On 13 July 2018 it will be exactly eighty years since the Kröller-Müller Museum first opened its doors to the public. Helene Kröller-Müller saw her dream become reality in 1938 with the opening of what was then called the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller. The museum celebrates this with the launch of an online Timeline, full of fascinating…
Hair swept up, the signature eyebrows, and underneath them, her gaze: By documenting her own image and life, Frida Kahlo created an icon, as relevant today as during her own lifetime. Though self-portraits may be how most people first encounter Kahlo, the woman they portray is revered for much more than her art. The complexity…
Antiques Trade Gazette, Laura Chesters, 17.04.2018: “Online art market up 12% to $4.2bn but growth slowing according to latest Hiscox Report” The growth of the global online art market slowed in 2017 as price transparency remains a key issue for new buyers. The online art market grew 12% to $4.2bn (£3.07bn), behind the 15% growth…
Artnet News, Julia Halperin – 01.11.2017. The Vast Majority of Antiquities Sold Online Are Probably Looted or Fake, a New Report Says. Planning to buy an ancient coin on eBay? Perhaps it would be wise to reconsider. Up to 80 percent of the antiquities for sale online are likely looted or fake, according to new research….
Put 10 experts from various fields in a room for 24 hours and you can be sure that you will know everything about a building when they go out. Based on this principle, Art Detective was born out of the mind of Art UK, some 3 years ago. In a previous edition of our eBulletin,…
Digital giant Google has partnered with 180 institutions, schools and archives around the world for a new online project focusing on the history of fashion. We Wear Culture, which launched on the Google Arts & Culture website and mobile apps looks at “how fashion is stitched into the fabric of our societies”, according to a…
