Author: Elara Voss
US Authorities Return 38 Antiquities to China: A Significant Repatriation Gesture
On the same day that US president Joe Biden called for a tripling of tariffs on imports of some Chinese steel and aluminium, American and Chinese officials gathered for a
DetailGetty Museum Adds Neo-Classical Painter Sophie Frémiet’s Portrait to Collection
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles recently acquired Sophie Frémiet’s 19th-century painting “Portrait of a Woman,” marking the artist’s first work to join a US museum collection. The
DetailNavigating the Art Fair: Tips for Collectors to Make the Most of Their Experience
Art fairs bring together galleries, collectors, and artists from around the globe, creating a vibrant marketplace for contemporary and traditional art. For collectors, art fairs present a unique opportunity to
DetailItaly Halts Art Loans to Minneapolis Amid Dispute Over Ancient Marble
Italy has blocked art loans to a Minneapolis museum due to a dispute over an ancient marble statue believed to have been looted near Pompeii. The statue, a Roman copy
DetailNavigating Criticism: How to Respond (and How Not to Respond) When Your Art Organisation is Under Fire
The British Museum faced backlash on social media recently due to a controversial post promoting their exhibition on the Roman Army. The post was criticized for being sexist and the
DetailUBS Art Collection Donates 166 Photographs to National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
The UBS Art Collection, a renowned corporate art holding with over 30,000 works, has made a significant donation of 166 photographs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
DetailGuggenheim Workers’ Union Protests During Contract Negotiations
Unionised art handlers and facility workers at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York have staged protests over the last few weeks to bring attention to their ongoing contract
DetailItalian Landscape Painting Recovered and Returned to Oxford’s Christ Church Picture Gallery from Romania
A 17th-century Italian landscape by Salvator Rosa, “A Rocky Coast, with Soldiers Studying a Plan,” stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery in Oxford, has been discovered in Romania and returned.
DetailGetty Museum Acquires Bartolomeo Manfredi Genre Painting Attributed to Caravaggio
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired “A Drinking and Musical Party” by Bartolomeo Manfredi, a prominent Caravaggisti painter. The painting is now on display at the
DetailDiscovering 18th-Century Glass Bottles Filled with Cherries at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Residence
Archaeologists recently unearthed two 250-year-old glass bottles filled with cherries at Mount Vernon, the former home of U.S. President George Washington. The discovery was made during a $40 million renovation
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