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New leader of British Museum. Nicholas Cullinan Has been appointed as new director british museum in London after former director resigned Hartwig FisherHe resigned after a massive theft from the museum’s collection, which the institution claimed was committed by its former director. Cullinan currently serves as a director of the company. national portrait galleryin his new role he will also have to deal with a wide range of challenges related to calling for a return Parthenon Marbles The problems in Greece, and the problems of governance.
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museum strike. In museum worker news, union members are flexing their muscles in demanding better working conditions, with staff at one institution going on strike and another reaching a wage deal.The factory has more than 400 workers Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) The strike was held on Tuesday over low wages and protections against subcontracting to part-time workers. As a result, the museum has since been closed.At the same time, the company’s employees Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) The strike ended after an agreement was reached with the government. Union members voted in favor of raising the minimum wage and improving working conditions.
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Inigo PhilbrickAn art dealer who pleaded guilty to an $86 million fraud has been released from prison nearly four years after serving a seven-year sentence. [The Art Newspaper and Vanity Fair]
Harvard University It has been announced that a controversial human skin binding has been removed from a 19th-century book in a library and that “the ultimate respectful handling of these human remains” is being determined. soul’s destiny (The Destiny of the Soul) Author: Arsene Hussey, bound by the remains of an unidentified woman who died in a French mental hospital. The book has long been the subject of morbid sensationalism, but the school now says it does not belong in their collection due to ethical concerns. [The New York Times]
Lauren Haynes Will become the new Chief Curator and Vice President of Culture and Arts Governors Island Trust In New York Harbor. [The New York Times]
Researchers from West Norfolk and King’s Lynn Archaeological Society (WNKLAS) A new study is underway to find the lost treasure King JohnAscended to the throne of England in 1199. It is said that the king lost a baggage train containing luggage. british crown jewel A tidal estuary located near present-day Walpole Marsh, Finland. [Heritage Daily]
this Taipei Biennale declare Sam Badui and To Phillas The 14th exhibition will open in November. [Art Review]
Saudi Arabia will no longer be allowed to set up four-month “Saudi Arabian Villages” during the coronavirus pandemic Paris Olympics On the lawns around the city disabled person Monument and military museum, which features Napoleon‘s grave. The controversial Saudi Arabian pavilion is designed to showcase the country’s “cultural activities” and an undisclosed “generous” sum was reportedly offered to the museum in exchange for real estate. The French Defense Ministry said the reason for the cancellation was related to a “lack of response” from Saudi Arabian representatives. [Le Parisien]
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Olympic history.New exhibition on social and geopolitical history Olympic Games Opening in Paris Holocaust memorial tomorrow, and shows how show co-curator “Sport is more than just sport” Caroline Francoissay protector. The same is certainly true of art.From Nazi propaganda during the 1936 Berlin Olympics to athletes expelled for infractions from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics black power Salute, the show is well prepared for the upcoming show Paris Olympics, held against the backdrop of war in Ukraine and the Middle East. “The world’s biggest sporting events have sometimes been exploited by totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, sometimes raising serious questions about race, discrimination, colonialism, and sexism,” Angelique Christafis wrote.
