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Article date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Artists' Letters from the Anne-Marie Springer Collection at Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

For the first time in Spain, the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is presenting a selection of letters and postcards written by painters such as Delacroix, Manet, Degas, Monet, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Juan Gris, Frida Kahlo and Lucian Freud, loaned from the Anne-Marie Springer collection.

Article date: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Paintings from the Morozov Collection Returned to Russia

Paintings from the Morozov collection returned to Russia, which were in Paris at the exhibition “Masterpieces New Art Collection of the Morozov Brothers”. This was announced by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova.

Article date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns of Looted Items

Many artifacts and works of art have been in the Smithsonian’s holdings for decades or, in some cases, more than 150 years. They recognize that ethical norms and best practices in collecting have changed, particularly with respect to collecting cultural heritage from individuals and communities, and that the Smithsonian has collections it would not have acquired under present-day standards.

Article date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022

MFA Boston Transfers Antique Marble Head to the Republic of Italy

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has transferred the Late Imperial sculpture Portrait of a Man to the Republic of Italy, from where it is believed to have been stolen during World War II.

Article date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Belgian Artist Jan Fabre Given 18 Month Suspended Sentence for Sexual Assault and Bullying

63-year-old Belgian multidisciplinary artist Jan Fabre who was accused of sexual abuse four years ago following an interview in which he stated he had never had any harassment issues, as reported by the Brussels Time, has been convicted of sexual harassment and bullying.

Article date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Professor Deborah Swallow to Retire as Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld After 18 Years

Professor Deborah Swallow has announced plans to retire from her post as Märit Rausing Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after leading the internationally renowned institution for 18 years.

Article date: Monday, April 25, 2022

Germany Returns Four Illegally Trafficked Cultural Objects to Italy

The German Minister of State for Culture and Media, Claudia Roth, has handed over four illegally transferred cultural objects to the Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio in Berlin that were seized and retrieved in Germany

Article date: Monday, April 25, 2022

The Art of Dr. Gindi: Echoes to Truth and Transcendence

A first glance at the work of Dr. Gindi, you intuitively know that you are encountering an artist of not only technical skill and dexterity but also of reflective profundity, artistic vision and courageous insight into the human condition.

Article date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam to Receive TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund

The Europe Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) has announced that the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam is to be a recipient of the TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund,

Article date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Glasgow to Return Looted Artworks to India, Nigeria and Representatives of Massacred Lakota people in South Dakota, USA

Glasgow City Council has voted to return a number of cultural artefacts from its museum collections, including the repatriation of seven Indian antiquities, in a move which is the first of its kind from a UK museum.

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