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Uproar After Indiana College Plan To Sell Georgia O’Keeffe, Other Artworks
The decision of Valparaiso University to sell its art collection, including $ 15 million Georgia O’Keeffe painting, has caused a backlash.
The Valparaiso University in Indiana announced in an email on Wednesday that it plans to sell 3…
Tretyakov Gallery Get Push To Align With Russian ‘State Values’
The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow has been asked by the Russian government to align with state ‘values’ after a complaint.
The issue began after an alleged written complaint by a person named Sergei Shadrin. In the complaint, Shadrin…
275 Artifacts Recovered This Year From The Franklin Shipwreck
Parks Canada has revealed that their expedition teams have recovered 275 artifacts this year from the famous Franklin Shipwreck.
In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his 129 men began their voyage from England in search of a Northwest passage…
Vanessa Beecroft Installs Tribute To Lost Caravaggio In Sicilian Church
Artist Vanessa Beecroft became the first international artist to install a tribute to Caravaggio’s Nativity, lost in 1969.
Every year since 2010, the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy chooses an artist to install a tribute to…
Belgium Museum Director Accused Of Derogatory Remarks Against Employees
Royal Museums of Fine Arts Director Michel Draguet faces allegations of making sexist, racist remarks at employees.
The news first broke at the RTBF (a Belgian public broadcaster) under their Les Grenades project. According to RTBF, an…
Heirs of Jewish Collector Sue The Met Over Vincent Van Gogh Painting
The heirs of a Jewish art collector have sued the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation, over an allegedly Nazi-looted Vincent van Gogh painting.
The case was filed at a federal court in San…
United States Repatriates Artifacts, Stolen In 2003, To Iraq
The U.S. government has returned seven artifacts taken from Iraq during the 2003 invasion back to the country.
The ceremony occurred on Wednesday in New York. The repatriation ceremony was facilitated by the office of Manhattan District…
Funds Being Raised To Preserve House Of Painter Henry Ossawa Tanner In Philadelphia
Local groups are raising funds to preserve the childhood home of Henry Ossawa Tanner in Philadelphia, which is in ruins.
Henry Ossawa Tanner is notable as one of the first Black Americans to make a name for himself in the international…
Upcoming Berlin Museum Raises Concern Over Environmental Impact
The Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin, currently under construction, has raised environmental impact concerns over its design.
The Museum of the 20th Century is an ambitious project by the German government to serve as a major…
More Climate Protests at Spanish Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery
Slime poured over a replica Egyptian mummy at a museum in Barcelona, while maple syrup was thrown at Emily Carr's painting in Vancouver.
Over the last weekend, Futuro Vegetal – a Spanish climate activist group – targeted a mummy replica…