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British Museum to Loan 350-year-old Vrindavani Vastra to India

02/28/2026

The Vrindavani Vastra, a 350-year-old tapestry woven in the foothills of the Himalayas and depicting the life of the god Krishna, will make a six-month homecoming, as part of a loan struck between the British Museum and the state government …

Метки : искусствоиндиякришнакультурное наследиетекстильмузей

Birmingham Museum Looks to Recover Lost Art by First Black Artist to Show There

02/28/2026

The Birmingham Museum of Art is asking the public for help locating artworks by Corietta Mitchell, the first Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the museum during the city’s segregation era, according to local news outlet WVTM. The …

Метки : музеиафроамериканские художникиистория искусствбирмингемвыставкикультурное наследие

Newly Unearthed Documents Propose Eastern Island Head Was Not Stolen

02/24/2026

A British archaeologist has proposed a revised account of the excavation of Hoa Hakananaiʻa, the moai better known as the Easter Island Head, arguing that its removal was not a unilateral act of imperial extraction but a collaborative effort between …

Метки : археологияостров пасхикультурное наследиереституциятайны историимузей

France Returns Looted “Talking Drum” to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

02/24/2026

In a ceremony held on Friday at the Musée Quai Branly in Paris, France officially returned a drum known as the “talking drum” or Djidji Ayôkwé, to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The news was reported by French newspaper Le …

Метки : реституцияискусствокот-д’ивуарфранциякультурное наследиеистория.

World Monuments Fund Commits $7 M. for Heritage Sites in 2026

02/12/2026

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced that it will commit $7 million in 2026 to support 21 new preservation projects. Founded in 1965 and originally known as the International Fund for Monuments, the New York–based WMF has for the …

Метки : культурное наследиесохранениеwmfмеждународный фондпроекты

Italian Ministry of Culture Bought $15 M. Sotheby's Antonello Painting

02/09/2026

Days before it was set to go on sale during Sotheby’s Old Masters auction on February 5, a double-sided panel by the Italian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina was withdrawn from the high-profile evening sale. Today, Sotheby’s revealed that the …

Метки : искусствоаукционкартинаренессанскультурное наследиеантонелло да мессина

Digitally Rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria

02/07/2026

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, according to traditional lists, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once loomed over the Mediterranean city’s harbor during Egypt’s Hellenistic age. At 460 feet tall, it was second only to the Great Pyramid …

Метки : александрийский маякдревний мир.археология3d-модельегипеткультурное наследие

Obama Presidential Cente Announces Latest Artist Commissions

02/06/2026

Over the past year, the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has announced groups of artists who have been commissioned to create site-specific installations for the center’s 19-acre campus. The most recent cohort includes Mark Bradford, Tyanna J. Buie, Jay Heikes, …

Метки : обамаискусствоинсталляциикультурное наследиечикагообщественные пространства

Matthew Bogdanos, of Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Wins Art Prize

02/06/2026

The Vilcek Foundation, a nonprofit that raises awareness of the contributions of immigrant to American history and culture, announced the recipients of its 20th annual prizes for excellence in the arts and sciences. Among this year’s honorees was Matthew Bogdanos, …

Метки : искусствонаградыантиквариаткультурное наследиемэтью богданосвилцека

Flemish Government Scraps Plan to Dissolve M HKA After Backlash

02/06/2026

Flemish Government Scraps Plan to Dissolve M HKA After Backlash Belgium is abandoning its plan to dismantle theMuseum of Contemporary Art Antwerp(M HKA) after being met with stiff resistance from the artistic community. The government had aimed to cancel construction …

Метки : искусствомузейбельгияm hkaкультурное наследиевизуальные искусства

A Look at the Toledo Museum of Art's 2025 Acquisitions

02/05/2026

The Toledo Museum of Art has a somewhat atypical history, in terms of encyclopedic museums of its ilk. “The museum,” director Adam M. Levine explains, “was founded in 1901 with money and not a collection. The most interesting feature of …

Метки : музейискусствоколлекцияреинсталляциясовременное искусствокультурное наследие

Wave of donations helps to secure Cerne giant’s home

02/03/2026

A fundraising appeal to protect one of Britain’s most enigmatic ancient monuments, the Cerne Giant, has drawn international support, underscoring the global fascination with the site. The 180-foot chalk figure carved into a hillside in the county of Dorset is …

Метки : цернский гигантархеологияэкологияместная фаунакультурное наследиепубличное финансирование

Trump Hotel Plan in Belgrade Collapses After Indictments

01/30/2026

Plans to turn one of Belgrade’s most charged architectural sites into a Trump-branded luxury hotel have collapsed after Serbia’s culture minister and several senior heritage officials were indicted, according to The Art Newspaper, bringing a controversial redevelopment proposal to an …

Метки : белградархитектуракультурное наследиемодернизмотелькоррупция

National Museum of Asian Art Returns Three Looted Sculptures to India

01/29/2026

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art announced today that it will return three bronze sculptures to India, continuing a recent series of restitutions that last month included Khmer-period works returned to Cambodia. The three bronze figures —“Shiva Nataraja” (ca. …

Метки : история.искусствокультурное наследиемузейвозвращениеэтика