UNESCO registers 42 new sites as World Heritage
The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, which was held from September 10 to 25, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi…
Finally a director at the Céret museum
Jean-Roch Dumont Saint Priest (28 years old) has been appointed director of the Céret Museum of Modern Art for a…
In Florida, a curator fired on suspicion of ill-gotten antiquities
Michael Bennett, curator of ancient Western art at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in St. Petersburg, Florida, was fired…
Why have Miró’s yellows lost their shine?
Closely associated with the history of surrealism, Joan Miró (1893-1983) is famous for his works featuring bright colors and dreamlike…
National Museum of Indonesia badly damaged by fire
The National Museum of Indonesia, located in Jakarta, suffered a fire on the evening of September 16. The fire destroyed…
Reopening of the Bemberg Foundation in 2024
Nestled in the heart of the Hôtel d’Assézat, one of the most beautiful Renaissance monuments in Toulouse, the Bemberg Foundation…
The “rediscovery” of a work by Raphael sparks debate in Italy
Raphaël’s corpus is enriched with a new work. In any case, this is what a group of academics affirmed on…
Sébastien Gökalp at the head of the Grenoble Museum
Sébastien Gökalp (53), heritage curator, has been appointed head of the Grenoble Museum. He will succeed Guy Tosatto, who is…
MoMA increases ticket to $30
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has announced a 20% increase in the price of its adult…
A national subscription for churches in danger
In July 2022, a Senate report warned about the state of religious heritage in rural areas. To remedy this, President…
In Lyon, the future of the Guimet Museum divides the municipal majority
What to do with the old Guimet Museum? In Lyon, this is the 25 million euro question: the sum estimated…
Venice escapes (again) the list of “in danger” sites
Last July, the status of Venice was put in the spotlight by UNESCO, which recommended the inclusion of the city…