The Bayeux Tapestry. ©Bayeux Museum The Bayeux Tapestry, an iconic embroidered cloth that depicts the Norman invasion of 1066, will be loaned to British Museum next year, marking the first time the tapestry has visited the UK in more than 900 years. The loan is the result of an agreement between British Prime Minister Sir …
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An aerial view of a building structure in Peñico. Courtesy Peruvian Ministry of Culture Peru’s Ministry of Culture recently revealed the archaeological site of Peñico after eight years of research and conservation work. Located in the province of Huaura, the 3,500-year-old “City of Social Integration” dates back to 1800 BCE and was strategically located “to …
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Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville in “Downton Abbey” Series Six. Courtesy Carnival Films/Nick Briggs via WWD BACK IN TIME: Attention all “Downton Abbey” fans who are finding it hard to say farewell to the franchise. To coincide with the release of the third and final “Downton Abbey” film in September, Bonhams is holding a farewell exhibition and auction of props, costumes …
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Nan Goldin. Photo Stpehane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images The photographer Nan Goldin once again publicly addressed Israel’s war in Gaza this week, this time during a talk given at the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival in France. Goldin, the recipient of Kering’s Women in Motion award this year, took the stage at the Théâtre Antique on …
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Security footage of unidentified agents attempting to enter the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture. Courtesy National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Agents from the Department of Homeland Security descended upon the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago on Tuesday, with at least 15 DHS vehicles arriving …
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CHIQUIBUL, BELIZE – MARCH 21: A general view of the media as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit Caracol Mayan archaeological site in the Chiquibul Forest on the third day of a Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour to the Caribbean on March 21, 2022 in Chiquibul, Belize. The Royal couple are …
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J.M.W. Turner, Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth, c. 1842 Collection of Tate Britain. Wikimedia Commons. Joseph Mallord William Turner ranks among Britain’s most famous artists, celebrated today for landscapes that rankled his 19th-century contemporaries with their unbridled light and color. His radical legacy lives on in the Turner Prize, awarded annually to …
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Relief Plaque Showing Two Officials with Raised Swords (16th century) was one of two works returned to the Kingdom of Benin. Courtesy of MFA Boston The Museum of Fine Arts Boston has returned two works of art to the Kingdom of Benin after 12 years in its collection. The transfer was coordinated and facilitated by …
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El Anatsui’s commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Photo Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images Tate‘s chair of trustees is reportedly open to relinquishing naming rights to the Turbine Hall for a minimum of £50 million (roughly $68 million) to fund the London institution’s new endowment fund. In an interview with the Telegraph, Roland Rudd, …
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Artist’s House on Manette Street, the new event’s venue. Courtesy Echo Soho To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines GIRL POWER. A new boutique art fair for women-led galleries, Echo Soho, will debut in London from October 16 to 19, running alongside Frieze London. Launched by gallery owner India Rose James, the fair …
