Article date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
From Port Harcourt to Chicago: Mesoma Onyeagba’s Journey of Artistic Evolution
Mesoma Hammida Onyeagba’s journey in the world of art is a tale of resilience, passion, and a
commitment to self-expression. Born and raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Mesoma’s childhood
played a crucial role in shaping her artistic path.
Article date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Dutch Government faces €5.8 million Payout for stolen Romanian Treasure
If the stolen historical golden helmet and three bracelets are not recovered, the Dutch government will have to cover the €5.8 million loss. The Drents Museum's insurance will not pay anything, as confirmed by RTV Drenthe and the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science.
Article date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Painting bought at a Flea Market in France attributed to Modigliani
An apparently anonymous painting purchased by an Italian collector at a flea market in France 15 years ago has been attributed to modernist painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), known for his portraits of figures with elongated faces and necks.
Article date: Thursday, February 6, 2025
The Met presents First Major Retrospective in the United States dedicated to Caspar David Friedrich
On February 8, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, the first comprehensive exhibition in the United States dedicated to Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840); it will be on view through May 11, 2025.
Article date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Second Burglary at a Dutch Museum reported
In the same week that a burglary occurred at the Drents Museum, the Museum Van Marken in Delft has also reported the theft of some important collection items.
Article date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Nazi-Looted Painting by Oskar Moll remains in the Schlesischen Museum in Görlitz Germany
A significant painting from the collection of the Silesian Museum in Görlitz has been identified as a work left behind by art collector Otto Wachenheim when fleeing Nazi persecution.
Article date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Earthquake, 3.1 Magnitude, in Campi Flegrei near Pompeii
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 8:52 on Wednesday as a wave of seismic activity in the volcanic caldera continued.
Article date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
5-Star Exhibition at Raven Row, London: Peter Hujar – Eyes Open in the Dark
This is the first exhibition to take on the full breadth of Peter Hujar’s later photography.
Article date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Harvard Art Museums receive Transformative Gift of Prints and Paintings by Edvard Munch
The Harvard Art Museums announce an extraordinary gift from the collection of Philip A. and Lynn G. Straus; the gift comprises sixty-two prints and two paintings by Edvard Munch as well as one print by Jasper Johns.
Article date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
UNESCO Director-General in Lviv Ukraine to strengthen Support for Culture
Almost 3 years after the start of the war, Audrey Azoulay once again visited Ukraine to increase UNESCO's support for cultural professionals involved in the country's recovery. Most notably, she inaugurated a new national cultural institution: the Lviv Culture Hub.
Article date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Seeing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre will require an Additional Ticket
The president of the Louvre, Laurence Des Cars, has proposed requiring an additional ticket to view the Mona Lisa, in addition to the museum's general admission.
Article date: Monday, February 3, 2025
Newly restored Philip Guston Mural unveiled in Mexico
‘The Struggle Against Terrorism’ (1934–35), a monumental landmark mural by Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish is unveiled to the public on Friday, 31 January 2025 in a celebration honoring the masterwork’s resplendent restoration.
Article date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Worcester Art Museum returns Antiquities to Italy
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) announced today that it has entered into a long-term loan agreement with the Italian Ministry of Culture as part of the Museum’s voluntary return of two objects from its collection.
Article date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum denies Attribution for Portrait ...... Again
In an email send to ArtDependence, a Van Gogh Museum spokesperson said that the Van Gogh painting bought at a garage sale in 2019 is not an authentic Van Gogh.
Article date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Russian Forces launched a Missile Attack on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Odesa, Ukraine
Russian forces launched a Friday night missile attack on the historic centre of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, a UNESCO World Heritage site, damaging buildings and injuring two people, local officials said.
Article date: Friday, January 31, 2025
Paris Court Judgment: €200m stolen Paintings secured for Khatib Family
The Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris has ruled that 135 paintings worth over €200m seized by the French authorities from leading Paris art authenticator ArtAnalysis include works that collector Uthman Khatib seeks to recover in German litigation proceedings against their thief and convicted Russian-Israeli criminal Mozes Frisch.
Article date: Friday, January 31, 2025
US Copyright Office clarifies AI-generated Content Rules
The U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its Report on the legal and policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). This Part of the Report addresses the copyrightability of outputs created using generative AI.
Article date: Friday, January 31, 2025
President Trump revives Plans for a ‘National Garden of American Heroes’
President Trump revived an executive order to establish a statuary park named the National Garden of American Heroes (National Garden).
Article date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Unique Survey of U.S. Art Museum Directors reveals Worries over Censorship
A unique survey of U.S. art museum directors finds mounting concerns that threats of censorship have been worsening from multiple directions in recent years and that more calls might be coming in the near future to censor what they can display in exhibitions.
Article date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Dutch Police share Identities and Photos of Two Suspects in Drents Museum Burglary
The Dutch police is seeking more information about the whereabouts of two arrested suspects following a burglary at the Drents Museum on the morning of Saturday, January 25.
