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British Museum Seeks Specialist to Hunt Down Missing Treasures

01/07/2026

British Museum Seeks Specialist to Hunt Down Missing Treasures TheBritish Museumis looking for an experienced treasure hunter to track hundreds of Greek and Roman antiquities that went missing from its collection in recent years and were possibly stolen by an …

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The US's Only Weather Museum May Have to Close Due to Poor Funding

01/06/2026

The National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma, the only US museum dedicated to weather artifacts, said late last month that it is at risk of closing. The nonprofit, launched in the early 2000s, has relied completely on …

Метки : музейпогодафинансированиенорманискусствонаука

M HKA Says Government Plan to Dissolve Museum Is Illegal

01/06/2026

A plan by the Flemish government to dissolve M HKA, a beloved contemporary art institution in Antwerp, has come under further fire, with a legal review initiated by the museum now claiming that such a move would be illegal. VRT …

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The Egyptologists’ Guide to the Grand Egyptian Museum

01/06/2026

After more than a decade of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest museum devoted to a single civilization, has fully opened its exhibitions, including the long-awaited King Tutankhamun halls. Originally announced in 2002, the idea for the museum …

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Dib Bangkok Opens at a Critical Turning Point in the Thai Art Scene

01/06/2026

Despite the proximity to the holiday season, about a hundred guests—including many of the contemporary art world’s most influential figures—gathered in Bangkok on December 20 for the highly anticipated opening of Dib Bangkok. Positioned as one of the most significant …

Метки : искусствомузейвыставкатайландсовременное искусствокультурное событие

After Audit, Baltimore’s Lewis Museum Says It’s On Road to Compliance

01/03/2026

The leadership of Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is working to iron out problems uncovered in an August 15 audit by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services, according to a report in the …

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Erie Art Museum Won’t Return “Abandoned” Watercolor by George Demiel

01/03/2026

The Erie Art Museum has responded to a lawsuit filed on Nov. 7, 2025, by the daughter of a local artist, requesting the return of a watercolor painted by her late father. The artist, George C. Demiel, submitted the painting …

Метки : музейискусствосудебный процессакварельджордж с. деймилсобытия в искусстве

Bad Bunny Gets Backlash from Mexico for Touching Museum Artifact

01/01/2026

Bad Bunny struck a nerve, rather than a chord, after touching an artifact on display at a Mexico City archaeology museum. On Saturday, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) issued a public scolding of the musician for allegedly …

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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 …

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UK Taxpayers to Pay $1 Billion to InsureBayeux Tapestry for British Museum Loan

12/30/2025

UK Taxpayers to Pay $1 Billion to InsureBayeux Tapestry for British Museum Loan The UK Treasury will rely on the taxpayer-backed Government Indemnity Scheme to insure theBayeux Tapestryfor an estimated £800 million ($1 billion) while it is on loan from …

Метки : искусствомузейбайёгобеленстрахованиеистория.

Imperial War Museum Faces Criticism for Medal Gallery Closure

12/30/2025

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is facing criticism from Lord Ashcroft after the institution closed its long-running gallery of Victoria Cross medals and launched a new virtual tour focused on LGBTQ+ histories. The upper floor of the museum previously housed …

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China Launches Probe Into Alleged Art-Theft Scheme at Nanjing Museum

12/24/2025

Chinese officials have opened multiple investigations into allegations that staff at the state-run Nanjing Museum secretly removed cultural treasures from the collection and sold them on the open market—claims that have gone viral on social media and drawn comparisons to …

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UK Museum Calls for Santa to Be ‘Decolonized'

12/22/2025

The HeadlinesOASIS OF ART. Located near the cracked, dried remnants of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan, the I.V. Savitsky State Art Museum (aka the Nukus Museum) in Nukus is a hidden treasure. As the Art Newspaper reports, it houses nearly …

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Las Vegas Museum of Art Reveals Plans for Francis Kéré–Designed Building

12/20/2025

Las Vegas Museum of Art Reveals Plans for Francis Kéré–Designed Building TheLas Vegas Museum of Arton December 17 released updated renderings of its future home, designed by the office of Pritzker Prize–winning Burkinabé architectDiébédo Francis Kéré. New York–basedarchitecturefirm Skidmore, Owings …

Метки : архитектураискусстволас-вегасмузейсовременный дизайн#культура