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Getty Museum Acquires ‘Madonna of the Cherries’

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles acquired Quentin Metsys’s rediscovered 16th-century masterpiece, Madonna of the Cherries, at Christie’s London Old Masters sale on July 2. The panel painting set a new auction record for the Flemish Renaissance artist, fetching £10.66

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Marion Ackermann the First Woman to Lead Berlin Museums

Marion Ackermann has been named the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz or SPK), which oversees Berlin’s state museums. She is the first woman ever to hold this leadership role. As the largest cultural employer in Germany, SPK

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Centre Pompidou New York Branch Put on Hold

Centre Pompidou, one of the world’s premier modern art museums based in Paris, has put a pause on its plans to open a satellite branch in New York. Originally set to open in Jersey City in 2027, the project is now suspended

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Stedelijk Museum to Return Matisse to Heirs

On June 25, Stedelijk Museum announced that the Dutch Restitutions Committee had issued binding advice regarding the restitution of Matisse’s “Odalisque” (1920/21) to Albert Stern’s legal heirs. The committee concluded, “it is sufficiently plausible that the sale of the painting was connected

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Courtauld to Exhibit Monet’s London Paintings

The Courtauld Institute of Art is set to host a landmark exhibition of Claude Monet’s Thames River series, displaying 21 paintings for the first time in the UK. This historic collection will be on view from September 27, marking the first time

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Museums Collaborate for Anselm Kiefer Show

In an unprecedented cooperation, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum and Van Gogh Museum will present a pioneering exhibition named “Anselm Kiefer: Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind.” This important event, which runs from March 7 to June 9, 2025, will highlight the fundamental relationship

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Ephesus Experience Museum Wins Award

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced that the Ephesus Experience Museum, located in the ancient city of Ephesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has won the prestigious Mondo-Dr Award. In a written statement, the ministry highlighted that the Ephesus Experience Museum

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Picasso Museum Opens Online Archive

Picasso Museum in Paris is opening an online archive. This launch also precedes opening a study center dedicated to Pablo Picasso, which is scheduled to open later this year near the museum. The online portal  provides access to the museum’s extensive collection

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Director Criticises BP Sponsorship of British Museum

Maria Balshaw, the director of Tate, has expressed her views on BP’s sponsorship agreement with the British Museum (BM), stating that “the public has moved to a position where they think it [the BP arrangement] is inappropriate.” In an interview with the

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Topkapı Palace’s Restored Sections Open

One of the phased restoration projects in the Harem section of Topkapı Palace, overseen by the Presidency of National Palaces, has been completed. The Concubines Courtyard (Cariyeler Taşlığı) and Bath, along with the Kuşhane Kitchen, have been newly opened to visitors. These

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