Article date: Friday, September 8, 2023
JR at the Palais Garnier Paris
As part of the restoration of the Palais Garnier, the Opera national de Paris has invited the artist JR to decorate the scaffolding covering the monument with two successive installations.
Article date: Friday, September 8, 2023
20 Cultural Properties in Ukraine Receive Enhanced Protection by UNESCO
The UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict held an extraordinary meeting to strengthen the protection of cultural heritage in Ukraine, including the granting of provisional enhanced protection to 20 cultural properties as well as deciding the training of Ukrainian security forces and judiciary personnel on heritage protection.
Article date: Friday, September 8, 2023
Tbilisi, the Honorary Guest at Le festival des Cultures de l 'Est in Paris
The festival will be held in Paris on November 22-27, its goal is to introduce the culture of Eastern European countries outside it's perimeter.
Article date: Friday, September 8, 2023
Manhattans' D.A. Bragg Returns 12 Antiquities To Lebanon
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced today the return of 12 antiquities, collectively valued at more than $9 million, to the people of Lebanon.
Article date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Chaim Soutine in Kunstsammlung Düsseldorf
The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is dedicating an exhibition to the magnificent work of Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943). His expressive paintings shed light on his life as a Jewish emigrant and at the same time bear witness to an unstable existence on the fringes of society.
Article date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Cobra Museum Amstelveen, Netherlands, Nears Brink of Bankruptcy
The city of Amstelveen intends to discontinue the annual subsidy of 1.2 million euros to the struggling Cobra Museum starting from next year. Due to the increasing debt burden, the municipality no longer deems it responsible to support the museum with public funds.
Article date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Cap on Acropolis Visitor Numbers Comes into Effect
A new scheme was launched on Monday at the Acropolis site in Athens to avoid overcrowding and to protect the monuments. From this point on, the daily cap on visitors will be 20,000.
Article date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The German Advisory Commission on Nazi Looted-Art Urges Restitution Law
The Advisory Commission on Nazi Looted Art, formed 20 years ago in Germany, has released a memorandum calling for the enactment of a restitution law and greater responsibility from the government.
Article date: Monday, September 4, 2023
European Capitals of Culture 2024 - Bodø, Tartu and Bad Ischl
Every year, European cities represent the European Capitals of Culture (ECOC). The initiative was developed in 1985 and has already been awarded to more than 50 cities. Selected cities receive €1.5 million in funding from the “Creative Europe” programme.It is designed to foster the contribution of culture to the development of cities. Moreover, it aims to highlight richness and diversity across Europe.
Article date: Monday, September 4, 2023
Flemish Treasures: The Artful Celebration of 20 Years Flemish Masterpiece Decree
Magritte, Bacon, Ensor, Moore, Jordaens, Rubens … These are just some of the world-famous names on display at the MAS in autumn 2023. The not-to-be-missed exhibition 'Rare and Indispensable' brings a unique selection of masterpieces from the Flemish masterpiece list.
Article date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
United States and Yemen Sign Cultural Property Agreement
On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield and Ambassador of Yemen to the United States Mohammed Al-Hadhrami, accompanied by the Department’s Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking, signed a bilateral cultural property agreement that renews and extends protections for Yemeni cultural property which were put in place in 2020 on an emergency basis.
Article date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
V&A Dundee Removes Sackler Name Signs over Opioid Links
Dundee’s V&A museum has removed signs with the Sackler family name due to their alleged links with the ongoing opioid crisis in the US.
Article date: Friday, September 1, 2023
New York Judge Orders Seizure of Ancient Statue at Cleveland Museum of Art
A New York judge has ordered the seizure of a Roman bronze sculpture from the Cleveland Museum of Art in a search warrant related to a criminal investigation into looting and trafficking of antiquities in Turkey.
Article date: Friday, September 1, 2023
Tate Appoints Two New Curators Specialising in Ecology and First Nations and Indigenous Art
Marleen Boschen has been appointed the institution’s first Adjunct Curator dedicated to art and ecology – a position that will develop narratives around ecological issues and further Tate’s commitment to climate justice. Kimberley Moulton will take on the role of Adjunct Curator specialising in First Nations and Indigenous Art, continuing the innovative research and scholarship undertaken in this field.
Article date: Friday, September 1, 2023
Getty Research Institute Acquires Maren Hassinger Archive
The Getty Research Institute has acquired the archive of Maren Hassinger. The archive contains original sketches, drawings for large scale projects, photographs, correspondence, print media, handwritten notes, documentation of exhibitions, and audio-visual material.
Article date: Friday, September 1, 2023
Internationally Renowned Curator to Work at Musea Brugge
On September 1, Dutch Anna Koopstra will start in the position of curator of Early Netherlandish painting. "Her arrival is an important added value for the development of our new research center BRON and scientific research for exhibitions in BRUSK," echoes an enthusiastic response from Musea Brugge.
Article date: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Dutch Artcenter De Appel is moving to Tempel Amsterdam
De Appel will move to and be hosted by Tempel Broedplaats, a cultural centre in Amsterdam's Diamantbuurt. The new location will be inaugurated by Touria Melani, Amsterdam's Alderman for Art and Culture in 2024. In the new location de Appel will continue its ongoing cultural projects as well as launch new programmes.
Article date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Nisg̱a’a Totem Pole Returns to the Nass Valley After 94 Years
The House of Ni’isjoohl memorial pole makes its way home from Scotland as the first totem pole rematriated from the United Kingdom.
Article date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Banksy closes Glasgow show at GoMA and asks 'Where next?'
Banksy’s Cut & Run exhibition, which showcases 25 years of stencil graffiti, closed on Monday 28 August after breaking box office records during its 10-week run.
Article date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Chinese State Media demands return of British Museum Artefacts
A call for the British Museum to return Chinese artefacts after the recent alleged theft of about 2,000 items is heating up social media in the country. The demand became the most trending topic on Weibo after an editorial in a state-run nationalist newspaper.
