Belgium: A planned museum exploring the life and work of Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder has been put on hold by the government after it emerged that the project lacked the required permission. The institution was planned to open in October 2019, but due to an oversight, Belgium's federal government still needs to approve committed funds.
Canada: The fire at the National Museum of Brazil in September has triggered calls to review fire safety at Canada's museums. The Canadian Museums Association is seeking a study of fire-protection systems in institutions across the country. "It's been a wake-up call," said the organisation's executive director and chief executive, John McAvity.
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Greece: Athens police have questioned two women over claims they smeared museum artefacts with oil as part of a religious healing ritual. Greek media have reported the stains appeared on artefacts at the Christian and Byzantine Museum in July and the Benaki Museum in August.
US: The New Orleans Museum of Art has received a gift of 1,300 photographs from the collection of local photographer and former museum curator Tina Freeman. The collection, which includes work by Richard Avedon, Dorothea Lange, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, will go on display as part of the museum's Past Present Future exhibition.
Compiled by Rob Sharp. Seen in the Guardian, Artnews, Times Colonist and Reuters
Canada: The fire at the National Museum of Brazil in September has triggered calls to review fire safety at Canada's museums. The Canadian Museums Association is seeking a study of fire-protection systems in institutions across the country. "It's been a wake-up call," said the organisation's executive director and chief executive, John McAvity.
o see news analysis, p12
Greece: Athens police have questioned two women over claims they smeared museum artefacts with oil as part of a religious healing ritual. Greek media have reported the stains appeared on artefacts at the Christian and Byzantine Museum in July and the Benaki Museum in August.
US: The New Orleans Museum of Art has received a gift of 1,300 photographs from the collection of local photographer and former museum curator Tina Freeman. The collection, which includes work by Richard Avedon, Dorothea Lange, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, will go on display as part of the museum's Past Present Future exhibition.
Compiled by Rob Sharp. Seen in the Guardian, Artnews, Times Colonist and Reuters
