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>From Features: 

Travel vandals: the Grand Tour has gone sour 


Cultural travel, once the privilege of the elite few, is now the right of
the masses—but sites cannot cope with the crowds- By Anna Somers Cocks 


LONDON. The Chinese are just now being given much greater freedom to travel
and it is reasonable to assume that they too will want to see all the famous
sights that we already think are disagreeably crowded. Maybe it is a good
thing for all of us—the Chinese included—that the experts are beginning to
give us objective reasons why tourism cannot continue to grow in an
uncontrolled... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11857> 



>From News: 

Artists sue Momart for £20 million 


Solicitors say premises were “a disaster waiting to happen”- By Martin
Bailey 


LONDON. Over 50 artists, galleries and collectors are suing the art storage
and shipping company Momart, following the disastrous fire in their East
London warehouse on 24 May 2004. Total claims are expected to amount... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11856> 




Lord Rothschild gets new top advisory role


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Lord Rothschild has been appointed the first chairman of the “honours”
committee for Arts and Media. The British government recently established
eight committees, to “improve transparency and accountability” in the... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11855>