Italy: The 55th Venice Biennale, the world’s largest art exhibition, opened on 1 June. Shows organised by the 88 participating countries will be held across the city. The artist Jeremy Deller is representing Britain.
The Netherlands: The Van Gogh Museum reopened in Amsterdam last month following a seven-month closure. Almost 145 paintings and sketches are on display, including two versions of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers work, along with a palette and paints used by the artist, on loan from Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.
Qatar: Two nude statues on show at an exhibition in Doha have been returned to Greece after they were censored by Qatari authorities. The sculptures, on loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, were described by local officials as “anatomically challenging” and offensive to female visitors.
Sweden: A museum devoted to the pop group Abba has opened in Stockholm. The museum houses exhibits such as costumes, childhood photographs and instruments. Visitors can also appear on stage with the quartet as part of a computer simulation.
US: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York plans to return two 10th-century stone statues to Cambodia. The move follows a meeting between museum officials and representatives of the Cambodian government. The works have been on display in the museum for almost 20 years.
US: Following protests from architects and design critics, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will reconsider its decision to demolish the former home of the American Folk Art Museum. The building, which is located next door, was due to be cleared as part of an expansion project.
US: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has reopened an 18th-century English drawing room that has been closed for more than 30 years. More than a dozen conservators have restored the decorative plaster ceiling of the neo-Palladian panelled room originally located at Newland House in Gloucestershire.
Seen in the New York Times, Art Newspaper, Guardian, Associated Press and ABC News
The Netherlands: The Van Gogh Museum reopened in Amsterdam last month following a seven-month closure. Almost 145 paintings and sketches are on display, including two versions of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers work, along with a palette and paints used by the artist, on loan from Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.
Qatar: Two nude statues on show at an exhibition in Doha have been returned to Greece after they were censored by Qatari authorities. The sculptures, on loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, were described by local officials as “anatomically challenging” and offensive to female visitors.
Sweden: A museum devoted to the pop group Abba has opened in Stockholm. The museum houses exhibits such as costumes, childhood photographs and instruments. Visitors can also appear on stage with the quartet as part of a computer simulation.
US: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York plans to return two 10th-century stone statues to Cambodia. The move follows a meeting between museum officials and representatives of the Cambodian government. The works have been on display in the museum for almost 20 years.
US: Following protests from architects and design critics, the Museum of Modern Art in New York will reconsider its decision to demolish the former home of the American Folk Art Museum. The building, which is located next door, was due to be cleared as part of an expansion project.
US: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has reopened an 18th-century English drawing room that has been closed for more than 30 years. More than a dozen conservators have restored the decorative plaster ceiling of the neo-Palladian panelled room originally located at Newland House in Gloucestershire.
Seen in the New York Times, Art Newspaper, Guardian, Associated Press and ABC News
