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Russian writers are no longer able to publish their work freely in their home country. In collaboration with Russian refugee writer Maxim Osipov, Van Oorschot Publishers is launching Fifth Wave, a magazine that will offer a platform to independent Russian writing.

The Antwerp City Council has approved the architectural assignment for the Antwerp Collection Center, a new building that will house the city's extensive heritage collection. In addition to storage and management, the building will provide public access to art treasures, promote specialized expertise, and implement an active restoration policy. The city is also committed to innovation and sustainability, aiming to create a passive building with a minimal ecological footprint.

Governor Hochul unveiled her vision for a new commuter-first world-class Penn Station and revitalized surrounding neighborhood that reflects the community's needs and focuses on public transit and public realm improvements. The plan prioritizes the reconstruction of the existing station while the station expansion and the Gateway Project initiatives, both of which the Governor strongly supports, continue on their federally-established timelines. Governor Hochul's new plan thus allows the expedited reconstruction of the existing Penn Station, 60% of whose users are subway and LIRR riders.

The Chrysler Museum of Art and the National Commission for Museums and Monuments Nigeria (NCMM) have collaborated on the restitution of an original Bakor monolith from the village of Njemetop in Cross River State to Nigeria.

Francesco Stocchi, curator of modern and contemporary art at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, is bidding farewell to the museum. He has been appointed artistic director of MAXXI, the National Museum of 21st Century Arts, in Rome.

The German National Foundation was established in 1993, shortly after the German reunification. The purpose of the foundation is to promote German culture within the EU through art, science, literature, politics and law. Since 1997, the Foundation has awarded the National Prize (Deutscher Nationalpreis) to people or institutions that contribute to European integration.

When archaeologists from The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research conducted a last-minute excavation in Medieval Trondheim last year due to a broken sewer pipe, a surprise find was made. A soapstone gaming piece bearing a runic inscription.

25 Monumental pits in what has become a nationally important prehistoric site have been found in Linmere, Bedfordshire, they date from the Mesolithic Period (12,000-6,000 years ago), a time with few clues to suggest what life was like in Britain.

At the request of Indonesia and Sri Lanka , the Netherlands will be returning 478 objects of cultural significance to Indonesia and to Sri Lanka. The objects were wrongfully brought to the Netherlands during the colonial period, acquired under duress or by looting . The decision to return them was made by Secretary of State for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu, following the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the Return of Cultural Objects from Colonial Context, chaired by Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You. The works are currently in the collections of the National Museum of World Cultures and the Rijksmuseum.

Adam Khan Architects have been selected to lead the refurbishment of the Palais de Danse. This historic building in the heart of St Ives served as Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture studio in the 1960s and will now be reimagined as a space to showcase and build on her artistic legacy. After an extensive search, Khan has been appointed to lead a project team comprising Thread, Price & Myers, and Ritchie+Daffin.

The key work of Expressionism should have been offered for auction in the Evening Sale at Kunsthaus Lempertz in Cologne on 6th June. The painting was formerly in the collection of the Jewish Doctor Blank in Cologne, who sold it in 1936.

On Thursday, June 29, the National Assembly unanimously passed – as did the Senate on May 23 – the bill on the restitution of cultural property that was the subject of dispossession in the context of the anti-Semitic persecution perpetrated between 1933 and 1945.

On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of René Magritte's birth, the Magritte Foundation, the Magritte Museum, and the City of Brussels have invited street artist Julien de Casabianca to explore the works of René Magritte.

The Rijksmuseum has purchased four outstanding silver salt cellars made by the renowned Amsterdam silversmith Johannes Lutma. These partially gilded objects are among the most important examples of 17th-century Dutch silversmithing.

Carine Bachmann, the Director of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC),handed over a fragment of a statue of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II to the Egyptian Embassy in Switzerland. The restitution is carried out in accordance with the implementation of the Federal Act on the Transfer of Cultural Property (TCCP).

In response to the devastating fires of 2022 at Rapa Nui Park, UNESCO completed in June 2023 a detailed diagnosis of the damage to archaeological resources and stressed the need for short-term interventions to protect and preserve this world-renowned heritage site.

S.M.A.K. (Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art) in Ghent is taking an important step towards the long-awaited expansion of the museum. The Ghent urban development company sogent is seeking a multidisciplinary design team through the Flemish Government Architect’s Open Call procedure. The team will draw up the design for a renewed S.M.A.K., comprising the current building and the so-called ‘Casino end’ of the Floraliënhal on the opposite side of the building cluster.

Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea is pleased to announce the entry into its permanent Collection of the work by Mike Winkelmann, alias Beeple, FTX BOARD MEETING, DAY #5676 11.13.2022, generously donated by the artist to the Museum.

In an unexpected pressrelease, Frank Demaegd and Eliane Breynaert announce the closure of Zeno X Gallery, a renowned Belgian gallery, at the end of 2023. Zeno X Gallery has been home to celebrated artists such as Luc Tuymans, Michael Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, and many others.

Angels and Muse, an alternative art and culture space in Lagos, has announced its commitment to continue to support emerging talents in the African art space, beginning with its home country, Nigeria.