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Want to See Michelangelo Again? The Vatican Museums Are Reopening Next Week

May 15, 2020

artnet news - What will reopening look like for the Vatican Museums, which have been closed since March 9? Mandatory face masks, temperature checks at entry, and strict social distancing requirements. - read mo...

After Initially Hoping to Stick to Its September Opening, EXPO Chicago Has Been Postponed Until April 2021

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May 15, 2020

Art Fairs, Trending

artnet news - Another domino has fallen in the art industry’s international fair schedule, as the ninth edition of EXPO Chicago has been postponed from September 2020 to April 2021. - read more...

“Rather than attempt to reconcile museums’ contradictions, we should start again”

Artery

May 15, 2020

Museum News, Museums, Trending

dezeen - In late summer 1939, in anticipation of the imminent start of the second world war, all the paintings in London's National Gallery were taken down and transported to an old slate mine in Wales for safe...

Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package

Artery

May 15, 2020

Art and Society, Trending

Artnews - Mayors from 22 cities across the country, including those from New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, sent a letter to congress this week to formally ask for funding for the arts and culture sector...

Why Los Angeles is America’s free museum capital

Artery

April 16, 2020

Museum News, Trending

The Art Newspaper- The coronavirus has changed US museums’ priorities faster than you can buy hand sanitiser—instead of trying to pack their galleries, institutions have closed their doors altogether to limit v...

AAMD loosens rules for museums seeking to divert income amid coronavirus crisis

Artery

April 16, 2020

Museum News, Trending

The Art Newspaper - While legal hurdles remain, the museum directors’ association will not penalise members who redirect restricted funds to cover operating expenses. - read more ...

TEFAF Maastricht Closes Early in Face of COVID-19

Artery

March 17, 2020

Art Fairs, Trending

Artsy - This year’s TEFAF Maastricht art fair closed early, at the end of the day Wednesday, after it was revealed that an exhibitor who’d attended the fair’s first three days had subsequently tested positive f...

Museums in China, South Korea, Japan Begin to Reopen After Coronavirus

Artery

March 17, 2020

Museum News, museum watch, Trending

Artnews - As the new coronavirus (Covid-19) continued its rapid spread throughout the world last month, governments in China, South Korea, and Japan ordered all national museums closed as an aggressive measure ...

Art Basel Mulls Postponement of Major Swiss Fair

Artery

March 16, 2020

Art Fairs, Trending

Art News - Earlier on Friday, the World Health Organization said that it was not sure when the coronavirus pandemic, which has sickened more than 137,000 worldwide, would end. Amid a growing sense of uncertaint...

Christie’s shuts most locations and postpones sales due to coronavirus

Artery

March 16, 2020

Auctions, Trending

The Art Newspaper - Auction house has closed New York saleroom along with other offices—Sotheby's has not as yet announced any closures while Phillips has postponed all events and sales until mid-May - read mor...