Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor anticipating their demolition of false columns
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 27, 2024
Work on foyer reveals John Sainsbury’s note buried in extension to London’s National Gallery
August, 2024
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Ancient Babylonian Tablets Are Finally Deciphered. They’re Full of Bad News
Artnet News
AUGUST 9, 2024
The tablets date back 4,000 years. The post Ancient Babylonian Tablets Are Finally Deciphered. They’re Full of Bad News appeared first on Artnet News.
The Art Elevator Episode #43: Tanzy Ward on Preserving Black Material Culture
Artifactual History Appraisal
AUGUST 14, 2024
We were so honored to have Tanzy Ward return for a second appearance on The Art Elevator podcast ! In this new episode, Tanzy discusses: -The inspiration and process of writing her second book "Unsung Portraits: Anonymous Images of Black Victorians and Early 20th Century Ancestors" -Her scholarship and how she actively engages with artifacts of self-representation in portraits, in fashion, and in jewelry to illuminate and give voice back to individuals who haven't always been included in histori
School maintenance takes no summer break: The staffers behind every fresh start
Wbur
AUGUST 15, 2024
For some school services staff, summer break is their busy season. Here's how they're preparing schools for the new year. For some school services staff, summer break is their busy season. Here's how they're preparing schools for the new year.
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
American Association for State and Local History
AUGUST 23, 2024
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th – By John Dichtl, AASLH President and CEO “The United States turns 250 years old in 2026. Gen Z will write its next chapter.” For all AASLH has done to encourage thoughtful planning for the nation’s 250th, we still have work to do to get younger people involved. So far, we have primarily relied on highlighting approaches from history organizations that are connecting well to Gen Z or shared strategies from our colleagues at Made By U
Seven Opportunities for Rhode Island Artists
Michael Rose Fine Art
AUGUST 12, 2024
Summer tends to be a slow period for artist opportunities, but there are still calls for art and sources for funding. Below is a brief compilation of seven opportunities for Rhode Island artists open in late summer of 2024. Three are for competitive juried exhibitions at different venues, three are for funding opportunities, and one is for a workforce training program.
US artists score victory in landmark AI copyright case
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 14, 2024
A federal judge in California has blocked an attempt by several AI companies to have portions of a copyright case dismissed
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The Art Elevator Podcast Episode #42: Toad Atelier on Midcentury Modern Collecting
Artifactual History Appraisal
AUGUST 6, 2024
To accompany the exhibition "Selections from the Toad Atelier Collection" at Larissa Wild Fine Art , our latest episode of The Art Elevator Podcast is a conversation with Alexander and Vanessa Wendl of Toad Atelier discussing their collecting journey, philosophy, and the launch of their new membership. The episode can be enjoyed on multiple platforms including Spotify and YouTube , and the full show notes can be read here.
Healey: State to take control of St. Elizabeth's, tentative deals reached for other Steward hospitals
Wbur
AUGUST 16, 2024
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says the state will to take over bankrupt Steward Health Care's St. Elizabeth's Medical Center by eminent domain, and facilitate the transition of the hospital to a new owner. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says the state will to take over bankrupt Steward Health Care's St. Elizabeth's Medical Center by eminent domain, and facilitate the transition of the hospital to a new owner.
More than 1,100 works by 400 artists: how the National Gallery collection will be redisplayed
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 4, 2024
In May 2025, after a nine-month programme of refurbishing, redesigning and relighting rooms, a new interpretation of the museum will be unveiled
Former Frieze fair chief Victoria Siddall appointed director of London's National Portrait Gallery
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 28, 2024
Siddall will take up the role this autumn, becoming the first-ever woman to hold the position
Rothko Chapel closes due to hurricane damage
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 15, 2024
The popular pilgrimage site for fans of Abstract Expressionism was damaged during Hurricane Beryl last month
Sonia Boyce, Maria Balshaw and Grayson Perry join campaign to advance the study of art history
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 9, 2024
The Art History Now project sees over 90 big names share new reflections on what art history means to them
The National Gallery: a place of learning in its (public) archive
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 16, 2024
The London museum has a remarkable archive and library, available to all, and a research strategy that includes the opening of a new research centre in 2028
‘The greatest theft in history’: a new exhibition in Amsterdam offers an unprecedented account of Nazi looting
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 19, 2024
The two-part show reveals like never before how theft was used as a means of erasing Jewish identity, writes Ambassador (ret) Stuart E.
