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Article date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

ALIPH will Devote a First Envelope of 5 million Dollars to the Stabilization and Rehabilitation of Beirut’s Damaged Cultural Heritage

Following the explosion of 4 August and the damage it caused to museums, libraries, monuments and historic houses in central Beirut, the ALIPH Foundation Board decided to allocate an initial envelope of 5 million dollars to finance emergency measures to stabilize, protect, or rehabilitate the city’s cultural heritage.

Article date: Monday, August 24, 2020

The First Public Park of Contemporary Sculpture in Ukraine PARK3020 Opens in September

On September 15, 2020 PARK3020 officially opens and presents works by Ukrainian sculptors: Nazar Bilyk, Anna Zvyagintseva, Oleksii Zolotariov, Anton Logov, Anna Naduda, Bohdan Tomashevskyi and others. In 2020-2022, the park will cooperate in a partnership with a key institution for the presentation of public art in the UK – Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Article date: Friday, August 21, 2020

Much Enhanced Closer to Van Eyck: Discover the Ghent Altarpiece in Ultra HR

Since 2012, the website Closer to Van Eyck has made it possible for millions around the globe to zoom in on the intricate, breathtaking details of the Ghent Altarpiece, one of the most celebrated works of art in the world. More than a quarter million people have taken advantage of the opportunity so far in 2020.

Article date: Thursday, August 20, 2020

London's Natural History Museum Dusting off before Reopening

London’s Natural History Museum is dusting off the blue whale that soars above its central hall, its dinosaur skeletons and thousands of other exhibits in preparation for re-opening next month after COVID-19 forced its closure in March.

Article date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The Whitney to Reopen on September 3

The Whitney will reopen its doors to the public on September 3, with five days of early access for its members and the Whitney Education Community Advisory Network beginning August 27.

Article date: Monday, August 17, 2020

Albertina Shows 'The Beginning. Art in Austria, 1945-1980'

The opening exhibition of ALBERTINA MODERN, entitled The Beginning. Art in Austria, 1945 to 1980, offers the first-ever comprehensive overview of a period that numbers among Austrian art history’s most innovative. On exhibit are the most important artistic stances situated at the threshold of postmodernism—from the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism to early abstraction, Viennese Actionism, kinetic and concrete art, Austria’s own version of pop art, and the socially critical realism so characteristic of Vienna.

Article date: Saturday, August 15, 2020

UNESCO Rallies International Community to Safeguard Beirut’s Cultural Life and Heritage

Following the devastating twin explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, on 4 August, UNESCO mobilized leading cultural organizations and experts from Lebanon and abroad in an online meeting on 10 August to coordinate emergency and longer-term measures to safeguard the city’s severely damaged cultural heritage and rehabilitate its cultural life.

Article date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art to Open in September

Since September 2019, the 11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art has been unfolding as a process with “exp. 1”, “exp. 2”, and “exp. 3”. From 5 September to 1 November 2020, the upcoming exhibition, the epilogue, will bring together these experiences and the issues they raise in four locations, including the Gropius Bau.

Article date: Monday, August 10, 2020

Austrian Art Market Benefits from the Reduction in VAT to Five Per Cent

The Austrian galleries have a difficult spring behind him. Without the participation in foreign trade fairs, many art dealers are in a precarious situation, because in contrast to Germany, there is a lack of local collect prevails in the Alpine Republic still in force. The Federal government supports the participation in international art fairs with up to 14 000 Euro.

Article date: Friday, August 7, 2020

Two Royal Statues Return from US to be Displayed at Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt on Thursday received two enormous royal statues that had been displayed as part of the exhibition “Sunken Cities: The Enchanting World of Egypt” in the US. The statues will be installed at the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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