Involving communities in the way artefacts are used and displayed is a longstanding issue for African museums, even for objects that were never taken abroad. - The Conversation
A recent survey by the British artist and curator Helen Gorrill, of the prices of 5,000 paintings sold at auction globally, found that for every £1 a male artist earns for his work, a woman earns just 10p. - The Art Newspaper
This decision does not come as a surprise—ministry officials have prohibited dozens of exhibitions of contemporary art since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. They have also introduced a new system of censorship. - The Art Newspaper
"Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times. The statues were discovered under the muddy ruins of an ancient bathhouse in San Casciano dei Bagni, a hilltop town in the Siena province." - BBC
At the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, two activists scrawled across several of the Warhol prints (which were protected by glass) with blue spray paint and glued themselves to the works, although they were removed before the glue dried. - The Guardian
“It does not escape your intelligence that a closure of this kind, in addition to constituting a loss of income, represents damage to the image of the Uffizi Galleries and the entire national museum system.” - The Art Newspaper
"Though most museums don't share details about security matters as a policy, some of the measures being enforced will be immediately obvious to the visiting public." - Artnet
"On Friday, three activists for Ultima Generazione threw pea soup at Van Gogh's The Sower (1888) at the Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome. ... Just a day later, two activists taped themselves to the frames of two works by Goya at the Prado in Madrid. ... The pair wore t-shirts reading 'Futuro Vegetal'." - Artnet
With the museum, designed by Thom Mayne, obviously the headliner, OCMA might have shown off its collection as the main exhibition, with perhaps a tangy traveling topical show as an enlivener. Instead, it went with staging a new edition of one of the institution’s heretofore well-regarded series. - The Wall Street Journal
Martial law declaration "grants the country the power to 'evacuate' items of economic, social, and cultural significance. Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk are the four regions specified in Putin’s decree." - Artnet
When the American Alliance of Museums asked a volunteer committee to sign loyalty oaths and also something that meant they wouldn't criticize AAM in public, the scholars and museum directors resigned en masse. - Hyperallergic
"While some are demolished to make way for developments or apartment blocks, others are transformed into childcare centres, yoga studios and libraries. Those rezoned for residential use often come with multimillion-dollar price tags." - The Guardian (UK)
Designed by the Ukrainian artist Yuriy Shapoval, the stamp shows the bridge behind clouds of dark grey smoke. In the forefront is the famous scene from the Titanic, where Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet stand on the bow of the ship a reference to Russia’s claims that the bridge was unsinkable. - The Guardian
A Dutch court sentenced the protestors to two months, with one month suspended, and the third activist who was involved will appear in court on Friday. - Hyperallergic
After 10 years from the signing of the deal, some of the antiquities will periodically travel to Greece to be exhibited at the Goulandris Museum in exchange for antiquities from Greece which will be loaned to the Met. Does this sound like repatriation? - Hyperallergic
