Tag: Museums & Heritage

The Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro has recently received a significant donation of 1,104 animal and plant fossils to help rebuild its permanent collection following a devastating electrical fire

A painting stolen over 40 years ago in a smash and grab raid has been safely returned to its owner, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, UK, after being spotted at an

The National Gallery in London is celebrating its 200th anniversary with a series of special events on its Big Birthday Weekend from 10-12 May. To kick off the festivities, a

The British Museum is seeking an architectural practice to redesign approximately a third of its galleries as part of a major masterplan. The winning team will need to create a

The art collection at Queens College, part of the City University of New York (Cuny), has been a cause for concern among current and former staff members. Works of art

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after attempting to break the glass case containing the Magna Carta at the British Library in London. The protestors, 82-year-old Reverend Sue

The Tate board of trustees chair, Roland Rudd, recently addressed how Tate handled sponsorship challenges and a racism controversy in an interview with The Sunday Times. Rudd, who took over

American arachnologist Lorenzo Prendini was detained in Istanbul on Monday accused of attempting to smuggle dead spiders and scorpions out of the country. Prendini, a curator at New York’s American

The Vatican Museums in Rome are facing legal action from 49 staff members over poor working conditions. Health and safety concerns have been raised, including overcrowding and lack of proper

One of the world’s largest private collections of Modern and contemporary Arab art, housed by the Barjeel Art Foundation (BAF) in Sharjah, is seeking new temporary exhibition spaces in the