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Article date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The German Lost Art Foundation Launches Website of the Most Extensive Database Worldwide for Nazi-looted Art

The German Lost Art Foundation redesigned the website of the most extensive database worldwide for Nazi-looted art for a more up-to-date appearance and increased user-friendliness.

Article date: Monday, December 20, 2021

Audrey Azoulay Names Lazare Eloundou Assomo Head of the World Heritage Centre

Due to the retirement of Ms Mechtild Rössler from her post as Director of the Centre on 30 September 2021, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay launched a call for candidates (internal and external) to replace her. At the end of the process, she selected Lazare Eloundou Assomo.

Article date: Thursday, December 16, 2021

The Frans Hals Museum’s Supervisory Board Appoints Lidewij de Koekkoek as Managing Director

Lidewij will succeed the outgoing Managing Director, Ann Demeester, as of 1 March, 2022. Ann is leaving the museum to assume the position of Director of the Kunsthaus Zurich.

Article date: Monday, December 13, 2021

Mondrian Heirs Sue Philadelphia Museum Over Work Claimed to be Stolen by the Nazis

The heirs of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian claim that a nearly 100-year-old canvas by the De Stijl master currently in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) was stolen by the Nazis.

Article date: Friday, December 10, 2021

The Netherlands to Deposit 150 million Euros for Rembrandt Masterpiece ‘De Vaandeldrager’

The Dutch government wants to buy the painting De Vaandeldrager by Rembrandt and “bring it into the public domain for good”.

Article date: Thursday, December 9, 2021

Aziz Hazara (Afghanistan) is the Main Prize Winner of the 6th Edition of the Future Generation Art Prize

Aziz Hazara (Afghanistan) is the winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2021, the 6th edition of the global art prize for artists under 35, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009.

Article date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Preparatory Sketch Found Beneath The Night Watch

A previously hidden sketch has been discovered during examinations of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch.This allows us to look over the artist’s shoulder, as it were, and watch as he takes the first steps in the making of a masterpiece.

Article date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Pak’s Experimental Ethereum NFT Drop 'Merge' Sells for Nearly $92M

Noted NFT artist Pak sold nearly $92 million worth of “mass” tokens for his experimental Merge NFT project on Nifty Gateway.

Article date: Monday, December 6, 2021

Hirshhorn Wins Approval for Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Sculpture Garden Revitalization

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has successfully completed the public consultation process for the revitalization of its Sculpture Garden.

Article date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021)

Lawrence Weiner, an American conceptual artist best known for his public installations featuring poetic words and phrases with graphic accents has died at 79. He passed away December 2, 2021.

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