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Thieves empty Dutch museum of silver in morning heist

01/23/2026

A museum in the eastern Dutch city of Doesburg has been hit by thieves who lifted its entire silverware collection in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to museum staff, more than 300 “irreplaceable” objects were stolen, valued at …

Метки : искусствокражамузейкультурное наследиесеребронидерланды

Archeologists Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Basilica Designed by Vitruvius

01/21/2026

Italian officials unveiled the discovery of a 2,000-year-old basilica that archeologists have attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect, at a press conference on Monday, according to a report in Reuters. The ancient basilica, which would have been used as …

Метки : археологияиталиявитрувийоткрытие векадревностькультурное наследие

Rome Offers Livestream Tours of Ancient Underground Dwelling

01/15/2026

In an effort to draw visitors to comparatively less-trafficked areas of Rome’s top tourist destination, the city is offering tours—via livestream—of an ancient Roman home that has not previously been open to the public. The House of the Griffins is …

Метки : римкультурное наследиевиртуальные турыархеологияискусствореставрация

Mauritshuis Loaning ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ to Japan

01/09/2026

The HeadlinesEXTRAORDINARY LOAN. The Mauritshuis in The Hague revealed on Thursday that it will send its most famous painting, Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (circa 1665), to Japan this summer, the Japan Times wrote. The work will be …

Метки : искусствовыставкавермееркультурное наследиеэкологиятрамп

Uffizi Staffers Protest Mass Layoff of Part-Time Workers

01/09/2026

Uffizi Staffers Protest Mass Layoff of Part-Time Workers Roughly one hundredUffizistaffers staged a demonstration in the courtyard of the venerable Florence institution on January 4, protesting an effective layoff of the museum’s casual workers spurred by a change in service …

Метки : уффиципротествременные работникиувольнениепрофсоюзкультурное наследие

Man Steals Sword from Parisian Statute of Joan of Arc, Motive Unknown

01/05/2026

A statue of Joan of Arc in Paris’s 8th arrondissement is missing a sword after a man broke it off and swiped it for reasons not yet known. As reported by Le Parisien, the incident occurred on Monday morning, when …

Метки : жанна д'арквандализмнаследиепарижскульптуракультурное наследие

Kathleen Goncharov Dead: Just Above Midtown Curator Dies at 73

01/03/2026

Kathleen Goncharov, a curator whose work included organizing shows for Just Above Midtown gallery, died at her home in Boca Raton, Florida, of natural causes on December 31. She was 73 years old. Goncharov served as senior curator at the …

Метки : искусствовыставкакураторвенецианская биенналекультурное наследиехудожники

Zohran Mamdani Uses Historic Qur’an at His Swearing-In Ceremony

01/03/2026

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdami took his oath of office on the Qur’an, Islam’s most important religious text. He is the first Muslim to hold the position of Mayor of New York City. One of …

Метки : нью-йоркзохран мамданикораншомбургисламакультурное наследие

Which Artworks Entered the Public Domain in 2026?

01/02/2026

With each passing year, new artworks are shorn of their copyright protections and entered into the public domain, allowing them to be used freely, without express permission from the estates that steward these pieces. This year, pieces by Salvador Dalí, …

Метки : искусствоавторские правапубличное достояниекультурное наследиесовременные художникисюрреализм

Stolen Shield Returns to View—and More Art News

12/31/2025

The Headlines EARLY BATH. The current Istanbul Biennial, titled “The Three-Legged Cat,” won’t continue on as planned following the resignation of its curator, Christine Tohmé. The news was announced by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), which organizes …

Метки : стамбулбиенналеискусствокультурное наследиемузейсобытия

Check Out the New Francis Kéré-Designed Las Vegas Museum of Art

12/20/2025

The Last Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) has released renderings of its new museum building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré. Kéré’s design for the 60,000-square-foot building is inspired by the nearby Mojave Desert, the surrounding Red Rock Mountains, …

Метки : лас-вегасмузейискусствоархитектуракультурное наследиефрэнсис кере

Libya's National Museum Reopens After 14 Years

12/18/2025

Libya’s National Museum, known as As-Saraya Al-Hamra or the Red Castle Museum, has reopened in Tripoli for the first time since the 2011 revolution that ended the four-decade rule of Muammar el-Qaddafi. The Red Castle is a symbol of Libya’s …

Метки : ливиянациональный музейкультурное наследиеарабская веснагадамесвозвращение артефактов

Tuan Andrew Nguyen Selected for Next High Line Plinth Commission

12/16/2025

The High Line in New York has selected artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen to produce its next plinth commission, scheduled to open next spring. Titled The Light That Shines Through the Universe, the commission will see Nguyen present a re-created version …

Метки : искусствоскульптуракультурное наследиебамиянnguyenhigh line

The Most Discussed Art Heists of 2025

12/15/2025

While the Louvre heist in October captured global attention, 2025 was seemingly a record year for art theft. Close to a dozen museums and institutions—from Brazil to France—were targeted, with hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of artworks and artifacts …

Метки : кражи искусствалуврбезопасность музеевкультурное наследиевосстановление украденногопреступность