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International African American Museum Acquires '1850 Daguerreotypes'

03/14/2026

The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina, has officially acquired a set of 15 daguerreotypes, dating to 1850, that scholars believe to be the earliest known photographs taken of enslaved Americans. The seven enslaved people photographed for …

Метки : афроамериканская историярабствофотографиикультурная памятьмузейнаследие

Tehran's Golestan Palace Damaged in US-Israel Bombing

03/04/2026

The Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of Tehran, has reportedly been damaged in US-Israeli airstrikes as the military campaign against Iran spirals into a wider regional conflict. According to Iran’s cultural heritage minister, Reza Salehi-Amiri, …

Метки : архитектуранаследиеиранюнесковойнакультурная идентичность

Flash ArtFounder Giancarlo Politi Dies at 89

03/03/2026

Flash ArtFounder Giancarlo Politi Dies at 89 Critic, poet, and publisherGiancarlo Politi, founder of the influential contemporary art journalFlash Art, one of the first international publications of its kind, died on February 24. He was eighty-nine. Politi, over a career …

Метки : искусствожурналыиздателииталияхудожникинаследие

Rena Bransten Dead: San Francisco Art Dealer Dies at 92

02/27/2026

Rena Bransten, an art dealer whose gallery was a fixture of the San Francisco art scene for over 50 years, died Wednesday at the age of 92. Bransten died following a fall after a recent heart attack, her daughter, Trish, …

Метки : арт-галереисан-францискоженщины в искусствехудожникиарт-рынокнаследие

35 Rembrandt Etchings Re-Discovered in the Netherlands

02/26/2026

Many people around the world were cooped up at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but few had the same good fortune as Charlotte Meyer, who spent some of her unexpected downtime after a house move going through a folder of …

Метки : искусствонаследиерембрандтофортнаходкамузей

Henrike Naumann Dead: Artist Representing Germany in Venice Dies at 41

02/16/2026

Henrike Naumann, a sculptor whose installations composed of furniture and design objects associated with East Germany’s troubled past made her a star of the German art scene, died on Saturday at 41. Her death preceded one of her biggest projects …

Метки : искусствогерманияинсталляциисовременные художникивенецианская биенналенаследие

British Museum Raises $4.8 M. to Keep ‘Tudor Heart’ Pendant in UK

02/10/2026

The British Museum announced that it has successfully raised £3.5 million ($4.8 million) to acquire the “Tudor Heart” pendant and keep the centuries-old object in the UK. The museum described the Tudor Heart as “unlike any object in the British …

Метки : британский музейтюдоровое сердцеистория.искусство#культуранаследие

Palestinians Decry Israeli Plan to Seize West Bank Archaeological Site

02/03/2026

Israeli authorities have announced plans to seize a sprawling archaeological site overlooking the Palestinian town of Sebastia in the West Bank, sparking outrage among the roughly 3,500 Palestinians who depend on tourism to the site and nearby olive groves for …

Метки : израильпалестинаархеологияконфискациянаследиеполитика

ArtforumFounding Editor Philip Leider Dies at 96

01/20/2026

ArtforumFounding Editor Philip Leider Dies at 96 Philip Leider, the founding editor in chief ofArtforum, died at his home in Berkeley, California, on January 11. He was ninety-six. His death was confirmed by his daughter Polly Leider. Taking the helm …

Метки : искусствожурналистикаискусствоведение#культуранаследиесобытия

Gordon Parks Foundation Marks 20th Anniversary

01/16/2026

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of photographer and artist Gordon Parks, who is known for his images that chronicled the segregated South, the civil rights movement, poverty, and the impact that racism had on the lives …

Метки : гордон парксфондискусствонаследиефотографиивыставка

12th-Century Church Apse Collapses in Spain’s Valladolid Province

01/15/2026

A section of the apse of a 12th-century Romanesque-Mudejar church in the village of Muriel de Zapardiel, in Spain’s Valladolid province, collapsed on Monday, prompting the closure of the building and renewed scrutiny of the condition of historic religious sites …

Метки : история.#культуранаследиеиспанияархитектурапроисшествие

Bob Monk Dead: Longtime Gagosian Director Dies at 75

01/07/2026

Bob Monk, a Gagosian director who was with the gallery for more than 20 years, working closely with artists such as Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager, died on December 15 at 75. His ex-wife, Wendy Monk, said the cause was …

Метки : искусствонью-йоркgagosianхудожникинаследиесовременное искусство

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

Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87

01/01/2026

Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87 Janet Fish, known for her radiant, light-infused still lifes of everyday objects, died at her home in Vermont on December 11. She was eighty-seven. Her death was announced by DC …

Метки : искусствонатюрмортыджанет фишхудожницасветнаследие