The Squirrel With the Pearl Earring? While the Famed Vermeer Is on Tour, Its Museum Is Asking the Public for New Versions to Hang in Its Place

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The Squirrel With the Pearl Earring? While the Famed Vermeer Is on Tour, Its Museum Is Asking the Public for New Versions to Hang in Its Place

This is your chance to have your art featured among the Dutch Golden Age paintings in The Hague museum's collection.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 12, 2023

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15 Years After a Catastrophic Flood, the University of Iowa’s Esteemed Art Museum Is Reborn With a Fresh Vision

The newly renamed Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City aims to become an academic teaching museum for the 21st century.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2023

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Dispelling Rumors, Greece Has Rejected the British Museum’s Offer to Return the Parthenon Marbles as a Long-Term Loan

Greek officials say the U.K. institution does not own the sculptures and therefore has no right to loan them out.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 11, 2023

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Rock Star Phil Collins Is an Avid Collector of Alamo Artifacts. A New Museum to Display Them Has Given Rise to Authenticity Doubts

A modest venue is expected to open in San Antonio next year, with an even bigger museum planned for 2026.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 10, 2023

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A Prominent Asian Art Center in the U.K. Drops ‘Chinese’ From Its Name Amid Growing Geopolitical Tensions

The new name, Esea Contemporary, reflects a broader affiliation with the East and Southeast Asian world after the institution faced accusations of racism.

By Vivienne Chow, Jan 9, 2023

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London’s Natural History Museum Has Come Under Fire for Agreeing Not to Badmouth Oil in a Contract With an Energy Sponsor

A “gag clause” in the agreement prevents the museum from making “any statement” that might discredit the Danish company Ørsted, which previously invested in oil and gas.

By Artnet News, Jan 9, 2023

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The Frick Just Added Its First Renaissance Portrait of a Woman to Its Storied Collection of Old Masters

The painting was the star of the museum's 2019 Giovanni Battista Moroni solo show.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 9, 2023

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Paris’s Rodin Museum Has Scrapped Plans to Open a $17 Million Outpost in the Canary Islands

Locals have opposed the project, panning its exaggerated financial projections and arguing that Rodin has no connection to the region.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 5, 2023

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London’s National Portrait Gallery Has Acquired a $3.6 Million Public Toilet. (They Must Have Been Feeling Flush)

Flush with cash, the museum will convert the Victorian-era restroom into an annex.

By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2023

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The British Museum Is in Talks to Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in Landmark Loan Deal

But the "cultural exchange," drawn up by the museum's chairman George Osborne, is not likely to resolve the longstanding row over ancient sculptures.

By Vivienne Chow, Jan 4, 2023

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12 Must-See U.S. Museum Exhibitions in 2023, From LACMA’s Look at the Dawn of Computer Art to a Georgia O’Keeffe Revelation at MoMA

A few of the U.S. museum shows we're most looking forward to in 2023.

By Artnet News, Jan 1, 2023

The Director of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery Sent a Museum-Wide Memo With Rules for Proper Email Composition. Here Are His Demands

Bold characters are out and so is excessive punctuation.

By Richard Whiddington, Dec 23, 2022

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In Pictures: Get a Glimpse of Bygone Worlds Through an Archive of Early Color Photographs Just Published by a French Museum

Images from the Albert-Kahn Museum's "The Archives of the Planet" collection are available to download online for free.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 22, 2022

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The Pope Has Ordered the Vatican to Return Three Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece

The artifacts have been in the Holy See’s possession for two centuries.

By Richard Whiddington, Dec 19, 2022

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