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Architectural Competition for Louvre Project Set to Relaunch in May

04/23/2026

Originally delayed earlier this year, reportedly amid staff unrest, and later postponed until after the French municipal elections, the jury tasked with selecting the architects for the Louvre Museum renovation is now set to convene in mid-May, Le Figaro reports. …

Метки : архитектурареконструкциялуврмона лизаполитикакража

Trump Claims Halting $400 M. White House Ballroom Is Nat Security Risk

04/06/2026

Just days after a federal judge put the kibosh on President Donald Trump’s $400 million plan to renovate the White House with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, the administration filed an emergency motion to undo the ruling. On Friday, the Trump Administration …

Метки : политикабелый домсудреконструкциянациональная безопасностьdonald trump

Kennedy Center Begins Staff Layoffs

03/28/2026

The Kennedy Center began laying off staff on Thursday, according to a report in the Washington Post. The cuts, which employees say affected multiple departments, are tied to President Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the Washington, D.C., cultural institution …

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Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Reveals Acquisitions Ahead of Reopening

03/25/2026

The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. is starting to show its hand ahead of October’s long-awaited reopening of its rethought and improved sculpture garden. The museum has announced the first round of acquisitions for its overhauled garden, redesigned by Hiroshi …

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After Two Years Of Decline, Global Art Market Grew 4 Percent in 2025

03/16/2026

After Two Years Of Decline, Global Art Market Grew 4 Percent in 2025 The 2026Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report, published on March 12, revealed an upturn in fortunes for the global artmarket, with total sales rising by 4 …

Метки : музеичикагоискусствоархитектурареконструкцияколлекцияарт-рынокпродажиаукционыотчётэкономика искусствамеждународная торговля

Louvre Museum Indefinitely Postponing Planned Expansion Project

02/07/2026

Just over six months after it was announced, the Louvre has indefinitely postponed the competition launched in June 2025 to design an expansion of France’s most well-known art museum. The news was reported in Le Figaro Friday. The project, called …

Метки : луврреконструкцияэммануэль макронмона лизазабастовкаархитектура

Kennedy Center to Shutter for Two-Year Renovation

02/04/2026

Kennedy Center to Shutter for Two-Year Renovation TheJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artswill go dark for two years while it undergoes renovations. President Donald Trump wrote in a statement posted to Truth Social that the center “will close …

Метки : кеннеди центрдональд трампкультурные инициативыискусствореконструкцияполитика

Columbia Museum of Art Opens Newly Configured Collection Galleries

01/10/2026

The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina, is unveiling newly reconfigured collection galleries to cap its 75th anniversary and culminate a yearlong renovation. While the institution is currently hosting “Keith Haring: Radiant Vision”—a traveling exhibition that previously visited …

Метки : искусствомузейюжная каролинавыставкареконструкция75-летие

Louvre strike targets plan for new Mona Lisa gallery

01/06/2026

Staff at the Louvre in Paris staged another walkout this week, intensifying opposition to a major redevelopment plan that includes a dedicated gallery for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and a new entrance intended to ease pressure on the museum’s …

Метки : луврискусствозабастовкареконструкциямона лизабезопасность музея

Pompeii's Multilevel Buildings Were Once Lavish Villas with Towers

10/22/2025

Three-dimensional reconstructions of Pompeii reveal that the ancient Roman city was once host to multilevel buildings that were more impressive than scholars previously realized. The findings were published as part of a recent study in the archaeological park’s online journal …

Метки : помпеиархеологияреконструкциядревний римтехнологииистория.

Picasso Museum in Paris Plans $59 M. Expansion with New Sculpture Park

09/30/2025

The Musée Picasso-Paris announced plans for a €50 million (around $59 million) “transformation” including a new wing for temporary exhibitions and a reconfigured design to combine its garden with the nearby Square Léonor-Fini. The construction work is slated to take …

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Van Gogh Museum Threatens Dutch Government with Closure

08/27/2025

The Van Gogh Museum, the beloved Amsterdam home to many masterpieces by one of the 19th century’s most famous painters, said it could be forced to close if the Dutch government doesn’t appropriate more money to a much-needed renovation. The …

Метки : искусствован гогмузейнидерландыфинансированиереконструкция

National Gallery in London Buys Work by Unknown Artist for $20 M.

05/02/2025

To celebrate its bicentenary, London’s National Gallery has purchased a curious altarpiece for $20 million that it was eyeing for decades. Titled The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret and Two Angels, the painting dates from 1500-10 – …

Метки : искусстволондоннациональная галереяалтарный образзагадкареконструкция

Barbican Center planning huge $240 M. repairs for 2027

02/20/2025

The 23,00-square-foot glass-panelled roof over the Barbican Center’s vast conservatory is at risk of caving in.Safety nets hang in the warm air above the 1,800 species of tropical, subtropical, and temperate plants and trees to catch any falling shards. Built …

Метки : барбиканструктурареконструкцияискусствоархитектуралондон