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Article date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Legendary Photographer Elliott Erwitt dies aged 95
Elliot Erwitt, the American photographer whose career spanned more than 70 extraordinarily years of 20th-century history, has died.
Article date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Art Rotterdam is celebrating Its 25th Edition in 2024
Art Rotterdam is celebrating its 25th edition from Thursday 1 February to Sunday 4 February at the iconic Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam for the last time - but no less topical and innovative.
Article date: Friday, December 1, 2023
UNESCO stresses that Efforts to protect Heritage must Also be in the Interests of the Local Population
For the first time, UNESCO has brought together experts specializing in both tangible and living heritage at an international conference co-organized with Italy. The conference culminated in the adoption of the Naples Appeal, which urges UNESCO Member States to work closely with local and indigenous populations in the development of heritage site management policies.
Article date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Tel Aviv Museum of Art reopens to the Public
Tel Aviv Museum of Art reopened to the public on Thursday, November 30, 2023, free of charge.
Article date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Zabludowicz Collection closes the London Space
Zabludowicz Collection today announces the plans to expand its international reach, and the closure of the London project space.
Article date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
German Authorities return 75 Archaeological Pieces to Mexico
In another example of the multilateral collaboration between Mexico and Germany, 75 archaeological pieces, mostly Huasteca, were delivered to the Mexican embassy in Germany on November 23.
Article date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Italy recovers Lost Botticelli Painting in Naples
Italy had lost track of a Botticelli painting valued at €100 million.
Article date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Visual Artist Mark Bradford Wins the 2024 Getty Prize
The J. Paul Getty Trust announced it has named Los Angeles based artist Mark Bradford as the recipient of its annual Getty Prize, the institution’s highest honor.
Article date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Saudi Arabia elected Host Country of World Expo 2030
Member States of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) today elected Saudi Arabia as host country of World Expo 2030 during the 173rd General Assembly of the Organisation.
Article date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
COP 28 :Culture at the Heart of Climate Action
Artists and cultural voices from across the world are uniting to call for climate negotiators at COP UN Climate Conference to put cultural heritage, arts and creative industries at the heart of climate action.
Article date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will have a Sculpture Garden in 2024
From the entrance area to the restaurant and shop: the museum’s entire plinth is poised for a dramatic transformation.
Article date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Germany imposes an Export Ban on Caspar David Friedrich's "Karlsruher Sketchbook"
The so-called “Karlsruhe Sketchbook” by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich, one of the most important artists of the Romantic period, is to be auctioned on November 30th at the Griesebach auction house in Berlin.
Article date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
World first: Van Gogh’s Complete Lithograph Series ‘Old Man Drinking Coffee’ on Display
All three prints of Van Gogh’s lithograph Old Man Drinking Coffee have been reunited for the first time since 1882. The location of one of the three was long unknown, but the print was recently rediscovered and subsequently sold at auction. The new owner is now offering the lithograph to the Van Gogh Museum on long-term loan, and will ultimately gift the work to the museum. The presentation is now on display at the Van Gogh Museum.
Article date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Archaeologists in Israel discover Evidence of Mass Weapon Production in Stone Age Era
Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of large-scale war weapon production in the region dating back to 7,200 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Article date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
RCU Saudi-Arabia expands Partnership of Cross-Cultural Exchange with France’s Centre Pompidou
Signing supports RCU’s development of landmark contemporary art museum in AlUla while activating new phase of training, knowledge sharing, and mentoring between France and AlUla in northwest Arabia.
Article date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Greek PM Visit to Rishi Sunak cancelled Over Elgin Marbles Row
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled his meeting with visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek leader announced on Monday, with the BBC saying the abrupt cancellation was over the countries’ Elgin Marbles dispute.
Article date: Monday, November 27, 2023
Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam returns Crimean Artifacts to Ukraine
All of the remaining artefacts from the exhibition Crimea – Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea have been transferred by the Allard Pierson to Ukraine and taken to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in Kiev.
Article date: Monday, November 27, 2023
Anselm Kiefer creates "Safety Curtain" for Vienna State Opera
»Safety Curtain« is an exhibition series conceived by museum in progress in cooperation with the Vienna State Opera, which transforms the safety curtain into a temporary exhibition space for contemporary art since 1998.
Article date: Monday, November 27, 2023
British Museum to Loan Ancient Greek Meidias Hydria Vase to Greece
The British Museum has decided to loan the Meidias Hydria, an ancient Greek vase dating back to 420 BC, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. This move marks the first time in 250 years that the vase, a masterpiece by the Meidias artist, has left the confines of the British Museum.
Article date: Monday, November 27, 2023
An Extraordinary Archaeological Discovery in Spain
A new decorated stela has been found in context, in the 3000-year-old funerary complex of Las Capellanías, in Cañaveral de León (Huelva, south-west of Spain). It is thought that late prehistoric stelae in Iberia were created to commemorate important personages.