Tag: Museum
Two people arrested for attempted damage to classified property
For almost two years, environmental activists have attacked works of art to denounce climate inaction. On Sunday morning, two people were arrested at the entrance to the Musée d’Orsay in…
Museum in Augsburg: A heroic saint
In a special exhibition, the St. Afra Diocesan Museum in Augsburg brings visitors closer to the life of St. Ulrich – with new insights and valuable exhibits. source site
Art auction in Vienna: Klimt, believed to be lost, sold for 30 million | News
Wien – [–>Sensations-Auktion in Wien! In der österreichischen Hauptstadt kam am Mittwoch ein verschollen geglaubtes Gemälde von Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) unter den Hammer. Schätzwert vorab: 30 bis 50 Millionen Euro!…
A special art place: the Malura Museum in Oberdießen – Bavaria
It is not easy to keep such a small institution like the Malura Museum alive and in the public consciousness. Andrew Malura, head of the house in Oberdießen, can tell…
UK temporarily returns stolen Ashanti kingdom treasures to Ghana
Two British museums have returned to Ghana 32 gold and silver objects looted from the Ashanti kingdom more than 150 years ago, for a period of six years, according to…
How political is the British Museum? – Culture
When it was announced at the end of March that a new director had been found for the British Museum, there was a noticeable sigh of relief in the London…
Roof damage in the Regensburg Museum: The lederhosen stay dry – Bavaria
Viewed from ground level, the House of Bavarian History in Regensburg appears anything but delicate with its massive ceramic façade. The roof, on the other hand, is intended to be…
Collection of the Coburg Doll Museum is stored – Bavaria
From May onwards, the exhibits from the former Coburg Doll Museum will be stored in the Cortendorf culture factory on the outskirts of Coburg. When and where the approximately 4,000…
Roni Horn in the Museum Ludwig: Be like water
Cologne’s Museum Ludwig is showing a major retrospective of the New York artist Roni Horn. Among them: drawings from the late 1970s that have never been exhibited before. source site
Australia: Museum only allows women in exhibitions – man complains
Access for women only Man feels discriminated against by the anti-discrimination exhibition and successfully goes to court The entrance area of the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart,…