In Tervuren, the coveted Congolese mining archives
Tervuren, near Brussels. The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren finds itself at the center of a dispute combining colonial memory, national sovereignty…
Standoff between the City of Paris and the Halle Saint-Pierre
Paris. It’s not easy to find a replacement for Martine Lusardy, who has managed the Halle Saint-Pierre for more than…
The Hottinguer case law on art exports
Paris, 1866. The twelve founders of the Cercle de la rue Royale commissioned a group portrait (see ill.) from the…
Judge orders slavery exhibit to return to Philadelphia
A federal decision led last January to the removal of panels on slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia before…
Kanal-Centre Pompidou, assured opening, long-term uncertainty
The very recent appointment of the new government for the Brussels Region, after 614 days of blockage, was impatiently awaited…
Sudden disappearance of the chief curator of the Bayeux museums
The Bayeux Tapestry loses Antoine Verney, one of its most faithful protectors, who died suddenly last week at the age…
Immersive Cities move forward like an accordion
France. A major shift is looming for the Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne, in Beaune. The 14th century palace, which…
Tours 2026, museums and the Opera at the center of electoral debates
Tours (Indre-et-Loire). Mayor Emmanuel Denis (left-wing coalition with the Ecologists), elected in 2020, is a candidate for a second term,…
The Vitruvian Basilica really exists
Fano (Italy). “ We have been waiting for this discovery for more than two thousand years and today we can…
AI challenges attribution of two Van Eyck panels
What if neither of the two paintings exhibited at the Galleria Sabauda in Turin and at the Philadelphia Museum of…
America of the Arts mobilizes against ICE’s methods
New York. Snow, closed curtains and a large anti-ICE movement… Friday January 30, the art world mobilized massively in the…
Jack Lang resigns from IMA
Former Minister of Culture Jack Lang preferred to announce his resignation on Saturday from the Institut du Monde Arabe, which…