exhibition "Chinese Memory-treasures of a 5000-year Civilization" at the Capital Museum in Beijing, Aug. 12, 2008. A total of 169 of the best pieces from 55 museums across China were on display here from July 29 to Oct. 7. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)&$&$ &$ english.people.com.cn |
Portraits Taken by the Writer as a Young Woman (in Hard Times)
Eudora Welty’s photographs of Mississippi and Manhattan, now on view at the Museum of the City of New York, create a compelling record of Depression-era life. nytimes.com |
National Geographic Announces Fourth Annual International Photography Contest
National Geographic readers around the world are invited to take part in the 2009 National Geographic International Photography Contest. takegreatpictures.com |
Spare Times
A selected guide to events at parks, museums and many other locations in the New York area. nytimes.com |
Joao Silva, Times Photographer, Wounded by Afghan Mine
Joao Silva, a longtime contract photographer for The New York Times, was severely wounded when he stepped on a mine while on patrol with American soldiers. nytimes.com |