The Orlando Basquiats: Former Director Sued
The Orlando Basquiat controversy started over a year ago. In June 2022, the FBI sent agents to the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) to investigate allegations that twenty-five works by the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat were actually forgeries. There were … More…
Theft At The British Museum (Ironic, Right?)
The British Museum recently fired an employee for stealing and damaging several collection items. Most of the objects taken were jewels and jewelry not on display but kept by the museum for research. Some pieces were only about a hundred … More…
National Gallery Continues Pay-What-You-Want Policy
While London’s National Gallery does not charge for general admission tickets, it does host special exhibitions that require an entrance fee. Previously, the exhibition admission fee was £20. However, the National Gallery will continue a practice initiated last year where … More…
Chrysler Museum Agrees To Return Sculpture To Boston
The sculpture The Wounded Indian has been a point of contention between two American organizations for several decades. But finally, everyone can put the matter to rest. The Boston artist Peter Stephenson created the sculpture, making it the first life-size … More…
Centre Pompidou Coming To New Jersey
In Paris, when you hear people say they’re going to the Pompidou, they often refer to the National Museum of Modern Art. The museum is often called the Pompidou, especially by non-French tourists, because it is located in the Centre … More…
Constable Uncovered On British TV
The new UK Channel 4 show Millionaire Hoarders is a bit like Antiques Roadshow, but instead, the experts come to you; that is, they come to you if you happen to live in a historic castle. Simon Houison-Craufurd is the laird of Craufurdland Castle, … More…
Switzerland Sentences Museum’s Klepto Cashier
A cashier at one of Switzerland’s most popular museums has been sent to jail for stealing over $1 million from her place of employment. The unnamed 54-year-old woman used to work the front desk at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, … More…
Rebuilt (W)right
Though you can find his best-known work in Pennsylvania and New York, you can also find Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs all over the United States, as well as in Canada, Japan, Egypt, and Ireland. The American Southwest is home to several great Wright … More…
NFT Lawsuit Names Sotheby’s As Defendant
About two years ago, NFTs were about to take over the art world. But of course, with almost everything else that comes with grand promises, NTFs are turning out a little more complicated than many once thought. One of the … More…