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Acquisitions of the Month: January 2016
Several museums have plugged gaps in their collections this month, while others have received some extraordinarily generous gifts
Unearthing the secrets of East Anglia’s Bronze Age settlers
The discoveries at Must Farm reveal a lot about life 3,000 years ago. But one big question remains…
Readings Held Worldwide for Condemned Poet and Artist Ashraf Fayadh
Hundreds attended events in support of Ashraf Fayadh, who faces the death sentence in Saudi Arabia
York Floods: an update from the Jorvik Viking Centre
Museums and heritage sites across the UK are fighting to minimise flood damage this winter. But what happens after disaster strikes?
Acquisitions of the Month: December 2015
Several museums have received wonderful gifts this Christmas…
Acquisitions of the Month: November 2015
The most interesting and important recent additions to museum collections
Announcing the Asian Art In London Award Winners
The awards were presented yesterday evening at a Gala Party marking the start of the citywide art event
Acquisitions of the Month: October 2015
William Kentridge’s gift to the George Eastman Museum; rare Picasso heads to Scotland; NGA Washington expands its photography holdings
The Metropolitan Museum wants to transform our view of Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom show ‘upends the view that Egyptian art is all the same’
A Tribute to Lisa Jardine
Lisa will be remembered for her scholarly work, but her real legacy will be the spaces she created for atraditional academics
Frieze Bites
Seen and liked in London this Frieze week: Sluice_ in black & white, a witty sculpture at Sunday, rare books at Frieze Masters + some artfully ruined jeans
Frieze Bites
Changing it up at PAD and Frieze Masters; Lee Ufan at Pace; Gutai, Zero and Kusama at Bonhams; Multiplied at Christie’s
Frieze Bites
Seen and liked in London this Frieze week: A breath of fresh air at the Courtauld; outsider art at Frieze Masters; and a princess at the Chiltern Firehouse
Frieze Bites
Seen and liked in London: star exhibits and media stars, crowds and crowdsourcing at the Frieze Masters preview last night
Frieze Bites
Seen and liked in London this week: Richter at Dominique Levy, Boetti at Luxembourg & Dayan, and Larry Gagosian sampling the local beer
Acquisitions of the Month: September 2015
Ivory medallions, Samuel Palmer’s lively letters and Maya Angelou’s birthday quilt have all found homes
UK Government extends export bar on rare Egyptian ‘Sekhemka’ statue for a second time
The UK government has extended its export bar on a valuable ancient Egyptian statue known as the Sekhemka, in an effort to…
German art historian Hartwig Fischer named British Museum director
The appointment will come as a surprise to many people in the UK
Art critic Brian Sewell has died aged 84
Sewell, who worked at the Evening Standard for 30 years, was one of Britain’s most famous and acerbic critics
Museum Trips: Five works of art broken by clumsy gallery-goers
In Taiwan this week a young boy stumbled into a 17th-century painting and broke it. He’s not the first…
Antiquities minister calls on Egyptians to buy back the Sekhemka statue
Mamdouh Eldamaty has spoken out about the controversial sale of an ancient Egyptian statue in the UK
Isis destroys ancient temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra
Syria’s head of antiquities reported the news on Sunday
Are artists justified in boycotting Israel?
Calls for cultural and academic boycotts of Israel continue to hit the headlines. Should we regard such politically charged stances as divisive or necessary for change?