29 Jan The Museum of the Bible Must Once Again Return Artifacts, This Time an Entire Warehouse of 5,000 Egyptian Objects
The Museum of the Bible in Washington DC has returned more than 5,000 artifacts that were smuggled out of Egypt....
28 Jan German Artist Georg Baselitz Has Donated Six of His Upside-Down Paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The German artist Georg Baselitz has given six of his paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where they will remain on view as part of the exhibition “Georg Baselitz: Pivotal Turn,” through July 18. The gift was made in honor of the museum’s 150th anniversary...
28 Jan A Man Who Used a Stolen Painting to Smash a Glass Door at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Has Been Arrested
Boston authorities have arrested and charged 48-year-old Robert Viens, a resident of Randolph, Massachusetts, for smashing a glass door of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum last weekend. Police responded to reports of an attempted break-in at the notorious museum at around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. According...
27 Jan TEFAF Pushes Its Maastricht Fair to September as the 2021 Art Fair Calendar Continues to Reshuffle
The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) is the latest international art event to shift its 2021 calendar as the global health crisis continues to surge. TEFAF’s Maastricht fair, which typically takes place in March, was first postponed until May and now has been moved to September 11–19 (with preview...