Met curator wins the inaugural Vilcek Prize for Excellence
Curator of Italian and Spanish drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Carmen C. Bambach has been awarded the inaugural Vilcek Prize for Excellence. The Chilean-born curator will receive an […]
Van Gogh Museum’s ‘Sunflowers’ to stay in Amsterdam permanently
Well-known and well-loved, the Van Gogh Museum’s Sunflowers (1889) by the Dutch master has recently undergone a ‘full body scan’ to better understand its condition. The scan determined that the […]
King Tut’s tomb: 10 years of conservation
After a decade, extensive conservation and preservation efforts have wrapped up at King Tut’s tomb in Egypt. The project gets the major tourist destination ready just ahead of the 100th […]
British Museum to assist with renovations of Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
As part of a €3.1 million plan, London’s British Museum is participating in a massive transformation and renovation of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in Cairo. The ambitious overhaul […]
A Chicago museum’s unique way to highlight the gender pay gap
According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) the median women’s pay is 80% of that of their male counterparts – in other words, for every dollar that men […]
‘100% Women’ will feature women only in a year-long programme at Richard Saltoun Gallery
In less than a month the Richard Saltoun Gallery (RSG) will embark on a year-long programme of exhibitions solely focused on female artists. As part of the gallery’s ongoing commitment […]
The Museum of Modern Art receives gift of over 800 drawings
New York’s Museum of Modern Art recently received a massive donation of 800 works from the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection. In a January 29th press release, […]
