Article date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
De Pont Museum Netherlands acquires Two Iconic Works by Beatriz González
The De Pont Museum acquired two works from the iconic series Las Delicias (1996-1998) by Colombian artist Beatriz González: Las Delicias 12 and Las Delicias 13.
Article date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Art on the London Underground’s Programme for 2025 announced
Art on the Underground’s programme for 2025 comprises major new works from four contemporary artists
Article date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Archaeologists uncover a 1,500-year-old Byzantine Monastery in Israel
A monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and a Greek inscription, a sophisticated winepress and other buildings were discovered in Israel in an excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority, conducted as part of the Israel Land Authority's development works for the establishment of "Karmey Gat North” neighborhood. "This is the largest and most significant site discovered in the region from the Roman and Byzantine periods," say the researchers.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Heritage Auctions celebrates its Most Successful Year With Total Sales of $1.867 Billion in 2024
Heritage Auctions set numerous records in 2024, led by the most successful Sports auction ever held over the summer, a $61.9 million grand slam, followed just a few months later by the record-setting Entertainment event that strutted down the Yellow Brick Road to a $38.6 million finish.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Bulgaria has requested Assurances Regarding the Safety of Panagyurishte Gold Treasure amid the Fire in Los Angeles
Due to the fire in Los Angeles, caretaker Minister of Culture, Nayden Todorov, has sent a letter to the management of the Getty Museum requesting that the exhibits from Bulgaria, including the Panagyurishte Gold Treasure, be secured in a safe location.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Getty Villa says its Collections are Safe so far from the Palisades Fire in California
A brush fire started late Tuesday morning in the Pacific Palisades, fueled by extremely high winds.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Mario R. Rossero named Director of The Andy Warhol Museum
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced today that Mario R. Rossero has been named the new director of The Andy Warhol Museum and vice president of Carnegie Museums.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Badru Temitayo, Winner Audience Award Textile Biennial 2023 exhibits in Museum Rijswijk, Netherlands
For the exhibition Badru Temitayo. We are gods, the Nigerian artist Badru Temitayo Taofeek (1983) draws inspiration from African history, myths and folklore.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge, creating a Premier Visual Content Company
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GETY) and Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) announced that they entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in a merger of equals transaction, creating a premier visual content company.
Article date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Historic Victory: Belgian Artist Christian Silvain wins €650,000 Plagiarism Case in Chinese Court
The Chinese artist Ye Yongqing has been convicted for plagiarizing the works of Belgian painter Christian Silvain.
Article date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
10-Year-Old Boy finds Century-Old Cross Medallion in Jerusalem
A 10-year-old Israeli boy out on a school trip in Jerusalem uncovered a cross medallion between 100 and 200 years old, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Sunday.
Article date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Charlie Hebdo releases Special Issue 10 Years after Attack
On 7 January 2015, 10 staff members of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were killed in their newsroom by two terrorists.
Article date: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Wadi AlFann presents James Turrell in AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Wadi AlFann presents James Turrell is an exhibition surveying the work of pioneering Light and Space artist James Turrell. The exhibition will run from 16 January until 19 April 2025 and is presented by Wadi AlFann as part of the AlUla Arts Festival 2025.
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Archaeologists recover Remarkably preserved Shrines from a Temple in Iraq
At the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, a temple razed by fire around 612 BCE, has remarkably preserved shrines that were recovered by the Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists on a site excavation this year as part of the Penn Nimrud Project, one of several cultural heritage preservation and protection initiatives of Penn’s Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program (IHSP).
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
The Climate Museum secures Permanent Home for Climate Arts and Culture in New York
The Climate Museum, the first museum in the United States dedicated to climate change, is thrilled to announce its new permanent location at 418 11th Avenue. The State of New York announced today it is awarding The Moinian Group and Boston Properties (BXP) a real estate development project in Hudson Yards to be designed by the architecture firm FXCollaborative. This project will provide a 24,000 square foot permanent home for the Climate Museum.
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Part of Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven Temporarily closed in Spring 2025
Next spring, from 3 March to 27 April 2025, the Van Abbemuseum will invest in making the climate system in the Collection Building more sustainable.
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Iraqi Artist Dia Al Azzawi wins Great Arab Minds Award
Dia Al Azzawi is the winner of this year's Great Arab Minds award in literature and arts.
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
Worth the Journey in 2025: Siena, The Rise of Painting at the National Gallery London
Step into Siena. It’s the beginning of the 14th century in central Italy. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change. Artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti are forging a new way of painting.
Article date: Monday, January 6, 2025
‘Berlinde De Bruyckere. Khorós’ at BOZAR, Brussels
Bozar will present a large-scale solo exhibition featuring the work of Berlinde De Bruyckere for the first time.
Article date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
Bradford 2025 UK City Of Culture to launch with Magical Outdoor Spectacle
The opening events for the year-long Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture will take place on 10 & 11 January 2025.