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AMSTERDAM.- model displayed during an exhibition at the Het Grachtenhuis (Canal House Museum) in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 31 March 2011. The Canal House Museum was openened by mayor Ebenhard van der Laan. The monumental building dating from approximately 1665 has been totaly renovated and will in future do service as an information center for the history and architectural heritage of the ring of canals. 

BOSTON, MA.- For the first time since it opened in 1914, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's 4,000-square-foot Tapestry Room is being restored to its original glory and will once again take its place as one of the nation's great tapestry halls. The restoration of this beloved space will return the Tapestry Room to its original configuration for the first time since a temporary stage, chairs, and other modern elements were added to accommodate formal concerts in the early 1970s. Historically, the Tapestry Room has been both a gallery and home to many of the museum's programs, including the popular Sunday Concert Series. Now, as part of the Gardner Museum's Extension and Preservation Project, the museum's world-class concerts will be relocated to an intimate new performance hall in the Renzo Piano-designed addition, and the Gardner will be able to restore the space to its historic appearance, enabling visitors to see and enjoy the Tapestry Room for the first time in nearly 40 years. No event programming is scheduled for 2011 in the Tapestry Room; programming will resume in 2012 in the new wing and the gallery will remain open until then so that visitors can view the conservation and preservation work taking place. The reinstalled Tapestry Room will be highlighted as part of the museum's Grand Opening for its new wing in January 2012. 

LONDON.- Sotheby's London will be staging its annual London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art on Thursday, April 7th, 2011. The auction will present 102 works by among the leading Modern and Contemporary Turkish artists, including Mubin Orhon, Burhan Dogancay and Taner Ceylan, in addition to artists new to the auction scene, such as Onur Gulfidan, Erdem Ergaz, Yasam Sasmazer and Mehmet Ali Uysal. The auction carries an estimate of £2,087,000-3,000,000.