Tag: Museums & Heritage
Stonehenge tunnel scheme scrapped: Celebrations from campaigners
[ad_1] The UK government has cancelled a controversial £2bn redevelopment scheme at Stonehenge, which would have involved building a two-mile tunnel near the ancient site. The decision, made by chancellor
DetailLACMA Accused of displaying counterfeit Korean art
[ad_1] The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is facing criticism for displaying works of art deemed as fakes by a group of Korean art experts. The late Korean
DetailFrankenthaler Foundation Provides $3.3m in Climate Grants to 69 Art Organizations
[ad_1] The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation is providing $3.3 million in grants to 69 visual arts organizations in the US to support energy-efficient upgrades. These upgrades include adding solar panels, changing
DetailUnesco Adds Ancient Roman Highway and Brâncuși Sculptures to World Heritage List
[ad_1] Unesco recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage list, with more than three quarters of them being cultural sites. This brings the total number of global Unesco
DetailMarcel Breuer’s Modernist Cottage on Cape Cod Sold to Local Trust for Restoration.
[ad_1] After a year of fundraising and negotiation, the Cape Cod Modern House Trust (CCMHT) has acquired Marcel Breuer’s summer house near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The property will undergo renovations to
DetailNew Palace Home in Ghana for Looted Asante Treasures
[ad_1] Strutting peacocks welcome guests outside the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, Ghana, where Asante royal treasures from top UK museums are now on display. The palace, built in 1925
DetailAmerican Museum of Natural History Repatriates 100+ Native American Human Remains and 90 Objects
[ad_1] The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has repatriated the remains of 124 individuals and 90 objects to Indigenous groups in 2024, in compliance with updated federal regulations under
DetailSecond lawsuit over Toronto Modernist landscape spa development dismissed
[ad_1] Toronto’s Ontario Place, a 1971 Modernist landscape designed by Canadian landscape architect Michael Hough, is at the center of a contentious battle over the construction of a mega-spa. Despite
DetailThe Broad Reimagines Joseph Beuys Reforestation Project
[ad_1] The Broad museum in Los Angeles has announced a reforestation project that involves replanting 100 native oak trees in Elysian Park and Kuruvungna Village Springs. Inspired by Joseph Beuys’s
DetailHow rising construction costs are shaping modern museum designs
[ad_1] The global museum-building boom continues, with a focus on adaptive reuse and renovations. According to AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index, project sizes have decreased, reflecting economic uncertainty and changing
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