The newly redesigned Northern Renaissance Sculpture and Decorative Arts gallery brings together collection highlights and spectacular recent acquisitions to situate The Met’s extraordinary permanent collection within the context of northern Europe’s early modern society. The gallery includes works from roughly 1520 to 1630, when Europeans north of the Alpine mountains experienced civil unrest, religious revolution,
A wonderful compliment to the BMA exhibition is Katy Hessel’s 2022 book The Story of Art Without Men. Hessel’s book is a much-needed correction to the status quo given that the two most widely referenced art history books, The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich, first published in 1950, and H.W. Janson’s The History of
Home News European Heritage Summit 2023 sheds a light on art and heritage in wartime Ukraine October 02, 2023 | Posted in Campaigns The ongoing conflict in Ukraine stands as one of the most pressing challenges confronting Europe today. According to data from August 2023, 1624 objects of Ukrainian cultural infrastructure have been damaged since
Thousands of artifacts in U.S. and European collections were stolen from their countries of origin. Should they be sent back? Here’s everything you need to know: How big is the stolen art market? The illicit trade in cultural goods — from ancient friezes to coins and works of modern art — is estimated to be
Summary Europe is home to some of the most unique off-the-beaten-path attractions, and small arts towns provide an escape from big cities. The guide recommends the best small art towns to visit for an artistic experience, along with top-rated hotels in each town. Each recommended town offers a variety of art galleries, museums, music festivals,
We are pleased to announce Sonia Boyce as the next British representative at the Venice Art Biennale. Artistic and cultural ties with Europe will be vital to renewing close relations with our European neighbours. Alasdair Donaldson discusses the importance of on-going links through such activities, and gives a personal view about the UK’s future place
One of Spain’s priorities for its six-month presidency of the European Union is to improve working conditions for artists and culture workers across the bloc’s 27 member states. But critics say that the country’s domestic labour reforms, introduced at the start of the year and now stuck in political limbo, do not go far enough
Artist Jimmy Dean Horn’s eclectic and complicated works of art are attracting international attention and he plans to make his first-ever appearance at the Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM) this year. SEASAM is the Chickasaw Nation’s preeminent art show of Southeastern First American artists conducted annually in conjunction with the Chickasaw Annual Meeting and
Athens, Greece Now in its 18th year, the International Architecture Awards®, the first and oldest global tributes of their kind, recognize the world’s best new buildings and urban planning projects and landscape architecture for 2023 that provide contemporary insight into their country’s architecture, design, culture, and social trends. “These are examples of forward thinking and
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], September 20: Belgian pork suppliers, esteemed leaders in supplying premium pork to India, proudly reaffirms their status as premier suppliers of pork in India. The Belgian Meat Office’s unwavering commitment to the Indian market is reflected in its latest endeavour, the execution of the ‘The Art of European Pork’ campaign, which