Article date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Fanny Hauser appointed Director of Kunsthalle Zürich
Vienna-born curator Fanny Hauser has been named the next director of the Kunsthalle Zürich, taking the place of Daniel Baumann, who will be leaving the museum after ten years to work on curatorial projects independently, the museum announced. Hauser will start the new position in January 2025.
Article date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Late Masterpiece by Lucian Freud, Ria, Naked Portrait at Auction for the first Time
Offered at auction for the first time, the piece will be one of the highlights of the Frieze October 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 9 October 2024 at Christie's.
Article date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
The Netherlands Returns Hundreds of Artifacts to Indonesia
In response to a request from Indonesia, the Netherlands is returning 288 objects from the Dutch State Collection to Indonesia. These objects were wrongfully taken to the Netherlands during the colonial period and are of cultural interest to Indonesia.
Article date: Friday, September 20, 2024
Axel Rüger appointed as Next Director of The Frick Collection
The Board of Trustees of The Frick Collection announced the appointment of leading museum director Axel Rüger as the museum’s next Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director. He will start in the position in the spring of 2025.
Article date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
TV Presenter who worked for Channel One Russia charged with Money Laundering thru Art and Antiques
Couple allegedly conspired to provide services to and receive and launder over $1 million from sanctioned Russian broadcaster; One defendant allegedly provided art and antiques to sanctioned oligarch.
Article date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
The Fondation Cartier has revealed Details about its new Paris Space
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain unveiled plans for a new landmark building.
Article date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth Artwork unveiled
On the 18 September 2024, the new Fourth Plinth Commission Mil Veces un Instante (A thousand times an Instant) by Teresa Margolles was unveiled on the Fourth Plinth.
Article date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Thirty Paintings go missing from Tehran Municipal Museum
A member of Tehran’s City Council has revealed that 30 priceless paintings loaned from Imam Ali Religious Arts Museum have disappeared.
Article date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Rosana Paulino receives Munch Award honouring Artistic Freedom
Artistic freedom is under increasing political and social pressure, and within this context, MUNCH has created a new annual award of NOK 300,000 / £20,000 to recognise an artist who has distinguished themselves with courage and integrity throughout their career.
Article date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Museum Data Service launches with Goal to unite 100m Museum Records
A platform hoped to unify more than 100 million object records spread across 1700 accredited museums and collections officially launched.
Article date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Christie's expands Middle East Presence
Christie’s has been granted a commercial licence for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and has appointed Nour Kelani as Managing Director for the Kingdom.
Article date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Getty returns Ancient Bronze Couch to Türkiye
The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism today announced the return to the Republic of Türkiye of an ancient bronze funerary couch dating back to ca. 530 BCE.
Article date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority UK publishes First Ever Nuclear Heritage Strategy
NDA publishes first ever nuclear heritage vision and strategy, to safeguard and celebrate the history of the nuclear industry.
Article date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Two men charged after Banksy Artwork was stolen from a London Gallery
Two men have been charged after a Banksy artwork was stolen from a central London art gallery, the Met Police has said.
Article date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces Return of 14 Antiquities to Türkiye
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 14 antiquities to the people of Türkiye, collectively valued at more than $8.3 million.
Article date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
3.000 Year Old Military Barracks and Weapon Stores discovered in Egypt
An Egyptian archaeological mission, led by Dr. Ahmed Said El-Kharadly from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has uncovered a series of mudbrick architectural units, including military barracks for soldiers and storage rooms for weapons, food, and provisions from the New Kingdom era.
Article date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Winston Churchill Portrait stolen in Canada found in Italy
An original print of a well-known photograph of Winston Churchill has been discovered in Italy after being stolen from a hotel in Ottawa and replaced with a counterfeit.
Article date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Climate Change, Rapid Urbanization are top threats to Heritage Sites, World Monuments Fund warns
World Monuments Fund (WMF) has found a host of specific human factors such as war, overdevelopment, lapse in oversight, and rising temperatures to be the major factors threatening over 200 heritage sites under review for its 2025 World Monuments Watch.
Article date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Zarina Bhimji receives the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2024
The Roswitha Haftmann Prize honours the lifetime achievements of exceptional artists. Worth CHF 150,000, it is Europe’s best-endowed art award. Zarina Bhimji is its 22nd recipient. Previous winners have included Walter De Maria, Maria Lassnig, Robert Ryman, Cindy Sherman, Robert Frank, VALIE EXPORT and Cildo Meireles.
Article date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Step Down in 2025
Glenn Lowry, the long-time director of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), will leave the museum in September 2025.
