Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Orbit Homes UK unearths over 18,800 Artefacts in Significant Archaeological Discovery
Affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, recently unearthed over 18,800 historical artefacts after excavations at its Calthorpe Gardens development discovered archaeological evidence dating from the Prehistoric Mesolithic, Late bronze Age-Middle to Late Iron Age, and through to early Anglo-Saxon times.
Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology returns Artefacts from Cambridge to Uganda
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) arrived in Entebbe airport with 39 artefacts from the communities and kingdoms of Uganda that have been in the collections in Cambridge for a century or more. These artefacts have been placed in the care of the Uganda Museum on a long-term loan, where they will be the focus of a programme of research and consultation, and a major exhibition in 2025.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Anya Gallaccio commissioned to create The AIDS Memorial in London
Anya Gallaccio has been commissioned to create The AIDS Memorial in London, due to be unveiled at the end of 2027. The news was announced today by AIDS Memory UK (AMUK), an organisation that aims to raise awareness of the continuing impact of HIV/AIDS.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Treasured Friendship: Anne Frank's Verse donated to Anne Frank Huis Amsterdam
The Anne Frank House has received a special donation from Jacqueline Sanders-Van Maarsen: her autograph book with a handwritten verse by Anne Frank, dated 23 March 1942. The now 95-year-old Jacqueline has carefully preserved the album with Anne’s verse over the years as a testament to their deep friendship.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Imara Limon named new Head Curator at Amsterdam Museum
Curator and art historian Imara Limon (Leiden, 1988) will become head curator and member of the management team at the Amsterdam Museum as of July 1st.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Lady Godiva Painting to be loaned to Palace Of Versailles to mark Paris 2024 Olympic Games
A painting depicting Coventry’s most iconic resident has found a prestigious temporary new home.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Artdependence ceases Coverage of Activist attacks on Artworks
Artdependence will no longer report on attacks on artworks by various activist organizations.
Article date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Former Vatican Employee arrested in Vatican Sting Operation for alleged Fraud
A former Vatican employee has been arrested in a sting operation and is currently behind bars awaiting formal charges for trying to sell back a manuscript he allegedly pilfered from the archives of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican confirmed last Thursday, after the incident was first reported in the Italian newspaper Domani.
Article date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The Van Gogh Museum acquired Clovis Sleeping by Paul Gauguin
The Van Gogh Museum has acquired Clovis Sleeping by Paul Gauguin. Clovis Sleeping is a key work in Gauguin’s oeuvre, and the first Impressionist painting by the artist to be added to the museum’s collection.
Article date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Museum of London Demolition set to go Ahead
The old Museum of London site on London Wall will be demolished after the government decided not to call in the planning application for review.
Article date: Monday, June 10, 2024
Nikola Dietrich appointed new Artistic Director of Liste Art Fair Basel.
Stiftung Liste Basel has appointed Nikola Dietrich as the new artistic director of Liste Art Fair Basel on the recommendation of the search committee. She is returning to Basel after 10 years.
Article date: Saturday, June 8, 2024
Israeli Artist and Curator Chaim Peri has died in Hamas Captivity
On June 3, 2024, after obtaining new intelligence, the Israeli military confirmed the death of Israeli hostage Chaim Peri, 79, who was killed in Hamas captivity.
Article date: Friday, June 7, 2024
Pompeii, excavations in Regio IX bring to Light a Sacrarium with Blue Walls
A new room excavated in the central area of the ancient city is painted blue and has been interpreted as a sacrarium, a shrine devoted to ritual activities and the storage of sacred objects.
Article date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Ben Vautier, Fluxus Artist, Dies at 88
Known for his installations and humorous phrases, Ben was one of the great names of contemporary art in France. He died on June 5, 2024, at the age of 88.
Article date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
German Government cuts the VAT rate on Artwork Sales from 19% to 7%
This change, set to take effect in January 2025, marks a shift in policy aimed at bolstering galleries and art dealers in Germany.
Article date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
The Top 5 Exhibitions to See in Belgium This Summer
From the modernists in Ghent to Leaps of Faith in Hasselt.
Article date: Thursday, June 6, 2024
Turkey backs Greece's claim to Parthenon Sculptures at UNESCO Conference
During the UNESCO conference on the Parthenon Sculptures, Zeynep Boz, the head of smuggling prevention at the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, publicly supported Greece's longstanding claim to the historic artifacts.
Article date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Arson suspected in Israel Museum fire
Fire that spread from Valley of the Cross started in 3 different locations; Employees were evacuated and no artworks damaged.
Article date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Kirchner Painting remains in the Brücke Museum
The painting “Erich Heckel and Otto Mueller playing chess” by expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) from 1913 remains permanently in the Berlin Brücke Museum after provenance has been clarified.
Article date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Tate announces 2025 Exhibition Highlights
Tate announces its programme of exhibitions for 2025 across Tate Modern, Tate Britain and Tate St Ives. It includes the UK’s first major museum shows for Emily Kam Kngwarray, Ithell Colquhoun, Leigh Bowery, Liliane Lijn and Ed Atkins, a landmark survey of Nigerian Modernism, and exhibitions and commissions covering every medium from paintings, sculptures and photographs to digital installations and live performances.
