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Stonehenge Tunnel Road Scheme scrapped
Article date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Stonehenge Tunnel Road Scheme scrapped

The Stonehenge Alliance has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cancel the £2.5bn A303 Stonehenge scheme as a “low value, unaffordable commitment”.

57m-Long Mosaic Mural unveiled at London Bridge Station
Article date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

57m-Long Mosaic Mural unveiled at London Bridge Station

In a River a Thousand Streams is a major new public artwork that was unveiled at London Bridge Station on Wednesday 24 July. The 57-metre mosaic mural is the result of a collaboration between London School of Mosaic (LSoM) and AA alum Adam Nathaniel Furman, and explores themes of craft, community and collaboration.

Fowler Museum returns Cultural Significant Objects to Australia’s Warumungu Community
Article date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Fowler Museum returns Cultural Significant Objects to Australia’s Warumungu Community

20 Items of significant cultural importance were returned to the Warumungu community of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia. The permanent, voluntary, and ethical return of the items by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, a renowned museum dedicated to global arts and cultures with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Indigenous Americas, was initiated by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Met Attendance Rebounds, and Museum Welcomes More Than 5.5 Million Visitors
Article date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Met Attendance Rebounds, and Museum Welcomes More Than 5.5 Million Visitors

Over the past year, the Museum recorded strong recovery of local New York City audiences, exceeding pre-pandemic figures, and welcomed its highest-ever percentage of BIPOC visitors from the United States.

The Via Appia Regina Viarum included in the List of UNESCO Sites
Article date: Monday, July 29, 2024

The Via Appia Regina Viarum included in the List of UNESCO Sites

The World Heritage Committee, meeting in New Delhi in its 46th session, decided on the inscription of the “Via Appia. Regina Viarum” on the world heritage list which so it becomes the 60th Italian site recognized by UNESCO.

Eleventh Piece Of Nazi-Looted Art returned to Relatives of Fritz Grünbaum
Article date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Eleventh Piece Of Nazi-Looted Art returned to Relatives of Fritz Grünbaum

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Ivan J. Arvelo of Homeland Security Investigations, New York, announced the return of an eleventh artwork to the family of Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer whose art collection was stolen by the Nazi regime.

Ancient Christian Monastery in Gaza added to Unesco World Heritage List
Article date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Ancient Christian Monastery in Gaza added to Unesco World Heritage List

Palestinian archaeological site Tell Umm Amer has been added to the Unesco World Heritage List. Its inclusion comes after an emergency nomination due to the Israel-Gaza war. The announcement was made as part of the ongoing session of the organisation's World Heritage Committee, which runs until Wednesday in New Delhi.

Activists found Guilty after throwing Soup at Van Gogh Painting
Article date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Activists found Guilty after throwing Soup at Van Gogh Painting

Two Just Stop Oil supporters, Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, who threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”, have been found guilty of criminal damage exceeding £5,000.

How Rembrandt combined Special Pigments for Golden Details of The Night Watch
Article date: Friday, July 26, 2024

How Rembrandt combined Special Pigments for Golden Details of The Night Watch

Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have for the first time established how Rembrandt applied special arsenic sulfide pigments to create a ‘golden’ paint.

Paris 2024: the first ever Opening Ceremony to take place in a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Article date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Paris 2024: the first ever Opening Ceremony to take place in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

For the first time in the history of the modern Olympic Games, the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony will take place in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site: on the banks of the Seine in Paris.

UNESCO Votes Not To Place Stonehenge On ‘Danger’ List
Article date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

UNESCO Votes Not To Place Stonehenge On ‘Danger’ List

The Stonehenge Alliance is shocked that a highly damaging and inaccurate amendment from Kenya to the draft decision on Stonehenge was passed at the World Heritage Committee today, albeit with some minor changes.

Research confirms the Flowers in Van Gogh's Irises were Originally not as Blue as they appear Today
Article date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Research confirms the Flowers in Van Gogh's Irises were Originally not as Blue as they appear Today

Research in new exhibition confirms the flowers in Irises were originally not as blue as they appear today.

Michael Jackson’s Drawings to appear at Auction after Court Ruling
Article date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Michael Jackson’s Drawings to appear at Auction after Court Ruling

The collection includes 76 drawings by Michael Jackson’s, including images of Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Walt Disney, Peter Pan, and Ronald Reagan.

US Justice Department recovers Picasso, Van Gogh and other Artworks from 1MDB Scandal
Article date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

US Justice Department recovers Picasso, Van Gogh and other Artworks from 1MDB Scandal

The Justice Department has reached an agreement with “Jasmine” Loo Ai Swan (Loo), the former general counsel of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s sovereign investment development fund, to recover artwork by Pablo Picasso and a financial account in Switzerland traced to funds allegedly embezzled from 1MDB.

Zahi Hawass reiterates Egypt's request for the return of the Nefertiti Bust and the Rosetta Stone
Article date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Zahi Hawass reiterates Egypt's request for the return of the Nefertiti Bust and the Rosetta Stone

Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has announced that the "Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage" will launch a large popular campaign in September to demand the return of Nefertiti's bust, the Rosetta Stone, and the planetarium from abroad to Egypt.

Frans van der Avert new general director of Paleis Het Loo | Apeldoorn - The Netherlands
Article date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Frans van der Avert new general director of Paleis Het Loo | Apeldoorn - The Netherlands

The Supervisory Board has appointed Frans van der Avert as general director of Paleis Het Loo. Van der Avert will succeed Pien Harms, who has held this position ad interim over the past 12 months.

85 Arrests, 6,400 Objects recovered in International Operation against Art Trafficking
Article date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

85 Arrests, 6,400 Objects recovered in International Operation against Art Trafficking

The eighth edition of an Operation Pandora saw customs and law enforcement authorities from 25 countries join forces against international art trafficking.

Christelle Oyiri selected to create Tate Modern’s Inaugural Infinities Commission
Article date: Monday, July 22, 2024

Christelle Oyiri selected to create Tate Modern’s Inaugural Infinities Commission

Tate Modern today announced the first artist to undertake the Infinities Commission, a new annual commission to showcase the limitless experimentation of contemporary art.

Rock Carvings of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs found in the Nile
Article date: Monday, July 22, 2024

Rock Carvings of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs found in the Nile

A French-Egyptian team discovered a number of rock carvings submerged in the Nile near Aswan that describe pharaohs who reigned several millennia ago.

Hidden Self-Portrait by English artist Norman Cornish found at the Bowes Museum
Article date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Hidden Self-Portrait by English artist Norman Cornish found at the Bowes Museum

Over 50 paintings, drawings and sketches by artists Norman Cornish and LS Lowry will be showcased at The Bowes Museum from 20th July 2024 – 19th January 2025. This major new exhibition includes 35 rarely or previously unseen artworks by the artists who shared a strong love of the north which was the focus of so much of their work, and who have a history of exhibiting together.