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Article date: Monday, October 7, 2019

Inauguration of the Louvre Conservation Center

Designed by the British architectural firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the Louvre Conservation Center, inaugurated on October 8, 2019, will be home to some 250,000 works of art by 2024, making it one of Europe’s largest study and research centers. The sober and elegant building blends seamlessly into the landscape and boasts optimal conservation performance.

Article date: Friday, October 4, 2019

UK Government Prepares Art World for No Deal Brexit

Preparations are being made for new import and export policies in a non-European UK. The UK government website, gov.uk, has released a new digital brochure offering information and instructions on the import and export of items of cultural interest if there is a no deal Brexit.

Article date: Thursday, October 3, 2019

FIAC Projects and FIAC Hors les Murs in Paris

FIAC Hors les Murs is an exhibition of outdoor artworks presenting sculptures and installations to the widest possible audience in emblematic public spaces throughout the city. Providing a unique opportunity for artists to enter into a dialogue with Parisian heritage sites, the programme favors ease of access to contemporary creation and encourages broader knowledge on site cultural mediation.

Article date: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Otobong Nkanga Receives Inaugural Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter officially announced on Monday that the inaugural winner of the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme is Otobong Nkanga. The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme presents 100,000 USD in prize money to a distinguished, mid-career artist whose work will inspire and motivate future generations to active participation and social responsibility.

Article date: Monday, September 30, 2019

Medieval Masterpiece by Cimabue Rediscovered in French House

A masterpiece attributed to 13th century Italian painter Cimabue has been discovered in a French woman’s kitchen —and it’s expected to sell for millions of euros at an upcoming auction.

Article date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

The Aestheticized Interview with Nikos Moschos (Greece)

"I think that when your work is directly connected to your life, eventually your views will reflect on your work. Even more when someone’s work becomes the means to deepen and become better acquainted with yourself. My work functions as an allegorical calendar which records my relationship (and possibly the relationship of each one of us) with nature, technology, time and death".

Article date: Sunday, September 22, 2019

5-Year Research Project Reveals New Discoveries in Marc Chagall Paintings

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has rounded off a major five-year research project into the material and technical aspects of the nine paintings by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in its collection. Internationally, it is the first survey to examine a group of his paintings in such depth, and in relation to one another. The results are of significant value to art historians and conservators all over the world.

Article date: Friday, September 20, 2019

Getty to Devote $100 Million to Address Threats to the World's Ancient Cultural Heritage

The J. Paul Getty Trust will embark on an unprecedented and ambitious $100-million, decade-long global initiative to promote a greater understanding of the world’s cultural heritage and its universal value to society, including far-reaching education, research, and conservation efforts.

Article date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

J. Paul Getty Medal Goes to Lorna Simpson, Ed Ruscha, and Mary Beard

More than 300 guests celebrated the presentation of the J. Paul Getty Medal to artists Ed Ruscha and Lorna Simpson and historian Mary Beard at a dinner at the Getty Center on Monday. The Getty Medal is the Getty’s highest honor, given annually to recognize extraordinary achievement in the fields of museology, art historical research, conservation science, and philanthropy, the founding interests of the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Article date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Robert Frank, Trailblazing Photographer of American Life, Dies

Robert Frank, the Swiss-born photographer who captured the loneliness and heartache of life in his 1958 book “The Americans” and became a trailblazer for the Beat Generation, has died. He was 94.

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