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President Biden Establishes National Monuments In Honor Of Emmett Till
On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden established a national monument in honor of Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Bobley. The announcement came on July 25th, which would have been the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till. Named the “Emmett Till…
UNESCO Condemns Russia For Attack On Heritage Sites In Odesa
UNESCO has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Odesa in Ukraine, which led to the destruction of heritage sites, in “the strongest terms”.
Audrey Azoulay (Director-General, UNESCO) gave a detailed statement saying: “This…
Royals Museum England Had A Gainsborough In the Storage For Decades
A painting thought to be a Gainsborough knockoff and shelved has been found to be genuine after decades.
The revelation came at the Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), England. The museum first acquired the painting in 1960 from collector…
Zasha Colah Announced As Curator Of The 13th Berlin Biennale
Artist/writer Zasha Colah will curate the 13th Berlin Biennale, set to open in the summer of 2025.
On Tuesday, organizers of the Berlin Biennale announced the decision. Colah was selected by a committee of international selectors, which…
Louvre Acquires $2.8M Terracotta Sculpture Despite Being Sold In Auction
Louvre Museum invoked a rare legal provision to acquire a 17th-century terracotta sculpture, even after it was sold in an auction.
The sculpture in question is a funerary monument created by artist François Anguier. It was commissioned…
Citing Censorship Concerns, Resolve Collective Walks Out Of Barbican Centre Exhibition
Resolve Collective has announced to walk out of an exhibition at Barbican Centre, London, citing ‘anti-Palestinian’ censorship.
Resolve Collective, a group of design artists, are currently showcasing their exhibition titled ‘Them’s the…
2024 Berlin Biennale Gets Postponed Amid ‘Biennale Saturation’
The upcoming Berlin Biennale has been postponed from 2024 to 2025, citing the pandemic and the ‘biennale super year’ as reasons.
The German Federal Cultural Foundation announced the decision via a statement last week. The primary concern…
Whitney Museum Appoints Meg Onli, Laura Phipps On New Curatorial Positions
Whitney Museum, New York has made major staff changes, with appointing Meg Onli as curator-at-large and Laura Phipps as associate curator.
Writer-curator Meg Onli has been appointed as the curator-at-large at the Whitney Museum in New…
Climate Activists Fined $30K After Damaging Vatican Sculpture
Two Italian climate activists have been fined more than $30,000 in restitution after damaging an ancient statue in the Vatican last year.
Guido Viero and Ester Goffi are both members of the Ultima Generazione, an environmental group that…
National Gallery Of Australia Postpones Indigenous Exhibition Amid Allegations
The National Gallery of Australia has postponed its major Aboriginal artwork exhibition amidst allegations of tampering by white staff.
The museum issued a statement on Wednesday, announcing that the exhibition Ngura Pulka – Epic…