Analyzes reveal the original colors of the Parthenon marbles
The dazzling whiteness of ancient Western marbles has long been constitutive of their identity, a representation embodying the perfection of…
The Vicq International Museum of Naive Art has reopened
After nine years of closure, the International Museum of Naive Art (Midan) in Vicq, in Yvelines, has been welcoming visitors…
A warning report on working conditions in American museums
A report published in early October 2023 on working conditions in museums paints a dark portrait of the American art…
The ten-year review is progressing slowly
France. “Institutions not always meeting their legal or regulatory obligation of ten-year assessment” despite “improvements […] recorded this year »…
The Louvre Abu Dhabi aims to be universal and local
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Manuel Rabaté, director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, has placed “roots” at the heart of…
Haute-Savoie will also have its history museum, in Annecy
The Haute-Savoie Departmental Council announced Thursday October 5 its intention to create a departmental museum within the Annecy Conservatory of…
The Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Hand Intelligence has named its new winners
The Hand Intelligence Prize rewards excellence in French crafts each year in three categories: “Exceptional Talents” for mastery of a…
American museums overtaken by ill-gotten Turkish bronzes
UNITED STATES. Exceptional bronze statues, a tenacious expert and a former Marine officer to investigate: the affair of the “Bubon…
Villa Noailles celebrates its 100th anniversary
On the heights of Hyères, at the top of steep terrain, sits a large white building which strangely resembles an…
Aymeric Jeudy confirmed as director of the Matisse Museum in Nice
Aymeric Jeudy was appointed by the mayor of Nice to direct the Matisse Museum. Deputy to former director Claudine Grammont…
The mayor of the 6th arrondissement warns of the abandonment of the Hébert Museum by the State
The Ernest Hébert National Museum, which displays the works of the eponymous 19th-century painter, has been closed since 2004. Housed…
The MET expands its spaces dedicated to fashion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is embarking on the transformation of the large ground floor hall currently…