The Wounded Indian, a life-size marble sculpture of a mortally wounded Native warrior, has long been a key work in the collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, …
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When the Chinese Canadian Museum opened the doors to its permanent residence in Vancouver on July 1, there was a sense of both homecoming and historic recognition. The opening marked …
American Women’s History Museum founding director Nancy Yao steps down from role
Nancy Yao, who was chosen by the Smithsonian Institution last March to be the founding director of the future American Women’s History Museum (AWHM), stepped down from his post, citing …
The Young V&A is facing criticism, including from former staffers, after the museum made the decision, before its recent reopeningto remove from display certain materials and materials that express support …
Decades after being looted in the village of Njemetop in southeastern Nigeria, an ancient basalt monolith has come home. Until last week, the human-looking stone work was held by the …
The splitting and tokenization of art is all the rage. While the idea of unlocking the value of a work of art by selling shares of it has been around …
Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine last year, a group of Russian artists decided to leave their country to pursue their careers abroad. Among them was Vladimir Logutov, an award-winning …
UK minister orders mural to be taken down at asylum center – artists rally to replace it
A string of prominent British artists, cartoonists and illustrators have pledged to create artwork in UK asylum centers after Robert Jenrick, the UK Immigration Secretary, ordered Department of Foreign Affairs …
Selective buying leaves 35% of lots unsold at Sotheby’s Old Master sale in London
The old masters continue to puzzle. The latest edition of London’s ‘Classic Week’, with auctions of historic works of art from the 19th century to antiquity, seemed, on paper at …
The Netherlands will repatriate nearly 500 objects looted in Indonesia and Sri Lanka
The Dutch government returns 478 objects looted during the colonial era from Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Following multiple claims from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, the Dutch Minister of Culture …