Fri.Mar 14, 2025

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With the building of a new museum, Poland at last has a fitting space to tell Treblinka’s horrific story

The Art Newspaper

The notorious death camp, in which hundreds of thousands perished, is only now getting a proper museum space to ensure the dark chapter in Europes history is not forgotten

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Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship

Maine Antique Digest

The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) invites applications to the 2025 inaugural CPWP scholarship. Awards will be made for either one recipient of $1500 or two recipients of $750.

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Van Gogh’s postman: the pathbreaking portrait exhibition opens shortly in Boston, then heads to Amsterdam

The Art Newspaper

While painting Joseph Roulin and his wife and children, Vincent wrote in great excitement: Ive done the portraits of an entire family

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Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2025 Professional Numismatist Program

Maine Antique Digest

Stacks Bowers Galleries has announced the 2025 session of its Professional Numismatist Program, scheduled to be held July 20-25. The programs mission is To provide practical tools and build professional connections for the next generation of young adult numismatists.

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Remembering Rosalind Savill, the porcelain expert who transformed the Wallace Collection

The Art Newspaper

During her 19-year tenure as its director, she turned a sedate institution into a vibrant tribute to the culture of 18th-century France

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Daniel Ridgway Knight Online Catalogue Raisonné

Maine Antique Digest

Rehs Galleries, New York City, has launched the Daniel Ridgway Knight online catalogue raisonn (www.ridgwayknight.org), a comprehensive and continuously updated digital resource dedicated to the life and works of the 19th-century American artist. This scholarly project is being led by Howard L. Rehs, art historian and owner of Rehs Galleries. Dr.

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Dealers are facing the tricky challenge of balancing artist and collector priorities

The Art Newspaper

Gallerists vary in how they navigate between building relationships with the artists they represent and the collectors who are their clientsbut there may be an overarching advantage to the struggle

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Christie’s appoints new regional president of the Americas

The Art Newspaper

Julien Pradels will fill the role left when Bonnie Brennan was promoted to chief executive

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Canadian Artist Cancels U.S. Show Over Annexation Threats

Artnet News

Is a U.S. cultural boycott brewing? The post Canadian Artist Cancels U.S. Show Over Annexation Threats appeared first on Artnet News.

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Biography of Peter Gregory reveals a modest ‘businessman’ who was a driving force in art publishing

The Art Newspaper

Through his dedicated printing and patronage, Gregory was a champion of contemporary art and design

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

3/14/2025 12:00:00 AM Here's a recap of the Q and A from the March 11, 2025 Office Hours with the Director of Education Q: I recently received my ISA Member Designation. How do I get my 700 hours to become an Accredited Member? As partners of the Appraisal Foundation, we adhere to Personal Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria. Qualifying appraisal experience consists of tasks associated with the accomplishment of personal property assignments which result in a USPAP compliant report.

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35 Participants Selected for CORDA Research Agenda Advisory Collective

Society of American Archivists

March 14, 2025 In late July of 2024, the Society of American Archivists received a $150,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant program to establish a prioritized research agenda for the archival profession that builds upon SAAs recently adopted Research and Innovation Roadmap.

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Early Frank Lloyd Wright Home Lands on List of Endangered Buildings

Artnet News

"Every part of this house needs attention," the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy said. The post Early Frank Lloyd Wright Home Lands on List of Endangered Buildings appeared first on Artnet News.

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1985 Italian Agostini Lamborghini Countach Junior children’s car, $33,280, Crescent City 

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A 1985 Italian Agostini Lamborghini Countach Junior children’s car with a 399 [.] The post 1985 Italian Agostini Lamborghini Countach Junior children’s car, $33,280, Crescent City appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Dealer Barbara Gladstone’s Art Collection Will Be Sold: Sources

Artnet News

Christie's and Sotheby's are said to be competing for the trove, which is filled with work by the artists she championed. The post Dealer Barbara Gladstone’s Art Collection Will Be Sold: Sources appeared first on Artnet News.

