"The last 12 months have been busy in the arts world. Here are some of the year's highlights." - BBC Anul 2009 a fost un an plin de evenimente in domeniul artei. Printre cele mai importante momente ale anului evidentiate de catre BBC se afla si decernarea premiului Nobel pentru literatura autoarei germane de origine romana - Herta Muller. German author Herta Mueller was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Romanian-born writer, born in 1953, is renowned for her depiction of the harsh conditions under Nicolae Ceausescu's regime. The UK's largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure was discovered buried in a field in Staffordshire. The collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, was said to be worth "a seven-figure sum". Terry Herbert, who found it on farmland using a metal detector, said it "was what metal detectorists dream of". A solo exhibition of the acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor opened at the Royal A...