Article date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
5-Star Kandinsky Exhibition from Centre Pompidou arrives in Amsterdam
The Kandinsky exhibition will be on show from Wednesday 19 June until Sunday 10 November 2024 in Museum Hart, Amsterdam.
Article date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Role of Museums in Education: Enhancing Learning Through Art Exhibitions
This collaborative approach mirrors the interactive learning experiences in museums, fostering critical thinking and a sense of community. Sharing notes helps students compare insights, deepen their understanding, and support each other's academic growth, making learning a more engaging and comprehensive journey.
Article date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Art Institute of Chicago returns Pilaster to Phanom Rung Temple in Thailand
The Art Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the Kingdom of Thailand, announced that it has initiated the return of an object—a fragment of a pilaster with Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana—to its place of origin in Thailand.
Article date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam are joining Forces
For the first time in their history, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam are joining forces to stage a major exhibition of one of the most important artists of our time: Anselm Kiefer.
Article date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Manhattan D.A. announces Indictment of Man and Woman for selling Illegal Ivory
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. today announced the indictments of Yincheng Wu, Grace Hu and Merces Gallery LLC, for illegally selling thousands of dollars’ worth of illegal elephant ivory through online auctions. YINCHENG WU, GRACE HU, and MERCES GALLERY LLC are each charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with three counts of Illegal Commercialization of Wildlife.
Article date: Monday, June 17, 2024
Children adopt Tiger after National Gallery Programme inspires responses to Rousseau’s 'Surprised!'
For nearly thirty years the Gallery has been inviting primary school children nationwide to focus on one painting from the collection and respond creatively, following their own questions and ideas, and this year’s programme has been the biggest yet: 300 schools took part – more than a 60% increase from last year.
Article date: Monday, June 17, 2024
Successful Edition of Art Basel with New Director Maike Cruse
This year’s Art Basel concluded on Sunday, June 16, with impressive sales across all market segments and a total of 91,000 visitors. Maike Cruse, the new director of Art Basel, highlighted the exceptional quality of the exhibited works and the positive response from collectors worldwide.
Article date: Monday, June 17, 2024
Art Professionals ask Centre Pompidou not to close for Renovations in an Open Letter
A number of French art world figures have signed an open letter urging the French government to halt the planned closure of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which is due to close for a five-year period for renovations starting in 2025.
Article date: Monday, June 17, 2024
Ursula von der Leyens' CDU calls for an Exhibition Boycott at Kunsthalle Osnabrück
CDU calls for a boycott of the exhibition “Children, listen up everyone!”, Kunsthalle Osnabrück has been showing the exhibition since June 15th.
Article date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Kunsthaus Zürich to remove Five Paintings linked to Nazi looting
The Kunsthaus Zurich has announced it will remove five paintings after a review of their provenance under new guidelines for dealing with artworks looted by the Nazis.
Article date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Tracey Emin Made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Tracey Emin, YBA Artist, born on July 3, 1963, in Croydon, London, has been given a Damehood, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honour list 2024.
Article date: Friday, June 14, 2024
Winning Design Team proposed for renewed and enlarged S.M.A.K.
The temporary association noAarchitects, David Kohn Architects with Asli Çiçek may design the expansion and renovation of S.M.A.K. The design proposal includes a second museum building, for the permanent collection. The entrance to both museum buildings will be in the Floralia Hall, which will have a central role in Citadel Park.
Article date: Friday, June 14, 2024
Hiền Hoàng wins Foam Paul Huf Award 2024
The 18th Foam Paul Huf Award goes to Hiền Hoàng (1990, Vietnam). Her work is unique for its integration of photography, sculpture, video, installations and performances.
Article date: Friday, June 14, 2024
Ukrainian Artist Artur Snitkus killed in Combat
Ukrainian artist, musician and stylist, representative of the queer community, fighter Artur Snitkus died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region.
Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Sarah Ganz Blythe Appointed Director of Harvard Art Museums
Sarah Ganz Blythe, a highly respected curator, educator, and scholar with more than 25 years of museum experience, will be the new Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard University interim Provost John Manning announced.
Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reacts to the Anti-Semitic Attack on Brooklyn Museum Director’s House
Pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized the House on Hicks Street, where Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak resides.
Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Orbit Homes UK unearths over 18,800 Artefacts in Significant Archaeological Discovery
Affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, recently unearthed over 18,800 historical artefacts after excavations at its Calthorpe Gardens development discovered archaeological evidence dating from the Prehistoric Mesolithic, Late bronze Age-Middle to Late Iron Age, and through to early Anglo-Saxon times.
Article date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology returns Artefacts from Cambridge to Uganda
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) arrived in Entebbe airport with 39 artefacts from the communities and kingdoms of Uganda that have been in the collections in Cambridge for a century or more. These artefacts have been placed in the care of the Uganda Museum on a long-term loan, where they will be the focus of a programme of research and consultation, and a major exhibition in 2025.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Anya Gallaccio commissioned to create The AIDS Memorial in London
Anya Gallaccio has been commissioned to create The AIDS Memorial in London, due to be unveiled at the end of 2027. The news was announced today by AIDS Memory UK (AMUK), an organisation that aims to raise awareness of the continuing impact of HIV/AIDS.
Article date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Treasured Friendship: Anne Frank's Verse donated to Anne Frank Huis Amsterdam
The Anne Frank House has received a special donation from Jacqueline Sanders-Van Maarsen: her autograph book with a handwritten verse by Anne Frank, dated 23 March 1942. The now 95-year-old Jacqueline has carefully preserved the album with Anne’s verse over the years as a testament to their deep friendship.
