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V&A Acquires YouTube’s First-Ever Video For Permanent Collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum has brought a small but consequential fragment of internet history into its collection not an object in the...
Barbican Arts Director Devyani Saltzman Reportedly Made Redundant
Devyani Saltzman is stepping down as director of arts and participation at the Barbican Centre after just 18 months in the post, bringing a brief...
Henrike Naumann, Germany’s Venice Biennale Representative Dies Aged 41
The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Ifa), the body responsible for overseeing the German Pavilion, has confirmed the news in a statement, saying...
British Museum Secures £3.5m To Buy Henry VIII Heart pendant
The British Museum has secured the £3.5 million required to buy a Tudor period heart-shaped pendant in time for Valentine’s Day. The jewel was...
Trevi Fountain Introduces Tourist Fee To Manage Crowds
Rome has begun charging visitors to access some of its most popular landmarks, with the Trevi Fountain now carrying a €2 entry fee as part of a...
Stephen Friedman Gallery Enters Administration After Three Decades
The Canadian-born, London-based art dealer Stephen Friedman has closed his London gallery after it entered into administration. The gallery has been...
Cerne Abbas Giant: National Trust Acquires Surrounding Land For The Nation
After a strong public response to a fundraising appeal launched late last year, the National Trust has taken ownership of a broad sweep of land...
Albrecht Dürer: Scholars Question Copy Status of National Gallery Portrait
Questions of attribution in Dürer’s work rarely reach certainty. One painting, quietly downgraded for decades at London’s National Gallery, has been...
Andy Warhol: Reels And Reels Of Unprocessed Film Discovered
Dozens of film reels Andy Warhol shot in the 1960s, unseen by the artist, have been developed. They will premiere on 2 February at the Museum of...
Tschabalala Self: Lady in Blue To Grace Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square
This September, London’s Fourth Plinth will welcome a striking new figure: Lady in Blue by New York-based artist Tschabalala Self. Following...
Ai Weiwei Returns To Beijing After Ten Year Hiatus
Ai Weiwei returned to China quietly last month, ending a ten-year absence that began when he left the country in 2015. The three-week stay in...
Freelands Foundation Unveils £1.5 million Awards Supporting Art Education
The Freelands Foundation has unveiled a new £1.5 million awards programme aimed at one of the most overlooked areas of the UK’s cultural landscape:...