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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 …

Метки : музейпикассопарижискусствореконструкциявыставки

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

Jane Dickson, Charles Gaines Among Artists Tapped for JFK Art Commissions

01/17/2025

New York-based artist Jane Dickson and eighteen others have been tapped to contribute to a public art commission that will be included as part of a forthcoming $4.2 billion renovation of Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. On …

Метки : искусствонью-йоркджейн диксонаэропорт jfkреконструкциябронзовый медальон

Fondation Cartier Reveals Plans for New Paris Outpost

09/18/2024

Paris’sFondation Cartierpour l’art contemporain, which is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year, has unveiled plans for its new home across from the Louvre. Set to welcome visitors in 2025, the classic Haussmannian building on place du Palais-Royal is being renovated …

Метки : фонд cartierпарижфилиалсовременное искусствосорокалетиеоткрытиелуврреконструкциязданиепале-рояль2025 годпланыкультурный

British Museum Announces BP-Funded Refurbishment

12/20/2023

The British Museum earlier today revealed plans for a massive restoration and the redisplay of its permanent collection. Expected to take decades, the refurbishment will be funded in part by oil and gas conglomerate BP, which has contributed £50 million …

Метки : британиямузейреконструкцияbp