The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Wednesday purchased a Hebrew Bible produced in the Spanish region of Castile in the first half of the 14th century, acquiring the illuminated tome at auction at Sotheby’s along with other objects of Judaica. The work, which is “magnificently illuminated,” according to Sotheby’s, was the most […]
Riccardo and Tatyana Silva Donate $500,000 to the Bass in Miami
The Bass museum in Miami has received a $500,000 donation from Riccardo and Tatyana Silva. In recognition of the gift, the Bass, which reopened this past October following a renovation, has named a gallery on its first floor the Riccardo and Tatyana Silva Gallery. The Silvas have supported the Bass in recent years, with Tatyana […]
Frick Buys Its First Painting Since 1991
For the first time since 1991, The Frick Collection has bought a painting: a full-length portrait of Prince Camillo Borghese by the French artist François Gérard. It will be on view starting Oct. 31, 2018. The oil painting, at nearly 7 feet tall, depicts Borghese, who was a prominent arts patron and the brother-in-law of […]
The Denver Art Museum’s North Building Renovation
Thanks to the thousands of visitors that experience transformative experiences with art each year, the DAM is in the top 20 most attended art museums in North America. Home to award-winning exhibitions and top-tier programs for all ages, the DAM is a place for shared, hands-on experiences, an appreciation for diverse cultures, and personal expression. […]
Saint Jerome (around 1605), one of three works by Caravaggio going on tour from the Galleria Borghese in Rome Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo – Galleria Borghese
Rome’s Galleria Borghese is launching a three-year partnership with the Italian luxury goods brand Fendi to create an international study centre dedicated to Caravaggio. The museum inside a 17th-century villa is one of 20 leading Italian institutions, including the Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence and Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, that gained financial independence from […]
Trump thinks he owns Renoir, but Art Institute says real one hangs in Chicago
There are two versions of French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s “Two Sisters (On The Terrace).” One has hung in the Art Institute of Chicago since 1933. The other is in President Donald Trump’s New York apartment. But one of them is a fake — and the Art Institute says it isn’t the one in Chicago. Trump, […]
UK funding bodies launch public appeal to save Wedgwood Museum
There is still £2.74m left to raise to stop the 80,000-strong collection from being dispersed at auction The UK’s Art Fund is campaigning to raise £15.75m to save the Wedgwood Museum’s collection from being auctioned at Christie’s and dispersed. The museum, which remains open, houses more than 80,000 works of art and ceramics, including paintings […]
First ‘Pop-up Pompidou’ to open in Malaga next spring
Painting by Picasso among works travelling from Paris to city of artist’s birth More than 90 works drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris will go on show next spring in the first “Pop-Up Pompidou” due to open in Malaga, southern Spain. Under ambitious plans announced 3 September, the proposed satellite will […]
Museu d’Art de Catalunya Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Exhibition
BARCELONA.- It is now 75 years since the inauguration of the Museu d’Art de Catalunya, and the MNAC is celebrating it by bringing together 75 masterpieces of Catalan art belonging to private collections, Catalan, European and American museums, and ecclesiastic patrimony.
Max Ernst Museum Presents 150 Works of Art by US Filmmaker David Lynch
“A cult film director from Los Angeles presenting his fine art works for the first time in a German museum. You cannot miss that!”, emphasizes Dr. Achim Sommer, director of the museum and co-curator of the exhibition “David Lynch – Dark Splendor”. Until 21st March 2010 the Max Ernst Museum Bruehl of the LVR presents a selection of 150 art works of the American film maker David Lynch