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Picasso-Rodin Exhibition Opens Next Month in Paris

February will see the kick off of what will most probably go down as one of the most anticipated art exhibitions of 2021 - The “Picasso-Rodin” exhibition, organized by the…

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Restorers save Giotto frescoes in Assisi’s Chapel of the Magdalene

ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) - They are using medical syringes in Assisi these days, but it has nothing to do with the pandemic. Restorers are using them to save priceless 700-year-old…

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Banksy mural of sneezing woman appears on England’s steepest street

BRISTOL, England (Reuters) - A mural of a sneezing woman by Banksy has appeared on a house at the end of what is said to be England’s steepest street in…

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Banksy mural stolen at Bataclan returned to France from Italy

Italy on Tuesday handed back to France a mural painted by British street artist Banksy which was stolen from the Paris Bataclan theatre, where militant Islamist gunmen killed scores of…

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Photo Story: Rijksmuseum resumes research and restoration of The Night Watch

Restorers at work in front of Rembrandt van Rijn's 'The Night Watch' at the Rijksmuseum (National Museum) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The restoration of Rembrandt's famous painting, dating from 1642,…

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Theatres in UK likely to remain closed until next year

Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said that West End and Broadway theatres are unlikely to be able to stage musicals until early next year. Sir Cameron is a lauded…

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The Centre Pompidou launches video game that invites the public to discover some its major works

The Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, is launching Prisme7, its first video game, which invites the public to discover some major works from the collection of the Musée national d’art…

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Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’ – UNESCO

With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, this first celebration of World Art Day is a timely reminder that “art has…

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Art masterpieces revisited in times of isolation

The Internet is absolutely buzzing with self isolation-inspired creativity – and now it seems the latest trend is recreating famous artwork. Classic FM reports that people are wisely spending their time indoors…

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Photo Story: Unprecedented exhibition on Raffaello opens in Rome

The unprecedented exhibition on "Raffaello 1520-1483" is opening on March 5 at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale to mark the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance artist. The show, which runs until…

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Photo Story: ‘Caravaggio – Bernini. Baroque in Rome’ exhibit in Amsterdam

The work of art ‘Medusa’ by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Narcissus by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in the exhibition 'Caravaggio - Bernini. Baroque in Rome' in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The…

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Photo Story: First day of Zona Maco contemporary art fair in Mexico

A man looks at a piece by the Italian artist Pedro Friedeberg during the first day of activities of Zona Maco contemporary art fair, in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo:…

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Rubik cube Mona Lisa set to be auctioned

A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader is expected to sell for €150,000 in an auction in…

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Photo Story: British Baroque art exhibit opens in London

Photos of some of the paintings on display during a press viewing of the exhibition 'British Baroque: Power and Illusion' at the Tate Britain in London, Britain, 03 February 2020.…

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Island Insurance Sponsors Restoration of 16 th Century Painting of St Catherine at Palazzo Falson

A small 16th century oil painting depicting St Catherine hanging in the bedroom of Palazzo Falson in Mdina has just been restored thanks to a sponsorship by Island Insurance Brokers.…

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One of art world’s biggest mysteries solved

A stolen painting has been discovered hidden inside the walls of an Italian art gallery 23 years after it disappeared, it was confirmed on Friday. Art experts confirmed the…

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Photo Story: Sir David Attenborough opens Turner’s House exhibit in London

Sir David Attenborough with British artist J.M.W Turner's original paintings at the artist's former home in Twickenham, London, Britain, 10 January 2020. Attenborough opened the first exhibition of Turner's original…

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Photo Story: Claude Monet- The Immersive Experience exhibition in Brussels

Scenes of the French painter Claude Monet's creations projected on the walls of Horta Gallery in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2019. The exhibition, created with virtual imagery and sound effects,…

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Photo Story: ‘Raffael in Berlin’ exhibition

A series of photos that are part of the exhibition 'Raffael in Berlin. The Madonnas in the Gemaeldegalerie' in the art museum Gemaeldegalerie in Berlin, Germany. The presentation includes six…

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Corporate Dispatch visits…..First Toulouse-Lautrec Retrospective in Almost 30 Years Debuts in Paris