London's prestigious Courtauld Institute to create British art centre with $12m donation
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 6, 2024
US-based Manton Foundation's gift will establish a research facility and "intellectual hub" at Somerset House
Heavy rains cause partial collapse of ancient pyramid in Mexico
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 9, 2024
Authorities said that significant precipitation amid a severe drought had undermined the Purépecha structure at Ihuatzio
Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History
Artnet News
AUGUST 8, 2024
Cats and women have been linked in visual culture since Ancient Egypt. The post Here Are Some of Our Favorite ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ of Art History appeared first on Artnet News.
The world’s oldest printed book and rare ancient manuscripts from the Mogao caves in China to go on show in London
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 5, 2024
We speak to the British Library exhibition curator Melodie Doumy about the Diamond Sutra and other treasures from the Library Cave
Cultural sector must do more to protect heritage, say campaigners, as Unesco sites most at risk from climate change revealed
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 27, 2024
A study by the climate risk firm Climate X has shown how drought, extreme heat and flooding has put historic locations across the world at risk
US National Register of Historic Places adds first home-studio of an African American woman artist
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 16, 2024
The late artist L.V.
Where is Salvator Mundi? In storage in Geneva apparently
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 19, 2024
Will the long lost work end up in a museum run by ex-British Museum chief?
Italian Renaissance drawings show at Buckingham Palace includes Titian study never seen in Britain
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 5, 2024
Works by Raphael and Leonardo will also be featured in the London exhibition, which aims to reconsider artists of the period as draughtsmen, in addition to painters or sculptors
‘Once in a generation chance’: Hampton Court conservation grants visitors closer look at Chapel Royal
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 27, 2024
Works by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir James Thornhill can be observed from the chapel's Royal Pew until September
Huge! The Sacred Prehistoric Site That Is Older Than the Pyramids
Artnet News
AUGUST 16, 2024
The nearly 15,000-square-foot mound was built 1,000 years before Stonehenge and 500 years before the Great Pyramids of Giza. The post Huge! The Sacred Prehistoric Site That Is Older Than the Pyramids appeared first on Artnet News.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper will go up for auction in October
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 22, 2024
Is Oklahoma’s historic Price Tower doomed?
William Blake’s cottage—where he wrote ‘Jerusalem’—a step closer to becoming a museum
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 20, 2024
Funding has been secured to fix the collapsing roof of the house in Sussex, UK, with future plans to restore it and turn it into an arts centre
Three looted objects from ancient Egyptian graves returned by the Netherlands
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 29, 2024
The restitutions are seen as reflective of the way museums are paying closer attention to the provenance of works in their collections
A New Exhibition Uncorks Leonardo da Vinci’s Little-Known Relationship With Scent
Artnet News
AUGUST 24, 2024
The show also delves into the world of Renaissance perfumery. The post A New Exhibition Uncorks Leonardo da Vinci’s Little-Known Relationship With Scent appeared first on Artnet News.
Warhol Foundation to sell the artist’s works on eBay to benefit its grantees
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 6, 2024
The initiative, called the Philanthropy Factory, hopes to raise an additional $1.
Connoisseurship has gone out of fashion—to diversify the canon, it's time for a revival
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 20, 2024
With the Royal Academy the only UK institution now teaching connoisseurship, too many students of art history are missing out on learning an important skill
September's must-see exhibitions: Monet, Van Gogh and a once forgotten Dutch Master
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 30, 2024
The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month
Holocaust-restitution firm Mondex settles legal feud with heir over fees for $24m Chagall painting
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 27, 2024
"Over Vitebsk" by Marc Chagall hung at the Museum of Modern Art for decades until 2020, when it was restituted to the the heirs of a Jewish-owned art gallery in 1930s Berlin
Release of Olena Pekh highlights plight of other Ukrainian cultural workers languishing in Russian prisons
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 23, 2024
Through Vatican mediation, the museum researcher was freed alongside nine others earlier this summer
Revamped Wiener Holocaust Library to reopen with exhibition on celebrated Jewish sculptor
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 30, 2024
The library, which houses the world’s oldest collection of archival material on the Nazi era, will present works by Fred Kormis in a newly renovated exhibition space
Russian dissident artist released as part of historic prisoner swap
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 1, 2024
Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in 2022 for an art intervention opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was freed along with Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich and 14 others
Florida man pleads guilty to bombing satirical statue of Lenin and Mao
The Art Newspaper
AUGUST 5, 2024
A lawyer from Florida drove to San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent attempt to destroy a 21ft-tall sculpture critiquing the Chinese Communist Party
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