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Article date: Sunday, October 23, 2022

Eco Protesters Throw Mashed Potato on £96 Million Monet Painting

Two protesters have thrown what appears to be mashed potato over Monet's 'Les Meules' painting at a museum in Germany.

Article date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Maxim Dondyuk Receives 43rd Annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography

The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund is pleased to announce that Maxim Dondyuk (Ukraine) is the recipient of this year’s $40,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his project, Ukraine 2014/22.

Article date: Thursday, October 20, 2022

U.K. Businessman Graham Bonham-Carter Indicted for Sanctions Evasion Benefitting Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska

A U.K. national was arrested for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and wire fraud in connection with funding U.S. properties purchased by Deripaska and efforts to expatriate Deripaska’s artwork in the United States through misrepresentations.

Article date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Marc Chagall’s Catskills Studio Goes Up for Sale at $240,000

This High Falls treasure was originally the studio of artist Marc Chagall. The home was featured in a 1995 Hudson Valley magazine article, “Chagall’s Days in High Falls.”

Article date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Just Stop Oil Supporters Throw Tomato Soup on Van Gogh Sunflower Painting at National Gallery

Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after covering a Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers painting with tomato soup at the National Gallery.

Article date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

We Prepared the Nomination File of Odessa for the World Heritage List – Volodymyr Zelensky

We prepared the nomination file of Odessa for the World Heritage List – Volodymyr Zelensky to the 215th session of UNESCO Executive Board

Article date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Smithsonian Returns 29 Benin Bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. The bronzes, which were part of the museum’s collection, were stolen from Nigeria during the 1897 British raid on Benin City.

Article date: Friday, October 7, 2022

New Curatorial Appointments at KANAL-Centre Pompidou

With the appointment of Devrim Bayar, Sandrine Colard, and Bas Hendrikx, KANAL solidifies its curatorial team to set the future direction for the institution in the run-up to its opening.

Article date: Thursday, October 6, 2022

Unknown Painting by Fernand Léger Discovered in Private Collection in the Netherlands

The Triton Collection Foundation has identified a work long hidden in its collection as an important painting by the renowned French artist Fernand Léger (1881-1955).

Article date: Thursday, October 6, 2022

Membership of AAMD Approves Change to Deaccessioning Rule, Bringing Policy in Line with American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced that following a week of electronic voting, AAMD’s members have approved a change to Professional Practices in Art Museums to narrowly change the approved use of funds from deaccessioned art.

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