New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is displaying The Milkmaid, a painting it borrowed from Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, along with its own Vermeer works. The portrait by the 17th century Dutch master hasn't been on display in the United States since the 1939 World's Fair.

By Kate Bassett Theatre Girl With A Pearl Earring Theatre Royal Haymarket LONDON Creditors Donmar Warehouse LONDON Waste Almeida LONDON The jewel is nestled in the half-shadow of her neck in Vermeer's famous portrait, Girl with a Pearl Earring.

By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Australian filmmaker P.J. Hogan ("Muriel's Wedding") has signed on to direct "Chasing Vermeer," a mystery-adventure described as a "Da Vinci Code" for tweens. The Warner Bros.

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flashlight Readers, a unique online book club for kids on Scholastic.com, introduces a virtual extension of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett as its newest book club installment.