Article date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Brought Down for Final Phase of Research at Rijksmuseum
The Night Watch has been removed from its usual position on the wall and placed at the front of the transparent glass chamber.
Article date: Monday, November 8, 2021
Thousands of Artefacts Lost in Fire Outbreak at National Museum of Gungu, in DRC
The National Museum of Gungu suffered a massive fire turning thousands of historic artefacts into ashes.
Article date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A Painting Found 40 Years After Theft in East Germany May be an Unknown Rembrandt
A Dutch painting stolen in the largest art heist in communist East Germany and recovered last year may be Rembrandt’s work, according to research and analysis by curators of Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha.
Article date: Monday, November 1, 2021
The Upshot of Trans-Affective Solidarity at MOTORENHALLE Centre for Contemporary Art, Dresden- Germany
THE UPSHOT OF TRANS-AFFECTIVE SOLIDARITY proposes to explore a new image of humanity capable of valorising solidarity and critical knowledge coming from different contexts and cultures.
Article date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Sir Frank Bowling to Receive the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Frank Bowling (1934 in Bartica, Guyana) is the recipient of the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize. The award ceremony will take place on November 15, 2022, on the eve of Art Cologne 2022.
Article date: Monday, October 25, 2021
Anni and Josef Albers at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Currently on view until January 9, 2022 at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris a unique exhibition showcasing more than 350 works – paintings, photographs, furniture, drawings, textiles – by Anni and Josef Albers, indicative of their artistic development.
Article date: Sunday, October 24, 2021
Center Pompidou Renovations Delayed Until After the 2024 Olympics
Paris’s Pompidou Center renovations is being pushed until after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Article date: Thursday, October 21, 2021
Egypt Detains Artificial Artist Ai-Da for Fear of Being a Spy Plot
Designed to create works of art, this charming robot may look harmless enough, but she seems to have caused a diplomatic row.
Article date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Denver Art Museum Returns Nepalese Sculpture to the People of Nepal
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) has returned an ancient stone sculpture from its collection to the people of Nepal.
Article date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
New Findings on Nazi Era "Forced Sale" Painting Viewed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Discovered
The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (Foundation), recipient of the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States for its work honoring the Monuments Men and Women of World War II, has identified a major work of art on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Museum), which it believes rightfully belongs to the heirs of a German Jew, Dr. Max J. Emden.
Article date: Monday, October 18, 2021
‘Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru’ at Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida
This all-new, immersive museum experience will transport audience to the jewel of the only cradle of civilization in the Southern Hemisphere, the Incan city of Machu Picchu.
Article date: Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Ghent Altarpiece Reveals its Greatest Secret: The Precise Contribution of Hubert and Jan van Eyck
Interdisciplinary research by the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA, Brussels) and the University of Antwerp (AXIS Research Group, UA) has lead to a breakthrough in one of the greatest mysteries in art history: the precise contribution of Jan van Eyck and his illustrious elder brother Hubert van Eyck to the creation of the Ghent Altarpiece (1432).
Article date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Reproduces ‘Lost’ Picasso’s ‘Lonesome Crouching Nude’
A painting of a naked woman by Pablo Picasso that has been hidden beneath one of his ‘Blue Period’ masterpieces for more than a century, has been recreated by UCL scientists using a combination of X-rays, AI and 3D-printing.
Article date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Twimble, The App for Art Lovers, Collectors and Archivers
Twimble is the answer for art lovers and archivers who struggle with documenting gallery, museum, studio visits and even daily experiences.
Article date: Thursday, October 7, 2021
'The Potato Eaters. Mistake or Masterpiece?' at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The exhibition The Potato Eaters. Mistake or Masterpiece? opens at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on October 8, 2021.
Article date: Monday, October 4, 2021
Infrared Scans Reveal Author of Hidden Graffiti on Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’
Following years of speculation, curators at the National Museum of Norway have confirmed that a small and barely visible sentence on Edvard Munch’s The Scream was penned by the artist himself.
Article date: Friday, October 1, 2021
Presumed Lost Drawing by Rubens Returns Home after Four Centuries
The Flemish Community has acquired a drawing by Peter Paul Rubens that was believed to be lost for 307,400 euros.
Article date: Friday, October 1, 2021
Katharina Grosse Elected as Chair of the Board of KUNST-WERKE BERLIN e. V.
KUNST-WERKE BERLIN e. V., the support association of both KW Institute for Contemporary Art and of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, has announced the internationally acclaimed artist Katharina Grosse as chairwoman of the board.
Article date: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Bronze Statue of Scantily-Clad Woman Sparks Rage in Italy
A bronze statue of a scantily-clad woman to honour a 19th Century poem has sparked a sexism row in Italy, with politicians demanding its removal.
Article date: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Symbolism of the Sea Shell in Botticelli’s 'The Birth of Venus'
Kitty Jackson takes art lovers and curious minds through the symbolism and meaning of the sea shells used by Sandro Botticelli in his work, 'The Birth of Venus'.
