Antwerp, the northern port of Belgium, is a city of gems, some of them literal—it’s a diamond capital of Europe—and others cultural. Two of them are the studio of Peter Paul Rubens and the Royal Fine Arts Museum of Antwerp (KMSKA), keeper of one of the most important collections of Flemish Old Masters. Both of these sites are currently in expansion mode. This weekend, ...
St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and ArtA “unique” museum of religious life has reopened for the first time since before the pandemic.St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow explores the importance of religion in people’s lives across the world and across time.The museum, named after Glasgow’s patron saint, closed in March 2020 as the country went into lockdown but reopened ...
When renowned art collector Peggy Guggenheim commissioned a young Jackson Pollock to paint a mural for her New York townhome in 1943, she was confident that she had discovered the next great American artist. The product of that commission, Mural, has been recognized as one of the most significant American artworks of the 20th century and launched Pollock to international stardom. Similarly, when Guggenheim ...
The PinchukArtCentre, one of the most significant art spaces in Kyiv, opened to visitors this week for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a show of works created by Ukrainian artists documenting the human cost of the war.The private museum, founded and owned by the steel billionaire Victor Pinchuk, was forced to close for 143 days while the Ukrainian people ...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MUSEUMS. South Korea’s oldest art museum, the Kansong Art Museum, has reopened for the first time since 2014, before closing again in June for a restoration that is expected to last three years. The beleaguered institution, however, made a major promise not to put any of its cultural artifacts up for auction, after offering up ...
Iraq’s National Museum in Baghdad reopened to the public on Monday after being closed for three years following political unrest in the region that threatened the museum’s security. Iraq’s prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, officially inaugurated the reopening of the museum on Sunday. The newly renovated national museum had closed its doors in 2019 amid escalating anti-government protests in Baghdad. Home to artifacts dating from ...
Here's a quick look at arts news around metro Phoenix to help you keep up with the city's creative side. Modified Arts Reopens The Modified Arts creative space in Roosevelt Row has reopened after taking a pandemic pause, which they used as an opportunity to show window installations by several artists. The gallery is currently showing the "Homeland (In)Security" exhibition that features works in several ...
Posted: Oct 13, 2021 4:56 PM CDT Updated: Oct 13, 2021 4:07 PM CDT by Carrington Cole The Museum Shop at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is re-opening its doors to the public once again. The shop, that was closed due to the pandemic, has been under renovation and now open for business. The Museum Shop sells art made by local artists to ...
COURTESY PHOTO“Irresistible Delights: Recent Gifts to the Art Collection” will be on view when the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB reopens Saturday. The Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB will reopen Saturday with three new exhibitions. “Irresistible Delights: Recent Gifts to the Art Collection” will be on view from Saturday through Dec. 12. Included will be the AD&A Museum’s holdings that ...
