The director of Italian national museums takes stock of his action
Italy. Archaeologist Massimo Osanna has been, since 2020, the general director of national museums in Italy. After studying classics, he…
Switzerland, a new private museum dedicated to the Geneva school
Jussy, Switzerland. Sometimes, all it takes is a click for the foundations of an artistic affinity to be laid. For…
Eco-renovation now on the program of the Heritage Foundation
France. The article of the Heritage Code detailing the missions of the Heritage Foundation explicitly states this: this non-profit organization…
Mathilde Augé reopens the WMF office
Paris. The French heritage landscape is enriched by a new organization: the French branch of the World Monument Funds (WMF)….
The Avranches Museum of Art and History closes permanently
The City of Avranches will only have one museum open to the public – the Scriptorial – from next Saturday…
the British Museum asks for help
On its website, the British Museum published photos resembling some of the hundreds of pieces stolen from its collections on…
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…