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More than ten thousand stolen artifacts seized from the house of an antique dealer in Bullas

29.06.2016 BULLIAS. The fact that Benito Amor kept archaeological and cultural values ​​at home was revealed back in March.

The German collector refused to cooperate with museums in England because of the country’s exit from the EU

29.06.2016 EDINBURGH. Leading German collector Heiner Pietzsch announced that he would not provide art from his personal collection to museums in England if the country left the European Union. Instead, Pitch is ready to collaborate with museums in Scotland.

The stolen marble head of the first emperor of Rome returned to Italy

20.06.2016 A marble sculpture of the head of the first emperor of Rome, stolen and exported from the country forty years ago, returned to the capital of Italy.

Smithsonian Museum will not open a branch in London

19.06.2016 LONDON. The Smithsonian Museum will not open a branch in London. The museum management abandoned this idea in favor of cooperation with the Albert and Victoria Museum and will place its collections in their new building in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Cambridge restored almost completely destroyed picture of the Renaissance

07.06.2016 CAMBRIDGE. The Fitzwilliam Museum presented to the public a painting by the Renaissance artist Sebastiano del Piombo “Adoration of the Shepherds”.

Scientists have discovered the cause of spots on Leonardo’s self portrait

06.06.2016 VEIN. Using a new, non-invasive method of sampling for DNA analysis, scientists were able to determine which particular fungus left such noticeable traces in the da Vinci painting

Paris closes the Louvre and Orsay

04.06.2016 PARIS. Two of the world’s greatest art museums take extraordinary measures to protect their collections from flooding caused by rising water levels in the Seine.

$ 23 Million Claims Filed Against Christie’s Warehouses For Careless Storage Of Art

21.05.2016 NEW YORK. Christie’s auction house may have to pay up to $ 23 million for damaged artwork affected by the Brooklyn flood in 2012.

French mechanic acquired Renoir’s long-lost painting for 700 euros

13.05.2016 LION. Ahmed Ziani, a resident of Lyon, who has been reselling works of art since losing his job as a mechanic, may have stumbled upon a long-lost masterpiece by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Day and night: Joseph Wright’s paintings returned to the Derby exhibition after restoration

29.04.2016 DERBY. “Colosseum in the Daylight” and “Colosseum in the Moonlight” - the last two surviving paintings depicting the ancient Roman amphitheater by artist Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797) are presented to the public for the first time in 56 years.

Lucien Freud’s unknown self-portrait was handed over to the state in payment of inheritance tax

28.04.2016 LONDON. Previously unknown self-portrait of Lucian Freud will be presented at the exhibition in the National Portrait Gallery.

Ukrainian billionaire donates millions to the Victoria and Albert Museum

23.04.2016 LONDON. The Victoria and Albert Museum will name the new hall, which will appear after the reconstruction, in honor of the American billionaire of Ukrainian origin Leonid Blavatnik. Although the exact amount of the donation remains confidential, experts believe that it is a few million pounds.

Jonathan Jones: Caravaggio found in the attic - fake

15.04.2016 LONDON. “I apologize, but all this is too good to be true.” This statement was made on the pages of The Guardian art columnist Jonathan Jones (Jonathan Jones). Below is the full text.

Rembrandt’s painting banned for export, while remaining in the UK

14.04.2016 Rembrandt’s painting “Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet” (1657), which was banned from exporting from the United Kingdom last fall, will be leased to the National Museum Cardiff. An anonymous foreign buyer has provided this masterpiece to the museum for a period of three years.

The painting found in the attic may belong to Caravaggio.

13.04.2016 PARIS. In the south of France, a painting was discovered that may have been painted 400 years ago by Italian artist Caravaggio. The last 150 years, the masterpiece lay in the attic of an old house, in complete obscurity.

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