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Surrealism Auction At Sotheby’s Wraps With $37M Sales
The first-ever auction at Sotheby’s dedicated entirely to Surrealism art brought €33 million ($36.7 million) with premium, making it a successful event.
The event, held on Wednesday, saw 24 artworks going on the auction block. In the…
Spanish Ministry To Buy 120,000 Objects From Lafuente Collection
The Spanish Ministry of Culture has confirmed that it will be buying the 120,000 objects in the collection of Spanish businessman José María Lafuente.
The massive collection of Lafuente Archive boasts 120,000 avant-garde artworks. 19,000…
Stabbing Of Employees At Museum of Modern Art Leads To Evacuation
An attack on two MoMA employees by a man on Saturday caused the New York museum to be evacuated.
The unfortunate incident occurred at 4.30 pm on Saturday, right before the museum was about to be closed. According to John Miller (Deputy…
Joint International Operation Recovers Nearly 10,000 Artifacts Across Europe
An exhaustive investigation spanning across 28 countries by European authorities resulted in recovery of nearly 10,000 artifacts.
The artifacts were seized by the Spanish police, who was working alongside Interpol, Europol and World…
Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Receives Works By Zao Wou-Ki In Donation
The newly opened M+ Museum in Hong Kong was given a significant donation of works by Chinese artist Zao Wou-Ki by his family.
Zao Wou-Ki is considered one of the greatest modern artists - not just in China, but in entire Asia. Zao was…
France Withdraws 15 Artworks From Exhibition At Kremlin Museum, Moscow
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has withdrawn 15 artworks set to appear in an exhibition at Kremlin Museum in Moscow.
The exhibition at Kremlin Museum, titled “The Duel: From Trial by Combat to a Noble Crime”, was set…
Bundanon Museum Closes After Month of Opening Due To Floods In Australia
Heavy rains and floods in Australia is impacting all walks of lives, including museums like Bundanon museum in New South Wales, closed just a month after re-opening.
The Bundanon Museum has a long history of being affected by natural…
Baghdad National Museum Reopens After Three Years Of Hiatus
Three years after it was closed amid political turmoil, the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq opened to public on Monday.
The National Museum was founded in 1920s by British archaeologists after numerous discoveries of cultural importance…
Unsolved Murder Can Offer Clues About Three-Decade Old Gardner Museum Heist
An unsolved murder can give new clues about a three-decade-old heist of artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, as per a report.
The heist in question took place in the early morning of March 18, 1990. During the…
Russian Attack on Ukrainian Museum Burns Works of Maria Prymachenko
A number of paintings of renowned Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko were reportedly burnt during a Russian attack on Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum.
The news came from a social media post by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…