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Analyses
Make Way for the Orléans!
Versailles is seeking to move away from its Bourbon-centric image to shed light on the transformations of the 19th century.
Analyses
A Recipe for Success
2018 is decidedly the year of gastronomy in all Europe's royal residences. While tickling the taste buds, the programme also nourishes considerable…
Analyses
Pompidou Goes International
While the Guggenheim chain is rusting, somewhat, the Centre Pompidou is consolidating its prestige in Malaga, Brussels and Shanghai. Its president,…
Interviews
Naomi Beckwith: Rising Curator
As the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates its 50th anniversary, its young curator, Naomi Beckwith, talks about the museum's collections…
Interviews
Lin Han: Pushing Art’s Boundaries
Despite a 2 % drop in 2016, China continues to account for nearly 30 % of the art market – a phenomenon that coincides with the proliferation of private…
Cultural Heritage
Louvre Abu Dhabi: A Desert Gem
The opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi on November 11, was a success, thanks to both its architecture and a display exploring meeting points between different…
Analyses
The Miracle of Montreal
What are the secrets of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, whose acquisition budget is proportionally inverse to the dynamic enrichment of its collections?…
Non Classé
Met museum to return coffin of Nedjemankh to Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the restitution to the Egyptian government of the coffin of Nedjemankh (see photo), after recently discovering…
Interviews
Marina Lochak: The Art of Risk-taking
Marina Lochak, founder of the Proun gallery in 2007 and in charge of programming for Moscow's Manege culture centre, took over as the Pushkin Museum's…
Analyses
Germany: A Thorny Matter Continues
In mid-March, a national get-together in Berlin is being held to debate the question of collections originating from the colonies. Germany had taken…
Interviews
Kejia Wu: An Art Market Emerging Before Our Eyes…
The author of the latest TEFAF report, Kejia Wu, has seen the birth of the world's most important secondary market from the inside. She reveals her…
Interviews
Alexandre Ivanov: A Passion for Fabergé
Collector of the jeweller's pieces and founder of two private museums, this Russian lawyer who made a fortune in IT talks about his passion for art,…
Interviews
Eric Booth, Herald of the Thai Scene
Managing director of the Jim Thomson silk company, the smiling collector and his stepfather, Jean-Michel Beurdeley, opened Thailand's Maiiam Museum,…
Appointments & Prizes
Laurent Le Bon Reappointed at Musée Picasso-Paris
Laurent Le Bon has been appointed to a second three-year term as president of the Musée Picasso-Paris. He will “continue to spread the renown of this…
Interviews
Mary Morton: A Painting Inheritance
Curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the Washington National Gallery of Art, Mary Morton has constantly promoted French art in…
Interviews
Gitte Ørskou: Towards a Nordic Model?
In early September, the Danish curator became head of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet , Sweden’s leading museum of modern and contemporary
Cultural Heritage
The Miraculous Door of the Hôtel de Ville
At first glance, it's just a door. Yet the history of this door, which opened the way to the French monarchs for two centuries, borders on the miraculous.…
Analyses
Arter: A New Showcase for Contemporary Art
With its well-conceived architecture, a far cry from aesthetic effects and ostentatious prowess, Istanbul once again vaunts its cultural ambitions.…
Interviews
Philip Tinari: "We're in a Golden Age for Museums in China."
Publisher, critic and museum director all at once, this American forty-something is above all a leading specialist in contemporary Chinese art and…
Exhibitions
The Heart: a Vital Organ as Both Theme and Symbol
The Musée de la Vie romantique in Paris explores the heart and its representation in contemporary art.
Interviews
Charles Personnaz: At the School for Curators
On May 16, the Institut National du Patrimoine celebrated its 30th anniversary. We talk to its director, Charles Personnaz, about its past record and…
Market Trends
What Will Life Hold for Museums After Covid?
The coronavirus has upended the economy, and museums are no exception. How will the pandemic impact their management methods? What will be the repercussions…
Interviews
Emmanuel Kasarhérou: A New Direction for the Musée du Quai Branly?
