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Article date: Friday, October 14, 2022

Just Stop Oil Supporters Throw Tomato Soup on Van Gogh Sunflower Painting at National Gallery

Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after covering a Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers painting with tomato soup at the National Gallery.

Article date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Rijksmuseum Receives Donation of Over 1,000 Japanese Prints

Elise Wessels has gifted, through the Für Elise Foundation, a substantial part of her collection to the Rijksmuseum, comprising more than 1,100 Japanese prints.

Article date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

We Prepared the Nomination File of Odessa for the World Heritage List – Volodymyr Zelensky

We prepared the nomination file of Odessa for the World Heritage List – Volodymyr Zelensky to the 215th session of UNESCO Executive Board

Article date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Smithsonian Returns 29 Benin Bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art transferred ownership of 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. The bronzes, which were part of the museum’s collection, were stolen from Nigeria during the 1897 British raid on Benin City.

Article date: Monday, October 10, 2022

New Findings by National Gallery of Art Suggest the Existence of a Studio of Vermeer

The National Gallery of Art shared groundbreaking new findings about Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) to be explored in the exhibition Vermeer’s Secrets, opening on October 8.

Article date: Friday, October 7, 2022

New Curatorial Appointments at KANAL-Centre Pompidou

With the appointment of Devrim Bayar, Sandrine Colard, and Bas Hendrikx, KANAL solidifies its curatorial team to set the future direction for the institution in the run-up to its opening.

Article date: Thursday, October 6, 2022

Unknown Painting by Fernand Léger Discovered in Private Collection in the Netherlands

The Triton Collection Foundation has identified a work long hidden in its collection as an important painting by the renowned French artist Fernand Léger (1881-1955).

Article date: Thursday, October 6, 2022

Membership of AAMD Approves Change to Deaccessioning Rule, Bringing Policy in Line with American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced that following a week of electronic voting, AAMD’s members have approved a change to Professional Practices in Art Museums to narrowly change the approved use of funds from deaccessioned art.

Article date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Global Destination, the Jio World Centre Opens in the Heart of Mumbai, India

Envisioned by Mrs. Nita Ambani, Director Reliance Industries and Founder-Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the Centre covers an expanse of 18.5 acres in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.

Article date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Mayor Calls for Export Ban on Lowry's "Going to the Match" Valued at £8 Million

A mayor has called for an export ban to be placed on a Lowry painting valued at £8m to allow time for a campaign to buy it for his city "to gather momentum".

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