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Oakland Museum of California Speaks Out About Stolen Artifacts

11/01/2025

Following a theft at the Oakland Museum of California‘s (OMCA) off-site storage facility earlier this month, the museum released a statement on Friday afternoon. On October 15, around 3:30 a.m., a thief or group of thieves broke into the museum’s …

Метки : музейкражаискусствоартефактыоклендкультурное наследие

Talladega College Shares Hale Woodruff Murals

10/31/2025

In a move that may shine light on how museums and institutions could share the responsibility of preserving cultural heritage, Alabama’s Talladega College has entered into a partnership with three art institutions to share a monumental artwork. The alliance—between the …

Метки : искусствопартнерствокультурное наследиехранение.афроамериканская историяфинансирование

Armor, Jewelry, and Evidence of Human Sacrifice Found in Korean Tomb

10/28/2025

An excavation project in Hwangnam-dong, an area within the South Korean city of Gyeongju, recently uncovered a tomb complex buried beneath another tomb, which was itself uncovered in 2020. Sim Hyeon-cheol, a researcher with the Gyeongju National Research Institute of …

Метки : археологиясиллараскопкикёнчжуритуалыкультурное наследие

Louvre Director Requests 'Police Station' in Senate Hearing

10/22/2025

On Wednesday, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre Museum, spoke publicly for the first time about the recent heist of France’s crown jewels. Robbers broke into the Parisian museum‘s Apollo Gallery on Sunday using a cherry …

Метки : луврограблениебезопасностьювелирные изделиякультурное наследиефранция

Why Artists Should Take Estate Planning Seriously

10/21/2025

As director of artist programs at the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Solana Chehtman oversees the foundation’s programs related to artists’ legacies. As Mitchell stipulated before her death in 1992, the foundation has devoted attention to the needs of other artists via …

Метки : искусствонаследиепрограммы для художниковфонд джоан митчелллин мэй саидкультурное наследие

Police Recover Five 18th-Century Snuff Boxes Stolen from Paris Museum

10/17/2025

Five out of seven valuable 18th-century snuffboxes stolen last year from Paris’s Cognacq-Jay Museum have been found. Paris Musées, an organization that manages several of Paris’s city museums, announced the return of the objects this week. “Thanks to a thorough …

Метки : искусствокражамузейпарижкультурное наследиереституция

Courtauld Gallery and Institute receives landmark £30 M. donation

10/15/2025

London‘s Courtauld Gallery and Institute has received a £30 million donation from the Reuben Foundation, which was set up by billionaire brothers and real estate moguls David and Simon Reuben. It’s the largest donation in The Courtauld’s 93-year history. The …

Метки : искусствопожертвованияфондлондонгалереикультурное наследие

Climate Activists Deface Christopher Columbus Painting

10/13/2025

Two activists from the climate group Futuro Vegetal were arrested on Sunday, October 12, the date Spain commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, after throwing biodegradable red paint on a painting of Columbus at the Naval Museum …

Метки : глобальное потеплениепротестколумбкультурное наследиеэкосоциальная справедливостьисторическая память

Patrick Eugène x Dior: Lady Dior Art 10th Edition

10/11/2025

Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène has been tapped by Dior to reinterpret the house’s iconic Lady Dior handbag for the 10th-anniversary edition of its Dior Lady Art initiative. For a decade, the project has invited artists from around the world to …

Метки : искусствоdiorсумкакультурное наследиевыставкагаити

The Rubin Names 2025 Art Prize, Research and Art Projects Grants

10/11/2025

The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, which closed its brick and mortar New York space in 2024 and now operates as a “global museum,” has named the recipient of its annual art prize, as well as the grantees for its …

Метки : гималайское искусствопремияхудожникигрантыисследованиекультурное наследие

Ancient Egyptian Iconography Found in Roman-Era Bathhouse in Turkey

10/10/2025

Experts identified ancient Egyptian iconography in a Roman-era bathhouse in Sagalassos, Turkey, marking what some have described as the first-known instance of this imagery used outside Egypt for ornamental purposes. Depicted on the lintel of the bathhouse doorway is the …

Метки : сагаласосдревний египетархеологияримская эпохакультурное наследиеистория.

UNESCO Launches First Virtual Museum of Looted Cultural Objects

10/02/2025

On Monday, UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, launched the world’s first virtual museum of stolen cultural objects, which lists thousands of artifacts that can be viewed in 3D form. The initiative was launched at UNESCO’s World Conference …

Метки : юнескокультурное наследиеукраинавиртуальный музейвыставкаартефакты

Yemen's National Museum Damaged by Israeli Air Strikes

09/15/2025

The National Museum of Yemen was damaged last Wednesday during a series of Israeli airstrikes on the country’s capital, Sanaa, according to the Houthi Ministry of Culture. Israel has been in conflict with Yemen’s Houthi forces since the onset of …

Метки : йеменхуситынациональный музейкультурное наследиеархитектураконфликт

Art Historian Dieter Buchhart: Why LVMH Is Indispensable to Art World

09/15/2025

Art historian Dieter Buchhart, known for his expertise on Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, has organized numerous blockbuster shows over the course of his career. Among them is the 2023 exhibition “Basquiat x Warhol. Painting 4 Hands” which examined the …

Метки : искусствовыставкароскошьжан-мишель баскияподдержка искусствакультурное наследие