Named as head of the Musée du quai Branly after a six-month transition period, the former director of Noumea's Tjibaou Cultural Centre talks about…
Analyses
Le Bal des Quat'z’Arts at the Carnavalet
Abel-Truchet's painting depicts the capital's wild nightlife with a ball full of nudity that smacks of a Happening… The good news is that complements…
Interviews
Cyrille Sciama: A Ground-breaking Curator
Since his appointment as head of the Musée des Impressionnismes, he has breathed new life into the Giverny museum. And the health crisis has in no…
Cultural Heritage
The Tapestries of Aubusson: The Thread of Innovation
Could tapestry be an antidote to a territory's sluggish economy? This is the line adopted by the Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie d'Aubusson. Four…
Interviews
Miren Arzalluz Rethinks Fashion at the Palais Galliera
A renovated building and a major opening show… Under Miren Arzalluz’s leadership, the Paris fashion museum aims to confirm its scientific legitimacy…
Opinion
Gabrielle Chanel and Philip Guston: The Museums Are on the Horns of a Dilemma
Two countries, two cultures, a world of difference: The coincidence between the Philip Guston retrospective’s postponement and the naming of the new…
Analyses
New Building Design for the Princeton University Art Museum
The Princeton University Art Museum reveals the design for the new building that aims to be “all fronts and no backs”: an accessible and inclusive…
Analyses
Living with Modern Art: The Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection
On long-term loan to the Princeton University Art Museum , the Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection encapsulates the enduring legacy of a collector fascinated…
Interviews
Sylvain Bellenger: Capodimonte’s Quiet Revolution
Carrying out a sweeping transformation of the Neapolitan palace-museum and its royal park, its director, Sylvain Bellenger, a Frenchman who spent part…
Lots sold
The Richly Exuberant Louis XIII Style
This sale was headed by an exquisite Cabinet from the first decades of the 17 th century, pre-empted for a major museum soon to open.
Cultural Heritage
The Art Institute of Chicago Looks Towards the Future
The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the largest museums in the U.S., is among cultural institutions working towards accounting for histories of exclusion…
Interviews
Fostering a Dialogue with Brooklyn Museum's David Berliner
The president of the Brooklyn Museum in New York since 2016 discusses the challenges and achievements of one of America’s most important institutions.…
Lots sold
Benefiting the science of tomorrow
Gearing up for the future, the Palais de la Découverte in Paris reached for the stars with an auction of items telling its story.
Lots sold
Works by George-Daniel de Monfreid Preempted in Bordeaux
This auction focusing on the dispersal of the George-Daniel and Henry de Monfreid Collection recalled the close friendship between the painter and…
Analyses
Pierre Rosenberg the Collector
The collections of the leading art historian, which he recently donated to the Hauts-de-Seine département for the future Musée du Grand Siècle in Saint-Cloud,…
Cultural Heritage
Crystal Bridges: The Museum that Walmart Built
Initially criticized for its links to the retail giant, ten years on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has surprised many in the world of…
Interviews
Sophie Kervran, the New Director of the Musée de Pont-Aven, Stays on Course
An overview of the Musée de Pont-Aven's strategy with its new director (since June 2020): the strengths and weaknesses of the collection, recent acquisitions and…
Cultural Heritage
Audemars-Piguet, Between Modernity and Tradition
The Audemars Piguet museum-workshop unveils its heritage collection in a new avant-garde building, boasting an image halfway between tradition and…
Interviews
Karen Matevosyan, Guardian of the Matenadaran
A treasure trove of Armenian knowledge, the Matenadaran houses one of the world’s richest old manuscript collections. Karen Matevosyan, the museum-institute’s…
Cultural Heritage
Yale Art Gallery, the Oldest University Museum in America
Founded in 1832, the Yale University Art Gallery is home to an encyclopedic collection of art, displayed in three historic buildings at the heart of…
Interviews
Frick Madison: Xavier F. Salomon Discusses the Transformation from Mansion to Bauhaus
After three years’ planning, the Frick Collection has just reopened in Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist 945 Madison Avenue, on lease from the Met while the…
Analyses
The Rodin Museum and Its Bronzes
Like all cultural institutions, the Rodin Museum in Paris is struggling with Covid-19’s repercussions. But the museum has a unique asset enabling it…
Market Trends
George-Daniel de Monfreid Returns to Perpignan
Late 2020 proved a fertile period for the Musée d’Art Hyacinthe-Rigaud, when the collection dedicated to the Neo-Impressionist took on several new…
Interviews
Stephanie Wiles: The Yale University Art Gallery Looks Towards the Future
We spoke with Stephanie Wiles, The Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery about her vision for the gallery, the New Voices,…
Opinion
The Louvre: Intrigue at Court
The reappointment of Jean-Luc Martinez as head of the Louvre was dictated by a certain logic. With a determined spirit that gained him not a few enemies,…
Analyses
The Spirit of Modern Art: The Société Anonyme Collection
Hailed as the first museum of modern art in the U.S., the Société Anonyme was founded by artists Katherine S. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray.…
Interviews
Jean-Luc Martinez: Reopening the Louvre’s Royal Apartments to the Public
The controversy over altering the Louvre’s Greek and Roman Bronze Rooms erupted at the end of a building project that occupied an entire wing of the…
Exhibitions
Spain Through American Eyes: A Pioneering Exhibition at the Chrysler Museum of Art
The exhibition “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920” examines the widespread and, until now, under-appreciated influence of Spanish…
Analyses
Léonard Gianadda, Creator of the Foundation in Martigny
In French-speaking Switzerland, Martigny, where Julius Caesar covered himself in glory, there lives another conqueror: Léonard Gianadda, who set up…
Interviews
Seth Feman on the Chrysler: A Museum Focused on People
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Walter P. Chrysler’s foundational gift that established the Chrysler Museum of Art, in Norfolk, Virginia,…
Opinion
Strike MoMA Begins Dismantling One of NYC’s Flagship Museums
A coalition of New York City community activists, museum workers and artists has called for a ten-week strike against the Museum of Modern Art as a…
Analyses
Dismantling the Museum: Dan Hicks on the Benin Bronzes and Cultural Restitution
In his recent book The Brutish Museum s , Dan Hicks calls for the radical rethinking of Western museums. He uses the case of the Benin Bronzes to call…
Cultural Heritage
The Walters Art Museum Confronts Its Founders’ Confederate Legacy
The origins of the Walters Art Museum date back to 1931, when Henry Walters bequeathed to the city of Baltimore an extensive art collection started…
Obituaries
Hans Rasmus Astrup, Founder of the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, Has Died
Hans Rasmus Astrup, who made ARTnews annual list of the top 200 collectors every year since 1992, died on April 23 at the age of 82.
