Saturday, December 5, 2009

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery given permission to use photos of Staffordshire Hoard to keep it in region

November 10, 2009 by All Art  
Filed under Art Museums & Galleries

Official photographs and video clips of the greatest ever Anglo-Saxon archeological find can be exploited to boost the campaign to keep it in the West Midlands.
The British Museum, which is currently valuing the Staffordshire Hoard, has given Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery permission to sell official images of the treasure, as long as the cash goes into the fund to buy it and keep it on show in the region.
It is believed the pictures are of interest to both TV [...]