WARSAW (AP).- It’s finally been decided: Poland’s most precious painting, “Lady with an Ermine” by Leonardo da Vinci, will be allowed to travel to Spain, Germany and Britain. Wednesday’s decision came after almost a year of discussion by art experts an…
Rodin Sculpture of French Fovelist Honore de Balzac Stolen From Israel Museum
JERUSALEM (AP).- A statue by French sculptor Auguste Rodin was stolen from the Israel Museum during the facility’s recently completed renovation, the museum said Wednesday. The nude bronze of French novelist Honore de Balzac was one of a series of stud…
Mike Nelson to Make History at the British Pavilion for 2011 Venice Biennale
LONDON.- Mike Nelson is the first installation artist to be invited by the British Council to conceive and create a new work in the British Pavilion for the 54th Venice Biennale. Nelson will be working in Venice for a period of three months, and the co…
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 …
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
Hitler Exhibit in Berlin’s German Historical Museum Extended Due to Popularity
BERLIN (REUTERS).- Germany’s first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday. Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visit…
Made in Holland: Old Masters from a Private Collection in America at the Mauritshuis
THE HAGUE.- A selection of highlights from the remarkable art collection of Eijk and Rose-Marie de Mol van Otterloo will be on display at the Mauritshuis in The Hague this autumn. The exhibition Made in Holland: Old Masters from a private collection in…
Tate Movie Project Begins Second Stage of Its UK Tour
LONDON.- The Tate Movie Project truck arrived at Leicester Square in London on 14 October. Its arrival celebrates three months of successful touring to 52 schools and 23 festivals and family days at UK venues across the country when children got the ch…
Hungarian Artists Alongside Greats in London Show
LONDON (REUTERS).- Hungarian artists hang alongside some of Europe’s greatest painters in a new blockbuster exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts put together at the 11th hour after the original show fell through. “Treasures from Budapest: European M…
Modern Science Reveals Secrets of Nelson-Atkins 2,500-Year-Old Mummy
KANSAS CITY, MO.- A powerful image of the face of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has been created by special agents/forensic artists from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as unve…