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) is being celebrated with a superb exhibition, the first retrospective of this influential artist in almost three decades. The show, themed Toulouse-Lautrec, Resolutely Modern just opened…

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Corporate Dispatch visits………Vincenzo Gemito at the Petit Palais in Paris

Vincenzo Gemito was one of the strongest personalities in Italian art in the late nineteenth century. Both a sculptor and a draftsman of celebrity portraits and scenes of the everyday…

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Photo Story: Keith Haring exhibition in Valladolid, Spain

A woman takes a picture of the artwork 'Keith Haring a Milano Salvatore Ala - June 11-84' by US artist and activist Keith Haring during the inauguration of the exhibition…

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The Banksy exhibition in Genoa

Photos of the exhibition 'The second principle of an artist called Banksy' in Genoa, Italy. Many works by the British artist and writer, considered one of the greatest exponents of…

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Corporate Dispatch visits……..El Greco at the Grand Palais

The first major exhibition in France of the Greek artist Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614), better known as El Greco, is on at the Grand Palais in Paris. Seventy-six works will be…

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Restoration starts today on The Deposition (The Florentine Pieta) by Michelangelo in Florence

Handout photos made available by the press office shows conservators posing with the sculpture 'The Deposition' (The Florentine Pieta) by Italian artist Michelangelo, residing at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo…

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‘Troy: Myth and Reality’ exhibit at British Museum in London, photos of the exhibits

Photos from the 'Troy: Myth and Reality' exhibit at the British Museum in London. The British Museum has opened its major exhibition for autumn. The exhibition is the first major…

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Photo Story: The World of Saskia Boddeke & Peter Greenaway exhibition in Torun, Poland

Photos of the artworks by Peter Greenaway and his wife Saskia Boddeke during the World of Saskia Boddeke & Peter Greenaway exhibition at the at the Centre Of Contemporary Art…

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The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris

A series of photos from the exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, 22 October 2019. The exhibition running from 24 October 2019 to 24 February 2020 marks the…

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Photo Story: Mona Lisa’s renovated room at the Louvre Museum in Paris

Leonardo da Vinci's painting La Gioconda (Mona Lisa) is displayed at the new renovated room of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, after two months of work. The painting was…

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European Commission paves way for new scheme enabling European artists to work abroad

The Commission has successfully tested a new scheme to promote the mobility of artists and cultural professionals. i-Portunus, a pilot funded through the EU's Creative Europe programme, is a concrete…

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Highlights from the exhibition ‘Making Van Gogh – History of a German Love’ in Frankfurt

Photos from the exhibition 'Making van Gogh. History of a German Love' in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The exhibition will show more than 120 paintings and works on paper, as…

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Highlights of the Greco exhibition in Paris

Photos from the exhibition highlighting the work off the Cretan painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, also known as Greco. The works of art are displayed as part of the Greco exhibition held…

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Sovereign launches 3rd annual art foundation students prize

Sovereign Trust (Malta) Limited, part of the worldwide Sovereign Group, in association with The Sovereign Art Foundation, announce the launch of the 3rd annual Sovereign Art Foundation Students Prize…

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Highlights from the Caravaggio & Bernini exhibition in Vienna

Photos from the press preview of the Caravaggio & Bernini exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) in Vienna, Austria, 14 October 2019. Paintings by Caravaggio, sculptures by…

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Highlights of the Exhibition of Bernardo Strozzi in Genoa

Highlights of some of the works of artby Bernardo Strozzi that are on display as part of the exhibition 'The Conquest of Color' at the Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino in Genoa,…

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Launch of Climate Diplomacy Week in Malta with an exhibition inauguration

The launch of Climate Diplomacy Week 2019 kicked off with the inauguration of a photo exhibition by Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen Bonnici in the presence of…

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Photo Story: Highlights from the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition in Paris

Highlight of the works by French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec displayed as part of the 'Toulouse-Lautrec Resolutely Modern' exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. The show, which brings…

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Photo Story: ‘Messi10’ show by Cirque du Soleil

Photos taken during the last rehearsal of Cirque Soleil's 'Messi10' show in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The show based on the life and achievements of Argentinean soccer player Lionel Messi will…

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Photo Story: Exhibition on Marvels of Flemish Art in Madrid

