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June Art Fair Announces 18 Galleries Participating In Upcoming Fair
The June Art Fair has announced the name of 18 galleries that will participate in the upcoming fair in Basel, Switzerland.
The full list of the participating galleries is: VI, VII (Oslo), Arcade (London & Brussels), Althuis Hofland…
Queens Museum Hires Curator Lauren Hayes As Department Head
Curator Lauren Hayes will be joining the Queens Museum as the Director of Curatorial Affairs, starting from July this year.
Haynes, who currently works as a senior curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, NC,…
National Gallery of Victoria Gets $74M Donation For New Building
The National Gallery of Victoria has received an unprecedented $74 million (AUD $100 million) from Australian billionaire Lindsay Fox for a new building.
The government of the state of Victoria, Australia had initially granted $1.3…
UNESCO Halts Restoration Of Al-Nuri Mosque In Iraq After Discovery Of Ancient Prayer Hall
The discovery of an ancient prayer hall beneath the Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq has halted restoration plans by UNESCO for revision.
During excavation under the ongoing restoration, archaeologists and workers discovered four rooms…
Israel Museum Sued By Heirs Over “Stolen” Manuscripts
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is being sued by the heirs of the alleged owner of a 14th century Hebrew manuscript over illegal ownership.
The heirs of Ludwig Marum have filed a lawsuit in a New York state court against the museum. The…
Derrick Adams Receive $1.25M Grant For Black Culture Archive In Baltimore
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given artist Derrick Adams a $1.25 million grant to create an archive in Baltimore, dedicated to Black culture and artists.
The Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD) will be an archive that aims to…
“Russian Dancers” by Degas Renamed to “Ukrainian Dancers” By London’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in London has renamed a painting by Edgar Degas from “Russian dancers” to “Ukrainian dancers” after calls for correction.
The early 20th-century painting features a dancing troupe, observed by Degas in Paris one…
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Allocated $2.5M For Ukrainian Artists and Heritages
The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation has committed $2.5 million for Ukrainian artists affected by the war, as well as at-risk Ukranian heritage sites.
The New York-based foundation announced on Wednesday that it will donate the said amount…
UK Places Temporary Export Ban In Attempt to Acquire $14M Bellotto Painting
The U.K. government has placed a temporary export ban on a masterpiece by Bernardo Bellotto, in an attempt to keep the work within the country.
The work in question is View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi (1745-47) by Bellotto, which…
The ‘Dog’ That Guards The Site of Pompeii
The canine robot from Boston Dynamics has been deployed to patrol and safeguard the heritage site of Pompeii, Italy.
The Monday, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii sent a press release revealing the latest development. Named ‘Spot’, the…