BRUSSELS.- The 27 winners of the 2011 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards are announced today by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The awards will be presented on 10 June during a ceremony at the Concertgebouw in …
Dalí by Halsman Presents a Selection of Eighty-Eight Photographs of Salvador Dalí
FIGUERES.- The Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí inaugurated Dalí by Halsman, this year’s temporary exhibition at the Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol, which will be on show until 31 December 2011, when the house-museum is closed to the public until the f…
Libya’s Roman Sites Unscathed During the Popular Unrest Against Leader Muammar Gaddafi
RABAT (REUTERS).- Libyans appear determined to safeguard their rich cultural heritage during the popular unrest against leader Muammar Gaddafi, protecting it from the looting seen in neighboring Egypt’s revolution just weeks ago. Conquered by most of t…
Marc Chagall in Paris During the Early 20th Century at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- As a center of cosmopolitan culture and a symbol of modernity, Paris held a magnetic attraction for artists from Eastern Europe during the early decades of the 20th century. Most painters and sculptors settled around Montparnasse, wh…
Pilar Luna, Pioneer of Mexican Underwater Archaeology, Given J.C. Harrington Award
MEXICO CITY.- As an acknowledgement to her 30-year trajectory, devoted to research and preservation of the submerged cultural heritage, archaeologist Pilar Luna Erreguerena, pioneer of Underwater Archaeology in Mexico, was awarded with the J.C. Harring…
Pilar Luna, Pioneer of Mexican Underwater Archeology, Given J.C. Harrington Award
MEXICO CITY.- As an acknowledgement to her 30-year trajectory, devoted to research and preservation of the submerged cultural heritage, archaeologist Pilar Luna Erreguerena, pioneer of Underwater Archaeology in Mexico, was awarded with the J.C. Harring…
The Comité des Sages Calls for a "New Renaissance" by Bringing Europe’s Cultural Heritage Online
AMASTERDAM.- The report of the Comité des Sages (high-level reflection group) on Digitisation of Europe’s cultural heritage was delivered to Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, and Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner…
Donation Agreement for the Pietzsch Collection Signed at the National Gallery in Berlin
BERLIN.- The art collecting couple, Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch, officially signed a donation agreement with the state of Berlin that should pave the way to their internationally renowned collection being bequeathed to the city. The Pietzsch Collection is…
Detroit Institute of Arts Opens New Gallery Devoted to Ancient Middle Eastern Art
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will open a new gallery devoted to the arts of the Ancient Middle East on Dec. 22 that will showcase the ancient cultural heritage of what we today call Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Yemen and Armenia. A favorite…
Recovery of Painting by Albrecht Dürer Leads Italian Police to Various Pieces of Stolen Art
ROME.- Sixteen paintings that had been stolen at various times from private homes and churches will be back by Christmas, to their rightful owners. The works of art seized by police in September for the protection of cultural heritage have been recover…