BROOKLYN, NY.- The Brooklyn Museum is inaugurating a new collecting initiative that will focus on the acquisition of works by African American artists that were created between the mid-nineteenth century and 1945. In the first three years, the Museum i…
Harvard Art Museums Announce Traveling Exhibitions of Works by Lyonel Feininger
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Harvard Art Museums present two traveling exhibitions devoted to underexplored aspects of the work of Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), one of the major figures of European modernism. Lyonel Feininger: Drawings and Watercolors from…
Stunning New 100-Foot High Sculpture Installed on Nepean Point in Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON.- A monumental new sculpture now graces one of Ottawa’s most picturesque skylines, thanks to a partnership agreement between the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the National Capital Commission (NCC). At 30.5 metres high, One Hundre…
Spanish Minister of Culture Confirms Acquisition of Painting by Bruegel the Elder for the Prado
MADRID.- The Minister of Culture, Ángeles González-Sinde, today presided over a plenary session of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado in which it was unanimously decided to exercise the option to purchase The Wine of Saint Martin’…
Court: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston can Keep Work Sold in Nazi Era
BOSTON (AP).- A federal appeals court has ruled that Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts can retain ownership of a 1913 painting by Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka that was sold during the Nazi occupation of Austria. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule…
LACMA Debuts World.Class European Costume Acquisition with Fashioning Fashion
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915, featuring selections from the museum’s recently acquired major collection of European men’s, women’s, and ch…
LACMA Debuts World.Class European Costume Acquisition with Fashioning Fashion
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915, featuring selections from the museum’s recently acquired major collection of European men’s, women’s, and ch…
Landmark Exhibition "Venice: Canaletto and His 18th-Century Rivals" at the National Gallery in London
LONDON.- This landmark exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views by Canaletto and his 18th-century rivals to be seen in a generation. Bringing together around 50 major loans from the public and private collections of the UK, Europe and …
Christie’s Hosts a Public Art Exhibition Showing Highlights of Modern Middle Eastern Art
DOHA.- Christie’s shows its support for Doha: The Arab Capital of Culture 2010, the initiative undertaken by the Arab League and Unesco to promote and celebrate Arab culture in the region. As part of the series of events planned, Christie’s i…
Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Collection of Objects from Southern Africa and Contemporary Work by Tony Oursler
CLEVELAND, OH.- A collection of 19th- and 20th-century portable objects from southern Africa and a contemporary sculpture and video piece from American artist Tony Oursler are the latest works acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. The acquisitions w…