During its first Titanic expedition in more than ten years, a Georgia-based company with salvage rights to the historic shipwreck discovered a long-lost statue while documenting the ship’s natural deterioration this summer. The statue, a two-foot-tall (61 cm) ornate bronze replica of
Çelenk Bafra will work as the artistic director of Istanbul Modern as of 16 September 2024. As Türkiye’s first museum of modern and contemporary art nears the twenty-year mark in history, she will not only oversee Istanbul Modern’s art programs, collection, and
Next month, Art Basel Paris, newly rebranded from Paris+ par Art Basel, will debut at the newly renovated Grand Palais. This event follows a surge of optimism in Paris after a successful Olympic Games this summer, with hopes that it will inject
After three decades at the helm of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Glenn Lowry will step down in 2025, ending a career that has reshaped not only the institution but the broader cultural landscape. His departure, scheduled for September of that
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) the 28th Istanbul Theatre Festival readies to open its curtains on 22 October. Running from 22 October to 19 November, the 28th Istanbul Theatre Festival marks the first year of Mehmet Birkiye’s
The British Museum readies for a major exhibition showcasing the print works of Pablo Picasso, one of the finest graphic artists of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature around 100 prints that reflect Picasso’s life and loves, highlighting his extraordinary vision.
The opera “Ja, Şeküre”, adapted from the novel “My Name is Red” by Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk in 1998, met with the audience at the Poznań Malta Festival on September 7. The play “Ja, Şeküre” (I, Şeküre), produced by the Polish
This past August, LG Art Lab extended a seemingly straightforward invitation to digital artist Patrick Amadon: contribute the inaugural artwork for the launch of its blockchain-powered art platform. The opportunity, which promised exposure on 14 million smart screens and a massive Times
This past Saturday, the Rijksmuseum, one of Amsterdam’s most iconic cultural institutions, was abruptly forced to close its doors. The reason wasn’t an exhibition malfunction or a curatorial decision, but a blockade orchestrated by Extinction Rebellion (XR), a climate activist group that
Recent excavations at Ayanis Castle in Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolian region of Van have uncovered new archaeological finds, such as three bronze shields and a helmet that are approximately 2,700 years old. The artifacts were discovered during this year’s phase of a 36-year