Germany reforms process for returning property stolen by Nazis
German Culture Minister Claudia Roth announced the adoption of a new reform which should facilitate the restitution of works stolen…
Kernault Manor seriously damaged by fire
A fire broke out on the morning of Sunday January 12 at the Kernault manor in Mellac (Finistère). The fire…
Getty Images buys Shutterstock
As images generated by Artificial Intelligence multiply and more than 5 billion photos are produced every day, licensed image banks…
Disappearance of Oliviero Toscani, provocative photographer
“I am immortal until the day I am no longer.”Oliviero Toscani liked to repeat. The most famous Italian photographer died…
Francesco Erbani denounces endemic understaffing in Italian museums
Francesco Erbani publishes The State of the Art. Report among the vices, virtues and public management of cultural property (see…
The Getty Villa narrowly escapes the violent fire underway in Los Angeles
A violent fire has been underway since yesterday in Pacific Palisades, a district of Los Angeles. The drought in Southern…
Disappearance of Marie-Claude Beaud
The world of museums has just lost an important figure. Marie-Claude Beaud has directed important institutions in which she organized…
Personalities from the art world who died in 2024
January 4. The Ghanaian photographer Felicia Abban (88 years old), first female professional photographer in West Africa. She participated in…
Switzerland allocates 1.1 million francs for provenance research
While the Federal Office of Culture had supported in 2023-2024 as many research projects on goods stolen by the Nazis…
Terrorism Memorial Museum: the chronology of the events
In the wake of the 2015 attacks and the contrasting reactions of French society, the idea of a memorial emerged….
Will you have to go before the notary to transfer your copyright free of charge?
Paris. The “free” transfer of copyright is a frequent practice in artistic circles. However, free access should not make us…
First restitution of stolen work under the Franco regime
Two years after the adoption of a law on the restitution of property seized during the Franco period, the Spanish…