Article date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Protecting the Present, planning for the Future: How the Getty faced the LA Fires
In the wake of the devastating wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles, the Getty has emerged unscathed, preserving its iconic sites and invaluable collections. ArtDependence contacted a Getty spokesperson to understand the institution’s resilience, strategies, and vision for the future.
Article date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Louvre Museum Director says Leaky, Crowded Museum needs Upgrade
The Louvre is under "physical strain" due to its popularity and is also suffering from leaks and temperature variations that could damage key artworks, the museum's director warned in a letter to the culture minister published Thursday in French media.
Article date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund announces Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly, as Its 2025 Beneficiary
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has announced that the Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly, is the recipient of this year’s TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund (TMRF) in Maastricht. This annual grant, established in 2012, supports the vital work of the international art community in preserving artistic and cultural heritage.
Article date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Interview with Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer: Exploring Scapegoats at Sapar Contemporary, New York
Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer, the granddaughter of the iconic actress Audrey Hepburn, brings her first solo exhibition Scapegoats to Sapar Contemporary in New York.
Article date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Rijksmuseum receives Sculpture by Italian Artist Bernini on Permanent Loan
The Rijksmuseum has received an outstanding sculpture by the Italian artist Bernini on permanent loan from a private collector.
Article date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Taiwanese Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung gets Jail Term for Sexual Assault
The Taipei Pingtung District Court handed down a four-year-and-six-month jail sentence to Indigenous artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung on Thursday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a female fan nearly four years ago in Pingtung County.
Article date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Art Basel Hong Kong 2025: Further Highlights and New Initiatives announced
Art Basel has announced further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong, taking place from March 28 to 30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), with Preview Days on March 26 and 27. This year's edition promises to captivate audiences with a robust mix of large-scale installations, thematic gallery presentations, and an extensive week-long public program spanning both onsite and offsite venues.
Article date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Turner 250: A Year celebrating Britain’s Greatest Artist
Cultural institutions across Britain announced Turner 250, a year-long festival of special exhibitions and events. Taking place throughout 2025, the programme celebrates 250 years since the birth of renowned painter JMW Turner.
Article date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Beyond the Abyss – 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Exhibition at UNESCO Paris
27 January 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where over one million people were murdered, most of whom were Jewish.
Article date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Over 70 Participants join Bukhara Biennial’s Debut Edition: Recipes for Broken Hearts
The Uzbekistan Art and Cultural Development Foundation (ACDF) chairperson and commissioner of the Bukhara Biennial Gayane Umerova and curator Diana Campbell have unveiled further names in the artist line-up for the debut edition, Recipes for Broken Hearts, including the first collaborators to join an extensive chef’s programme.
Article date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Italian Expert casts Doubt on Attribution of Victorious Youth to Lysippos
A fresh dispute has erupted over the origins of the ancient bronze statue known as Victorious Youth, currently housed at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, with Italian cultural authorities now questioning whether the statue was created by the famed Greek sculptor Lysippos.
Article date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Foreign Secretary launches UK Soft Power Council
The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport have launched the UK Soft Power Council to drive UK growth and security.
Article date: Monday, January 20, 2025
This Years' Burning Man Temple designed by Spanish Architect Miguel Arraiz
Burning Man Festival announced the innovative Black Rock City Temple for 2025: Temple of the Deep by Miguel Arraiz! Arraiz is a Spanish architect living in Valencia, and the Burning Man Regional Contact for the Spain – Valencia community.
Article date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Worth the Journey in 2025: David Hockney, the Artist's Largest Retrospective at the Foundation Louis Vuitton
In the Spring of 2025, Fondation Louis Vuitton is inviting David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, to take over the entire building for an exhibition that will be exceptional in its scale and its originality.
Article date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
House of Auschwitz Commander to open to Visitors
A three-story house overlooking an Auschwitz gas chamber, formerly owned by the camp's commander, Rudolf Hoss, has been purchased by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) with the aim of opening it up to visitors, the New York Times revealed on Wednesday.
Article date: Friday, January 17, 2025
Restitution of Paul Adolf Seehaus "Blick in die Ebene" to the Heirs of Louise Koppel-Stadler
The Bonn Art Museum in Germany is restituting the aquarel "Blick in die Ebene (1918)" by Paul Adolf Seehaus to the heirs of the Jewish collector Louise Koppel-Stadler.
Article date: Friday, January 17, 2025
New Thermal Bath Complex uncovered at Pompeii
The Pompeii archaeological site said Friday that a large thermal bath complex has been uncovered at the ancient Roman city Pompeii buried by 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Article date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Science, Natural History and V&A Museum Security Guards Strike continues in January
Over 100 outsourced security guards at the world-renowned Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum, all members of United Voices of the World (UVW), will strike again from Friday 17 January to Monday 20 January, bringing the total strike days to 22 in three months. They demand fair pay, sick leave and respect.
Article date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Swiss Bank Julius Baer is donating ‘Glacier Dreams’ by Refik Anadol to the Kunsthaus Zürich
The Swiss private bank Julius Baer is donating ‘Glacier Dreams’ (2023) by new media artist Refik Anadol to the Kunsthaus Zürich. The work, which the bank commissioned, is an immersive digital room based on vast quantities of glacier data. It will be on show at the Kunsthaus from 18 January 2025.
Article date: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Oil Sketch by Rubens that served as the Study for an Altarpiece in the Rubenshuis comes to Auction
Sotheby’s unveils the full contents of its annual Old Masters sales, spanning six centuries of artistry from paintings and drawings to rare objects. This season’s flagship auction of Master Paintings Part I is highlighted by Sir Peter Paul Rubens’ Baroque masterpiece, Annunciation.
