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Article date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Musea Brugge Welcomes Drawings by Famous Artists: Michelangelo, Jordaens, Boucher and Stadanus

Musea Brugge welcomes the addition of 1,930 drawing masterpieces and 25 sketch books to its collection.

Article date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

With the Restoration of ESNA, Historical Depictions Become Discernible

The restoration reveals drawings of 46 eagles in two rows, with 24 of them carrying an eagle head to represent Nekhbet, Goddess of Upper Egypt, and 22 with cobra heads that represent Wagit, Goddess of Lower Egypt.

Article date: Friday, May 13, 2022

Kenyan Born Artist Michael Armitage to Design New £1 Coin to Mark Coins 40th Anniversary

Chancellor Rishi Sunak names Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage as the designer of a new £1 coin which will enter circulation in 2023, marking the coin’s 40th anniversary.

Article date: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Antisemitism Accusations Against Documenta: A Scandal About a Rumor

e-flux wrote of this letter: "This is a letter from ruangrupa, the artistic team of documenta fifteen, and the curators of the recently canceled forum We need to Talk! Art — Freedom — Solidarity reflecting an ongoing debate in Germany around the upcoming edition of documenta".

Article date: Monday, May 9, 2022

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Largest in the Nordiic Region Opens this June in Oslo

With the new National Museum which opens to the public on June 11, 2022, Norway gets a unique space for the country’s most extensive collection of art, architecture and design.

Article date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Kharkiv Region: Russians Destroy Skovoroda Museum with Missile Strike, One Injured

Russian invaders have destroyed the Hryhorii Skovoroda National Museum in the Kharkiv region.

Article date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Artists' Letters from the Anne-Marie Springer Collection at Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

For the first time in Spain, the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is presenting a selection of letters and postcards written by painters such as Delacroix, Manet, Degas, Monet, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Juan Gris, Frida Kahlo and Lucian Freud, loaned from the Anne-Marie Springer collection.

Article date: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Paintings from the Morozov Collection Returned to Russia

Paintings from the Morozov collection returned to Russia, which were in Paris at the exhibition “Masterpieces New Art Collection of the Morozov Brothers”. This was announced by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova.

Article date: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Imagine Ukraine: A Three-Part Project in Support of Ukrainian Cultural Front

The PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine), Victor Pinchuk Foundation and M HKA (Antwerp, Belgium) in partnership with Bozar (Brussels, Belgium), the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium), and the Office of the President of Ukraine present Imagine Ukraine, a three-part project continuing the cultural front against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Article date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns of Looted Items

Many artifacts and works of art have been in the Smithsonian’s holdings for decades or, in some cases, more than 150 years. They recognize that ethical norms and best practices in collecting have changed, particularly with respect to collecting cultural heritage from individuals and communities, and that the Smithsonian has collections it would not have acquired under present-day standards.

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