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in MuseumGreece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures
ATHENS – It is only the size of a shoebox, carved with the broken foot of an ancient Greek goddess. But Greece is hoping the 2,500-year-old marble fragment, which arrived on loan from an Italian museum on Monday, can help resolve one of the world’s most thorny cultural heritage disputes and lead to the reunification […] More
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in MuseumThe most exciting exhibitions around the world in 2022
Written by The arts journal This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. You can read their full articles on the coming year 2022 here. This year’s must-see exhibits include the return of the Venice Biennale and Documenta, hit shows by Donatello and Cézanne, and a Qatar World […] More
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in CollectionGlobal Auction Sales Soared to a Record $12.6 Billion in 2021
Sotheby’s maintains its leadership position with a total of $ 6 billion in auctions in 2021. Courtesy of Sotheby’s Text size The global auction market hit record highs in 2021, with Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips recording combined sales of $ 12.6 billion, according to a report released on Tuesday. The figure was 70.2% higher than […] More
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in MuseumArt museum, developer partner on new artist-in-residency program at Montrose Collective
The Houston Museum of Contemporary Art and developer Radom Capital are teaming up with a new residency program that officials say will bring together 25 merchants, chefs and wellness concepts at the Montrose Collective’s development in Houston. (Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston) The Houston Museum of Contemporary Art and developer Radom Capital […] More
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in Digital ArtHow Van Gogh became one of the entertainment world’s biggest stars in 2021
But if there has been a real star in the entertainment world lately, it’s an emotionally tortured Dutch-born painter who died over a century ago. Sure enough, Vincent Van Gogh is hotter than ever – in large part thanks to numerous global exhibitions that have brought his key works, from “The Starry Night” to “The […] More
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in MuseumQatar’s ambitions to become ‘the art Mecca of the Middle East’
Written by Marianna Cerinni, CNN The Middle Eastern nation Qatar has announced an ambitious plan to expand its public art program as it prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Leading the initiative, Qatar Museums – the state organization under which many cultural institutions in the country sit – said it will showcase more […] More
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Qatar’s ambitions to become ‘the art Mecca of the Middle East’
Written by Marianna Cerinni, CNN The Middle Eastern nation Qatar has announced an ambitious plan to expand its public art program as it prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Leading the initiative, Qatar Museums – the state organization under which many cultural institutions in the country sit – said it will showcase more […] More
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in MuseumGoing All In on the Magic Kingdom
“The first exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Hollywood dream maker Walt Disney is a milestone”, writes the director of the museum, Max Hollein, in the preface of the catalog “Inspire Walt Disney: the animation of the French decorative arts” . It is – and not in a good way. The show, […] More