A woman looks at the triptych 'The Adoration of the Magi' by Flemish painter Jan van Doornik, as she visits the exhibition 'Brueghel. Marvels of Flemish Art' at Palacio de…

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Banksy piece ‘Devolved Parliament’ sells for record £9.8m

A Banksy piece depicting a House of Commons populated by chimpanzees has sold for a record £9.8m at auction in London. The artist's piece, titled Devolved Parliament and showing the…

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Albrecht Duerer exhibition in Vienna

Highlights from the press preview of the 'Albrecht Duerer' exhibition at the Albertina museum in Vienna, Austria. It has been decades since so many works by Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) have…

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Photo Story: KAWS exhibition in Melbourne

A seven-meter tall bronze sculpture at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. The scuplture, entitled 'GONE' is displayed during the 'KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness' exhibition by…

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Photo Story: Tenth edition of the Beirut Art Fair

A visitor looks at an artwork during the opening of the 10th edition of the Beirut Art Fair in Beirut, Lebanon. Initiated in 2010, Beirut Art Fair is a yearly…

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Island Insurance Brokers Celebrates 30th Anniversary with collective art exhibition

Island Insurance Brokers Ltd was this year celebrating the 30th anniversary since the start of its operations in 1989. These celebrations reach their climax later this month with the inauguration…

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Saype’s Beyond Walls Project land art in Geneva

A picture taken with a drone shows a view of a giant biodegradable landart painting by French-Swiss artist Saype at the Parc de la Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, 14 September…

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Photo Story: Unusual sightings in the streets of Berlin

A view of an artwork reminding of octopus tentacles that hang out of windows of a house during preparations for the Urban Nation Biennale 2019 art festival in Berlin, Germany.…

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Photo Story: Media preview of ‘The Art Of Banksy’ in Sydney

Works of art by Banksy displayed during a media preview of 'The Art Of Banksy' at Moore Park's Entertainment Quarter in Sydney, Australia, 12 September 2019. The Art Of Banksy,…

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Swiss artist installs 300 trees in football stadium

Basel-based artist Klaus Littmann has transformed a 30,000-capacity stadium in southern Austria into a forest as part of an exhibit paying tribute to nature. It is Austria’s largest public art…

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Lexus Sponsors First Solo Show By Lexus Design Award-Winning Studio Tangent At 2019 London Design Festival

Lexus is the proud sponsor of the first major solo exhibition by the London-based design engineering studio Tangent. Works by Tangent will be on public display on the Paddington Central…

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Photo Story: Mural-Art fest in Russia

A view of a graffiti depicting Yuri Gagarin (R), the first man in space, created by Italian artist Jorit Agoch at Trehgorka district in Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia during the…

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Photo Story: The Hypnotic art of Cruz-Diez in Panama City

Visitors run the artistic installation by French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez 'El Color Haciendose' (lit: The color doing itself) at the Contemporary Art Museum in Panama City, Panama. The hypnotic works…

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Photo Story: The Restoration of the Night Watch

Restorers working on a restoration of the Night Watch behind a glass wall in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 08 July 2019. Rembrandt van Rijn's world-famous masterpiece…

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Photo Story: ‘Add Color’

People visit the interactive installation 'Add Color (Refugee Boat)' by artist Yoko Ono, made up of an empty room with a boat where visitors can paint messages and images on…

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Ferrari 250 GTO became the first car granted copyright as a work of art

The Ferrari 250 GTO, one of the iconic cars of the Maranello-based car plant, has officially been named a work of art with legal protection for its design. The…

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Louvre pyramid architect Pei dies aged 102

Tributes have been pouring in on the news of the death of I M Pei, the architect amongst others of the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris. He was…

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Photo Story: Monet painting sold for record $110.7 million

A painting by Claude Monet has been bought for $110.7 million, a new world record for a work by the French artist. Monet completed the oil painting in 1890…

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Photostory: Fra Angelico’s ‘Annunciation’ restored

Spanish art restorer Almudena Sanchez (2R), Prado Museum's Director, Miguel Falomir (L), Executive Director of the American Friends of Prado Museum, Christina Simmons (L), and Chairwoman of Friends of Florence,…

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