Ukraine museums move to protect their collections; auction houses move online; and robots move in to the Tate
It’s thought it could have links with Alexander the Great, and items have been found previously nearby
Winslow Homer’s ‘Milking Time’ and Alexander Calder’s ‘The Black Crescent’ are next up
What is the light over London? Can children understand art? And what are tortoises doing in the Aspen Art Museum?
The UK’s monuments will go dark this evening, marking 100 years since the start of the First World War
The Sekhemka sale has quickly become something of a case study in the dangers of deaccessioning
Some of the stories we’ve spotted this week
Deaccessioning is in the news, but what of the museums that have been acquiring new work?
Plans have been unveiled for a new gallery at Goldsmiths, to be designed by London-based architecture collective Assemble
Some of the stories we’ve spotted this week: Otto Piene; cruise ships in Venice; Northampton’s funding future; and schnapps
Five exhibitions of Latin American art to see this summer
Renfrew, who set up Art HK (now Art Basel in Hong Kong) in 2008, will start at Bonhams this September as Deputy Chairman, Asia
The influential artist died on 17 July, shortly after the opening of an exhibition of his work in Berlin
Cancelled shows, contested ownership, online auctions and contemporary art in the countryside… some of the stories we’ve spotted this week
Are Deller’s downloadable film stills really collectibles in the traditional sense of the term?
One of the Louvre’s most popular sculptures is back after a 10-month restoration period
Record-breaking sales; the Museum of the Year; Abramovic wears Adidas; and censored pubic hair…
‘A perfect fusion of art and landscape’ the YSP has been named Museum of the Year 2014
Congratulations to the five artists who have been shortlisted for this year’s £25,000 prize
Susan Moore and Emma Crichton-Miller will lead tours of Mayfair and St James’s galleries as part of the first London Art Weekend
Funding, Manifesta and internet memes… a round-up of recent news and discussion
Which visual arts organisations have seen the biggest changes?
The Mauritshuis masterpieces are back in place in The Hague, and the newly-restored and extended building has opened its doors
Top jobs, major refurbishments, and big blockbuster shows: a round-up of news and discussion this week
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Milking It: Delaware Art Museum will sell two more works of art
Winslow Homer’s ‘Milking Time’ and Alexander Calder’s ‘The Black Crescent’ are next up