AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will begin renovation at the end of 2012 in order to ensure the condition of the building and the safety of the visitors in the long run, Axel Rüger, director of the museum, announced today. Masterpieces by…
Van Gogh Museum Announces Renovation, Masterpieces Temporarily on View in the Hermitage Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will begin renovation at the end of 2012 in order to ensure the condition of the building and the safety of the visitors in the long run, Axel Rüger, director of the museum, announced today. Masterpieces by…
Pablo Picasso Work Loaned to West Bank Goes on Display at Palestinian Art Academy
RAMALLAH (AP).- A Palestinian art academy on Monday put on display a $7 million Pablo Picasso masterpiece, the first of its kind in the West Bank. Picasso’s 1943 “Buste de Femme” is on loan from the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Holland. Organizers sai…
34 Fine Art in Cape Town Shows "Ensemble: Group Exhibition"
Cape Town, SA – From 26 April until 12 May 34 Fine Arts in Cape Town will be showing “Ensemble”, a group exhibition. Having just participated in the prestigious Artmonaco11 International Fair and with various other successful exhibitions during the …
Sotheby’s Geneva 17th May Sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels to Present an Important Pink Diamond
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present an important pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats in its sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels on 17 May 2011 six months after the record breaking sale of the ‘Graff Pink’ – the most e…
Sotheby’s Geneva 17th May sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels To present An Important Pink Diamond
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present an important pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats in its sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels on 17 May 2011 six months after the record breaking sale of the ‘Graff Pink’ – the most e…
Chinese Contemporary Primary Market Confidence Indicator Rose Whopping 28% Since September
NEW YORK, NY.- ArtTactic’s newest survey of the Chinese contemporary art market reflects what many in the art world have suspected over the past six months: the confidence of Chinese collectors in contemporary art has now made China the “most…
Adelita Husni-Bey and Elisa Strinna Announced as Winners of 6artista 2011
ROME.- The Fondazione Pastificio Cerere of Rome announce that Adelita Husni-Bey ( Milan , 1985) and Elisa Strinna ( Padua , 1982) are the winners of 6artista 2011, the residency program directed toward young talented artists (under 30) living in Italy …
A Swedish Court Convicts 3 Men of Unnoticed Art Theft
STOCKHOLM (AP).- A Swedish court has convicted three men of stealing a valuable painting by Edvard Munch from a museum that didn’t realize it was missing. The Malmo District Court says the men, who were not identified, were guilty of stealing the Norwe…
Detroit Institute of Arts Unveils New Hand, Shadow, and String Puppet Gallery
DETROIT, MI.- Some very important puppets (VIPS) went on view, when the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) unveiled a new permanent gallery featuring hand, shadow, and string puppets from the museum’s Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection. The collectio…