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Article date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial Masterplan Design Competition launches
UK Government has launched an open search today for a team to create a design masterplan to honour The Late Queen. Competition welcomes architect-led multidisciplinary teams to submit details of profile, team composition, and experience.
Article date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Closer to Memling: dive into the Work of Hans Memling
The website Closer to Memling offers a unique opportunity to explore the world of Hans Memling, a renowned painter of the Flemish Renaissance. This innovative project utilises cutting-edge scientific imaging techniques to provide ultra-high-resolution images of Memling's works. Closer to Memling offers a unique and fascinating visual journey into the heart of the artistic finesse of the 15th century.
Article date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Eindhoven, Netherlands, Residents chose New Artwork for the City
On 10 December, 48 people from Eindhoven chose the artwork that will be placed in the museum garden of the Van Abbemuseum in 2026.
Article date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Unveils Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing
Redesigned wing will create world-class home for The Met’s diverse collection of 20th- and 21st-century art; address critical accessibility, infrastructure, and sustainability needs; and foster seamless connections with the rest of the Museum’s encyclopedic holdings
Article date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
ACASA releases Best Practice Guidelines for Provenance Research and Restitution
Responding to an urgent and growing need for guidance on ethical stewardship of African collections in museums, the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA) has produced best practice guidelines for provenance research and restitution.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
€300,000 Masterpiece Unveiled on Dutch TV
A record was set during the recording of a new season of the dutch TV show Tussen Kunst en Kitsch.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Poland’s First Queer Museum opens in Warsaw
The institution, set up by nonprofit rights group Lambda, is the first of a kind "in all of post-communist Europe", said its director Krzysztof Kliszczyński.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Conservation of the Ghent Altarpiece continues to reveal the Virtuosity of the Van Eyck Brothers
The conservation-restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece (1432), the world-famous masterpiece by brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck, began in 2012 at the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
UK Government announces Deal with Saudi Arabia aimed at Cultural Exchange
The UK is set to share its world-leading expertise in culture, heritage and tourism with Saudi Arabia, to help the country fulfil its ambition to become a global visitor destination.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Pope unveils Nativity Scene with Baby Jesus in a Keffiyeh Manger
The Vatican inaugurated the 2024 Nativity scene and Christmas tree on Saturday, 7 December, in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The Centre Pompidou announces a Donation of 50M Euros from Saudi Arabia
The Center Pompidou announces a donation of 50M euros from Saudi Arabia to finance its work, as part of the intergovernmental agreement signed with France in 2018.
Article date: Monday, December 9, 2024
United Nations boosts Global fight Against Illegal trade in Cultural Artefacts
The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution helping strengthen the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural property and facilitating the restitution of stolen artefacts to their countries of origin.
Article date: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell for $32.5 Million
Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers sold Saturday at Heritage Auctions for a price somewhere over the rainbow, way up high: $32.5 million.
Article date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Apex, the $45 Million Stegosaurus Skeleton is Now on View in N.Y.C.
Thought to be the largest and one of the most complete Stegosaurus specimens ever uncovered, Apex is now on view in the American Museum of Natural History.
Article date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Pantone names its Color of the Year for 2025
The Pantone Color of the Year program engages the design community and colour enthusiasts in a conversation around colour, highlighting the relationship between colour and culture.
Article date: Friday, December 6, 2024
US Senate passes Bill to study transfer of Weitzman Museum to the Smithsonian
U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mike Turner (OH-10), Brendan Boyle (PA-2), and Max Miller (OH-7) announced that their bill, the Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act (H.R. 7764), passed the Senate last night and now heads to the President’s desk.
Article date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
UK Government Art Collection celebrates 125th Anniversary
The Government Art Collection has announced that Bradford Council’s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery will host a public exhibition of artwork from the Collection, as it celebrates its landmark 125th anniversary.
Article date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam launches Collection Online
The Rijksmuseum is launching the new Collection Online platform. It makes the Rijksmuseum collection more accessible than ever before, with 800,000 high-resolution art works, 500,000 books, and 800 linear metres of documentation – all in one place.
Article date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Helsinki Biennial 2025 announces Theme and Artists
The third edition of Helsinki Biennial will showcase the work of around 35 artists and artist groups across three distinct venues this summer: Vallisaari Island, Esplanade Park, and HAM Helsinki Art Museum.
Article date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
The Prince Claus Fund announces the Six Recipients of the Prince Claus Impact Award
The Impact Award honours individuals whose contributions to art and culture engage their communities in innovative and impactful ways while addressing urgent contemporary issues. The dedication and commitment demonstrated by this year’s recipients in addressing pressing political concerns deserve global recognition and celebration.