Analyses
Is the Encyclopedic Museum Still Relevant?
In his new book, Donatien Grau, a French writer, art critic and a curator at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, pursues a global conversation about the past…
Opinion
Strike MoMA Continues With Weekly Protests
With the ten-week strike against MoMA in full swing, Director Glenn D. Lowry resorts to cynical crisis management rather than creative engagement.…
Cultural Heritage
The Cligman Collection at Fontevraud Abbey: The Art of Conversation
Martine and Léon Cligman have donated their 900-work collection to the Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud (Anjou), creating a unique modern art…
Analyses
The Bourse de Commerce, Piazza Pinault in Paris
After a year’s postponement, on May 22 the Bourse de Commerce (Commodities Exchange) has finally had its moment. We made an eagerly awaited visit to…
Cultural Heritage
Discover the Treasures of the National Ceramics Museum at Sèvres
Located just outside Paris, the Sèvres Museum is a treasure trove of ceramic arts from across the world. Its current special exhibition celebrates…
Analyses
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Opens to the Future
Celebrating an ambitious renovation by Frank Gehry, The Philadelphia Museum of Art reopens to the public with a commitment to broadened histories and…
Market Trends
Dorville Sale: French Government Rejects Restitution
Contrary to the beliefs of several media outlets, the French government has rejected the principle of restituting works coming from the wartime sales…
Market Trends
Signs of Old Paris on Show at the Musée Carnavalet
You need to look up to appreciate the fine collection of signs at the Musée Carnavalet, particularly the ones acquired at auction.
Interviews
Valérie Guillaume: Head of the Newly-Renovated Musée Carnavalet
Paris's oldest museum has reopened in a completely refurbished building, where the collections are now strikingly set off. For its director, both everything…
Interviews
Reena Dewan: Championing Accessibility in the Indian Arts Ecosystem
From corporate to creative leader Reena Dewan, Director of Kolkata Center for Creativity and President of ICOM India, talks about her commitment to…
Opinion
Restitutions: France Is Still Putting Up Resistance
Over two decades ago, France’s representative to an international conference in Stockholm on the restitution of Nazi-looted artworks told me that the…
Cultural Heritage
From Caesar to LUMA: Arles, a City of Art and Culture
Situated on the banks of the Rhone the provençal city of Arles has captivated the hearts of the Celts, Roman emperors and artists alike. Van Gogh and…
Interviews
Anne-Sophie Leclerc: A Focus on Prehistory
Anne-Sophie Leclerc leads an institution where she has worked since 1982. The director of the Musée de Nemours, an hour from Paris, is getting ready…
Interviews
Dr. Flavia Frigeri - Reframing Narratives at the National Portrait Gallery in London
We spoke with Dr. Flavia Frigeri, Chanel Curator for the National Portrait Gallery in London, about the new three-year research project enhancing the…
Opinion
Moving Beyond the “All Women” Exhibition
Instead of spending time and money on organizing yet another temporary “all women” exhibition, museums should direct resources to achieving true equality…
Interviews
Pap Ndiaye, the Peacemaker at the Head of the Palais de la Porte-Dorée
In March, the brilliant historian and brother of writer Marie NDiaye was appointed Director of the Palais de la Porte-Dorée, which houses the National…
Analyses
Royal Animals and Political Beasts During the Enlightenment
They were everywhere: gardens, menageries and even the private apartments of the kings and princes of France. Two exhibitions show how animals roamed…
Interviews
Caroline Jollès, Patron of Design
In 2011, Caroline Jollès, who is very involved with the Quai Branly Museum, created Cercle Design 20/21, a club of contemporary design patrons at the…
Interviews
Amin Jaffer: Curator of the Al Thani Collection
The delights of the fabulous collection of Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani, cousin of the Emir of Qatar, are now on display for the next 20 years…
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