Article date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Dorothy Iannone – Love Is Forever, Isn’t It ? in MuHka, Antwerp
The exhibition Love Is Forever, Isn't It? presents one of the most comprehensive surveys of Dorothy Iannone's prolific body of work, to be showcased at M HKA.
Article date: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Walmart Heir Alice Walton donates 40 Million $ to US Museums
Art Bridges Foundation, the national arts nonprofit founded by philanthropist Alice Walton, announced today the launch of “Access for All,” providing $40 million in funding to 64 museums nationwide.
Article date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Turning Heads Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt in KMSKA Antwerp
Faces are very much in the spotlight at the KMSKA this autumn. Our first major exhibition after the museum’s grand reopening focuses on the development of a new genre, the head study.
Article date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Fiona Tan creates Europe's Largest Stained Glass Window in Alkmaar, Netherlands
The 23-meter-high and 6-meter-wide window, the largest in Europe, no fewer than 45,000 pieces of glass in 88 different colors have been incorporated. Together, they create an enchanting kaleidoscope of almost 200 rosettes, which appear differently in the changing sunlight. "I consider it as a long strip of film."
Article date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Germany and France Strengthen Cultural Cooperation with Joint Provenance Research Fund
Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth and Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak advanced the establishment of a joint provenance research fund. They signed a declaration outlining the structure and scope of the fund. According to this agreement, the fund is set to commence a three-year pilot phase in February 2024.
Article date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Manhattan D.A. Returns 19 Antiquities to Italy
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. returns 19 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19 million to the people of Italy. The pieces were seized pursuant to several ongoing investigations against major antiquities traffickers, including Giovanni Franco Becchina, Eugene Alexander, Raffaele Monticelli, Jerome Eisenberg and Edoardo Almagià.
Article date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Michael Armitage Receives Robson Orr TenTen Award
In 2023, the Government Art Collection commissioned artist Michael Armitage to create a limited-edition print that will be shown in UK government buildings around the world.
Article date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The Museum St John's Hospital in Bruges Reopens as New Museum focusing on Care and Hospitality
The St John's Hospital in Bruges, one of the oldest and best-preserved hospital buildings in Europe, reopens on 16 December as a completely new, contemporary museum. The new museum is conceived as a place that speaks to the heart, where hospitality - in all senses of the word - and care - through all ages - are central.
Article date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Wales' National Museums are missing Almost 2,000 Items
Almost 2,000 items including a sword, axe and javelin head from the Bronze Age are missing at the national museum.
Article date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
UNESCO Experts deployed to Libya to aid with the Recovery after Storm Daniel
Thousands of civilians lost their lives when Storm Daniel hit north-eastern Libya on September 10. The natural disaster also displaced tens of thousands of people, and fundamentally disrupted critical services in Libya, including the education system, the protection of heritage sites and water management.
Article date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Grand Reopening of National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, on October 21
On October 21, 2023, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) will reopen after more than two years to unveil its highly anticipated top-to-bottom renovation.
Article date: Monday, October 9, 2023
Francesca Gavin to lead Viennacontemporary
After three successful years as Artistic Director of viennacontemporary, Boris Ondreička is leaving the art fair to pursue new curatorial projects. Francesca Gavin - who was instrumental in the successful special programs ZONE1 and VCT ACTIVATION at this year’s edition of the fair - will take over the position.
Article date: Monday, October 9, 2023
The Folding Screens are Back, in Milan
“Paraventi: Folding Screens from the 17th to 21st Centuries” is an extensive exhibition curated by Nicholas Cullinan on view at Fondazione Prada’s Milan venue from 26 October 2023 to 26 February 2024.
Article date: Monday, October 9, 2023
El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon at Tate Moderns' Turbine Hall
Thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments have been stitched together into three expansive abstract compositions. These undulating forms, which are the artist’s largest work to date, cut through the vast industrial space of the Turbine Hall, reflecting on the expanse of human history and the elemental power of the natural world.
Article date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
American Tourist arrested for smashing Ancient Roman Statues at The Israel Museum
Photos released by authorities showed two sculptures that had been knocked off of pedestals and broken into pieces in the museum’s archaeology wing.
Article date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Jan Van Imschoot has First Major Retrospective at S.M.A.K. Ghent
'The End Is Never Near' is the first overview dedicated to the work of Belgian artist Jan Van Imschoot.
Article date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
UNESCO names Rio de Janeiro as World Book Capital for 2025
UNESCO and the World Book Capital Advisory Committee commended Rio de Janeiro’s demonstration of the importance of its literary heritage alongside a clearly defined vision and action plan to promote literature, sustainable publishing and reading among young people tapping into digital technologies. This is the first time that a Portuguese-speaking city has been designated World Book Capital.
Article date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
How to Secure Funding for Your Start-up as a Student Entrepreneur
Stepping into the world of entrepreneurship as a student? Exciting, isn't it? But here comes the challenging bit: securing that all-important funding.
Article date: Friday, October 6, 2023
CODART Research: Role of Curator has Fundamentally Changed
Flemish art, makes clear the role of the museum curator has fundamentally changed in recent decades. The task of the curator is shifting steadily from keeper of the collection and researcher in the direction of networker and narrator.
Article date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
New Rooms Discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid Egypt
A remarkable archaeological breakthrough has been made with the excavation and restoration of rooms in the pyramid of Sahura. The discovered chambers are probably storage rooms intended to hold the royal burial objects.
