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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
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.
Article date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Hirshhorn Museum acquires 175 Artworks
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced the acquisition of 175 artworks by more than 60 modern and contemporary artists through purchase and gifts, marking transformative milestones in its 50th anniversary year.
Article date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
LA Art Show to kick off its Milestone 30th Edition on February 19
LA Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 19 to 23, 2025 for their 30th anniversary, marking their pioneering role in the city’s emergence as a global epicenter of art.
Article date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Dutch Police Arrest three Suspects for Gold Heist at Drents Museum
After an intensive four-day manhunt, the police have arrested three suspects for the spectacular heist at the Drents Museum in Assen on Saturday morning.
Article date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Romanian Prime Minister demands "Unprecedented Compensation" for Drents Museum Art Theft
The Romanian government is demanding "unprecedented compensation" for the theft of Romanian art treasures from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands says Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The stolen masterpieces have yet to be recovered.
Article date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Major Hoard of Roman-British Coins found in the Netherlands
In the autumn of 2023, 404 silver and gold coins dating back to the start of the Common Era were found in the Dutch municipality of Bunnik, not far from Utrecht.
Article date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance: Separate Room for the Mona Lisa and Major Reforms announced by Macron
The director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, sent a memo to France’s culture minister Dati detailing the dilapidated state of the museum last week resulting in a visit by President Emmanuel Macron today (Tuesday).
Article date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Roman Military Remains discovered in Bulgarian Town
Archaeological excavations in the Kaleto district of the Bulgarian town of Lom, which concluded recently, uncovered significant Roman military remains dating back to the 1st century AD, BNR reports.
Article date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Scientific Advisory Board of documenta und Museum Fridericianum appointed
documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH welcomes Tania Coen-Uzzielli, Nicole Deitelhoff, Susanne Gaensheimer, Diane Lima, Christoph Menke, and Thomas Sparr as members of the newly founded Scientific Advisory Board.
Article date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart acquires New Work by Doris Salcedo
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart has made a significant addition to its collection with the acquisition of a new work by internationally renowned Colombian artist Doris Salcedo. The Friends of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart e.V. purchased "Disremembered XV," a poignant piece from Salcedo's ongoing "Disremembered" series, which explores themes of loss, grief, and social injustice.
Article date: Monday, January 27, 2025
Kyiv Independent identifies High-Ranking Russian Officials involved in looting of Museums in Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent identified a Russian military officer and three Russian-appointed officials from occupied Crimea who were responsible for the illegal removal of artworks and artifacts from two Kherson museums in the fall of 2022.
Article date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Update: Dutch Police release Footage of Burglars in Drents Museum Heist
The Dutch police released surveillance footage of the burglary at the Drents Museum in Assen, during which valuable Romanian artifacts were stolen.
Article date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Major Theft at Drents Museum Netherlands: Priceless Artifacts stolen from Dacia Exhibition
It is a dark day for the Drents Museum in Assen and the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest.
Article date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
French President Macron to visit Louvre after Warning over Visitor Conditions
French President Emmanuel Macron will next week visit the Louvre after the Paris museum's director issued a warning about the dire conditions for visitors and artefacts.
Article date: Friday, January 24, 2025
The Metropolitan Museum of Art launches New Blockchain Game
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched a new short-session game, Art Links, that invites players to identify common threads and intriguing connections between works of art from The Met collection.
Article date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Amsterdam to host the 14th World Cities Culture Summit in October
Amsterdam will welcome senior leaders from the world’s largest creative cities for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, taking place from 15 to 17 October 2025. This event will coincide with the city’s 750th anniversary, a year-long celebration of Amsterdam’s people, heritage, and vibrant culture.
Article date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Jo Baer, Painter of “Radical Figuration,” dies at 95
The painter Jo Baer died yesterday, January 21, in Amsterdam at the age of 95. The news of her death was announced by Pace Gallery, which has represented the artist since 2019.
Article date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Ancient Genomes reveal an Iron Age Society centred on Women
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity, has joined forces with archaeologists from Bournemouth University to decipher the structure of British Iron Age society, finding evidence of female political and social empowerment.