Greek Prime Minister ‘Annoyed’ Over Cancellation of Meeting with British PM Over Parthenon Marbles
Relations between the prime ministers of Greece and Britain are less than cheery this holiday season, after a scheduled meeting…
Author: Karen K. Ho
Workers at Buffalo AKG Art Museum Launch Unionization Effort
Workers at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum have recently announced their intention to unionize. The workers submitted a letter to…
Indigenous Art Curator Wanda Nanibush Leaves Art Gallery of Ontario, Prompting Questions
Wanda Nanibush is no longer the curator of Indigenous art at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto. The…
Climate Protestor Vandalizes Wall Next to Civil War Monument at National Gallery of Art
A climate protestor recently painted words in red on a wall near a Civil War exhibit at the National Gallery…
Tracey Emin Becomes First Woman Artist Appointed British Museum Trustee
English visual artist Tracey Emin will join the British Museum‘s Board of Trustees, making history in the process. The museum’s…
Rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ US Postal Stamp Sells for Record-Breaking $2 M. At Auction
A rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp recently sold at auction for just over $2 million with fees, setting a record for…
Russia Sentences Artist and Pussy Riot Member Pyotr Verzilov to Over 8 Years in Prison in Absentia
A court in Moscow has sentenced the exiled Russian-Canadian artist and activist Pyotr Verzilov to eight and a half years…
Anat Ebgi Is Latest Gallery to Expand to Tribeca With New 5,000 Square-Foot Location
Anat Ebgi Gallery is joining the flurry of activity in Tribeca with a new location at 372 Broadway. The 5,000…
Van Hits Memphis Museum, Damaging Two Wheeler Williams Statues
Two Wheeler Williams statues at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are seriously damaged after a large van struck the…
Climate Protestors Spray Orange Cornstarch on Dinosaur Skeleton at London’s Natural History Museum
Two climate activists were recently arrested at the Natural History Museum in London after spraying a dinosaur skeleton reproduction with…
Getty Map Sold by Christie’s for $239,400 Is Rare Nautical Chart from 14th Century Worth $7.5 M
Trawling estate sales for undervalued treasures has become a popular topic on social media, but one antiques dealer found a…
Victoria and Albert Museum Will Exhibit Hundreds of Photos from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s Private Collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum has announced it will present a major photography exhibition from the private collection of Sir…
Original Version of Censored Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Makes Its Debut
A new exhibit is showing the original version of Artemisia Gentileschi‘s painting Allegory of the Inclination after it was censored…
Stolen Painting Missing Since 1945 Recovered by FBI in Chicago and Returned to Bavarian Museum
The Bavarian State Painting Collections recently recovered a landscape painting that had been missing since 1945 through the assistance of…