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Ahead of game-changing EU legislation, Tefaf Maastricht opens to satisfactory sales

The Art Newspaper

Works by Velzquez, Titian and Picasso were offered at the fair, as well as a sculpture thought to be modelled by Michelangelo

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Hotly Anticipated Bangkok Museum Gets Opening Date—and a Rundown of the Latest in Asia’s Art World

Artnet News

Plus, the Seoul Museum of Art readies two new branches, and updates from the Gulf. The post Hotly Anticipated Bangkok Museum Gets Opening Dateand a Rundown of the Latest in Asias Art World appeared first on Artnet News.

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The big art world slowdown, Dutch culture funding crisis, Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow—podcast

The Art Newspaper

Whats behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more?

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Miami’s Nader Sculpture Park Gets Two Monumental New Works

Artnet News

Works by the late Venezuelan artist have entered the permanent collection of the Nader Sculpture Park. The post Miami’s Nader Sculpture Park Gets Two Monumental New Works appeared first on Artnet News.

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An American Chorus

The Magazine Antiques

Visitors who stop by the Metropolitan Museum of Arts American Wing will be greeted not only by the exciting, challenging newness of the reinstallationundertaken to mark the Wings hundredth anniversarybut given the opportunity to look beyond surfaces, with the help of two many-voiced audio guides that unravel the foundational myths of American art history object by object.

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This English Burial Site May Be Centuries Older Than Stonehenge

Artnet News

Radiocarbon dating puts Flagstones possibly five centuries before its better-known counterpart. The post This English Burial Site May Be Centuries Older Than Stonehenge appeared first on Artnet News.

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HERA Hyperspectral Camera Demo, Tues March 18, SAAM

WCG

On Tuesday, March 18 th at 2pm , Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is delighted to host Nick Barbi, PhD (nSynergies Inc., Sarasota, FL) to demonstrate the NIREOS HERA Hyperspectral Camera at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Nick will host a 75-minute demonstration with time for questions in the MacMillan Education Center (1st floor, Southwest).

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This Art Failed to Sell. Then It Got a Line Down the Block—and More Juicy Art World Gossip

Artnet News

Plus, who snuck into the Art Production Fund's gala? And which gallery is hiring a stationary bike rider? The post This Art Failed to Sell. Then It Got a Line Down the Blockand More Juicy Art World Gossip appeared first on Artnet News.

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A Rarely Seen Collection Is Available at Hake’s

WorthPoint

This log cabin pottery ban k came from a newspaper editor who alleged that Harrison was too old for politics and should retire to a log cabin and drink cider for his remaining days. It’s one of the earliest examples of a promotional coin bank for a politician. Photo Credit: Hake’s Auctions. The world of collectors, vintage fans, and antique enthusiasts is vast but, in some cases, very close-knit.

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Cultural Resource Specialist

SPNHC

Bat Conservation International [link] Bat Conservation International Southwest USA Status: Full-time, exempt Reports to: Cultural Resource Coordinator (Autumn Cool) Key Relationships: Restoration Team, Habitat Protection & Restoration Program, Conservation Department Salary: $60,000$64,000 per year BCI and our Mission Bat Conservation International (BCI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to ending bat extinctions worldwide, seeks a full-time… Source

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Insights on Auction Sales: Pokémon, Root Beer Clock

WorthPoint

Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the items sold at auctions held by our WorthPoint Industry Partners. We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry.

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Assistant Head of Zoology

SPNHC

Swedish Museum of Natural History [link] The Swedish Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce an open, permanent position for the Assistant Head of the Department of Zoology. Apply at [link] (in Swedish) by 31 March 2025.

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ARL Advocates for Humanities, Library Funding on Capitol Hill

Association of Research Libraries

Last Updated on March 14, 2025, 8:11 am ET Hundreds of advocates from across the US met with members of Congress on the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) annual Humanities Advocacy Day, March 11. We championed robust funding in the FY 2026 appropriations process for critical cultural institutions and programs: the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and its grant-making arm, the Nationa

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Music Friday: Thai Star Ploychompoo Sings, 'You've Got Me Cut Like a Diamond'

Jewelry Judge

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the Thai-German pop star known as Ploychompoo performs “Diamonds,” a 2017 tune about a boyfriend who brings out the best in her and gives her the confidence to shine like a precious stone. In the song, the multi-talented 24-year-old, whose birth name is Jannine Weigel, uses diamond terminology to tell her love story.

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