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New British Museum Director Promises Ambitious Makeover
Nicholas Cullinan, the new director of the British Museum, has made big promises to overhaul the tainted institution.
In March, Nicholas Cullinan was announced as the new director of the museum. He took command in June, taking over…
Stonewall Museum Cuts Ties With Florida Tourism After Anti-LGBT Move
The Stonewall Museum has severed ties with Florida’s tourism authority after the latter took down an LGBT-specific section from its website.
Two weeks ago, it was reported that Visit Florida, the marketing wing of Florida’s state…
For First Time In 400 Years, Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Open To Public
An Artemisia Gentileschi painting at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas is being publicly exhibited for the first time in over four centuries.
Titled ‘Penitent Mary Magdalene’ (1625-26), the painting features the prominent Bible figure in a…
Rembrandt Style Painting Sold For $1.5M In Maine
An unsigned painting in the style of Rembrandt was sold for $1.5 million at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Maine.
Titled ‘Portrait of a Girl’, the painting features a young woman in black attire. The details associated with the…
Boy Scouts To Auction Collection, Inc. Norman Rockwell, For Sex Abuse Victims
As part of bankruptcy proceedings, Boy Scouts of America will auction off its art collection for funds for sex abuse victims.
The complete art collection of the Boy Scouts is estimated to be around $59 million. It includes works by…
Four Decades Later, Stolen Portrait Of Rubens and Van Dyck Returned To England
A double portrait of artist Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck has been returned 45 years after it was stolen.
The oil-on-wood painting is a double portrait of the two Flemish masters. It was created by another Flemish artist,…
California Man Sentenced To Jail Over Smuggling Art From Syria
A man in California was sentenced to 3 months in jail for smuggling an ancient Roman mosaic from Syria.
In August 2015, Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi brought in ‘ceramic tiles from Turkey’ worth less than $600. However, in reality, he was…
Victoria Siddall, Formerly At Frieze, Chosen To Lead National Portrait Gallery
The person behind the Frieze Art Fair, Victoria Siddall, has been selected as the next head of the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Siddall would be the 13th president of one of the most recognizable galleries in the world. She would…
Child Breaks 3,500 Years Old Jar At Israeli Museum
A kid’s curiosity caused him to accidentally break an ancient jar at the Hecht Museum in Israel.
First reported by the BBC, the 4-year-old boy was on a tour of the Hecht Museum with his family. He was one of the ancient jars located near…
Two ‘The Great Wave’ Prints Up For Auction In New York
Bonhams and Christie’s will auction prints of Katsushika Hokusai‘s The Great Wave in September’s Asia Week New York.
Katsushika Hokusai‘s Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), better known as “The Great Wave”, is one of…