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Heist at National Museum of Damascus Spurs Search for Missing Artifacts

11/12/2025

The National Museum of Damascus closed temporarily this week following the audacious theft of several artifacts from its classical department, Syrian cultural authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Established in 1919, the museum houses thousands of antiquities spanning from prehistory through the …

Метки : музейкража#культурасирияохранавосстановление

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum Names New President and CEO

11/12/2025

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, named Allison Blais as its new president and CEO starting in January 2026. Blais, who will replace Jeffrey N. Brown after five years in the role, is currently executive vice president …

Метки : искусствомузейхартфордэллисон блэйзджеффри браунсовременное искусство

Ousted Director Sasha Suda Sues Philadelphia Art Museum

11/12/2025

Ousted Director Sasha Suda Sues Philadelphia Art Museum Sasha Suda, who last week wasabruptly firedfrom her roles of director and CEO of thePhiladelphia Art Museum(PhAM), is suing the institution. TheNew York Times, which broke the story, reports that Suda filed …

Метки : sasha sudaфиладельфияискусствосудебный процессмузеймодернизация

Protesters Storm Nigeria's New Museum, Forcing Abrupt End to Event

11/11/2025

After more than five years in development, Nigeria’s glitzy Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City was set to host a series of preview events this week ahead of a grand public opening on Tuesday. Instead, it was …

Метки : музейпротестызападная африканигерияискусствоистория.

Museum of West African Art Opening Delayed by Protesters

11/11/2025

Museum of West African Art Opening Delayed by Protesters The opening of theMuseum of West African Art(MOWAA) inBenin City, Nigeria, originally slated for November 11, has been postponed after a group of some twenty protesters disrupted a preview event on …

Метки : нигерия#культурапротестмузейсанкцииискусство

Louvre Museum Rolls Out Emergency Security Measures

11/10/2025

Nearly a month after the theft of the French crown jewels that captured global attention, the Louvre Museum announced several emergency security measures. On Friday, the Board of Directors of the Louvre Museum met to discuss the emergency measures concerning …

Метки : луврбезопасностькражаювелирные изделиямузей#культура

Sasha Suda Was Investigated by Philadelphia Art Museum Prior to Ouster

11/10/2025

Sasha Suda has sued the Philadelphia Art Museum after being dismissed last week as director and CEO of the Pennsylvania institution, according to the New York Times. Per the Times, the suit alleges that Suda was accused by board members …

Метки : искусствоскандалмузейувольнениесудфиладельфия

Philadelphia Art Museum to Exhibit Two Van Gogh ‘Sunflower’ Paintings

11/08/2025

The Philadelphia Art Museum (PAM) will mount an exhibition next year bringing together two of Vincent van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflower” paintings, according to the Art Newspaper (TAN). The exhibition, which is set to run from June 6 to October 11, …

Метки : филадельфияван гогискусствовыставкаподсолнухимузей

Teen Tourist Facing Charges After Dousing Met Museum Masterpiece

11/06/2025

A teenage tourist is facing charges for allegedly vandalizing centuries-old artworks and tearing tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Authorities said 19-year-old Joshua Vaurin hurled water at the 19th century French oil painting The Princess de …

Метки : вандализмискусствонью-йоркмузеймолодёжьпреступление

V&A East Opens with Gen Z in Mind

11/06/2025

The Headlines A MUSEUM FOR GEN Z. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the new V&A East, wants London’s long-awaited cultural hub to spark creative passion in Gen Z visitors, he told the Guardian. “As a child, he often felt excluded from …

Метки : #культурамузейпоколение zискусстворепарациивыставка

V&A East Museum Will Open in London’s Olympic Park in April 2026

11/06/2025

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum has announced an opening date for the newest branch of its museum. The five-story building, designed by the Irish architecture firm O’Donnell + Tuomey, will open to the public on Apr. 18, 2026. The V&A …

Метки : музейискусстволондонv&aсобытияархитектура

MOWAA Archeological Project Releases Findings

11/05/2025

A little more than a week from today, the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will open its MOWAA Institute, the first building to be finished of a planned 15-acre campus that will also include a …

Метки : музейбенинархеологияискусствоистория.#культура

Netherlands Will Return 3,500-year-old Sculpture to Egypt

11/04/2025

Shortly after attending the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, the Dutch prime minister announced Sunday that the Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old Pharaonic bust to Egypt. According to a statement from the Dutch government, Prime Minister …

Метки : египетискусствомузейкультурное наследиевозвращение артефактовдревняя цивилизация

Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is Finally Open

11/04/2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, a project nearly 25 years in the making, has finally opened to the public after considerable delays. On November 1, visitors were able to explore all of the museum’s 968,000 square feet of space …

Метки : египетмузейтутанхамонисторические находкиискусствоархеология