EXH: Antoine Watteau: Art, Market, Crafts (Berlin, SPSG Schloss Charlottenburg, until 9 Jan 2022)
2021 is the 300th anniversary of the death of the French painter Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). The fame of the artist, who was already celebrated in his lifetime, extends down to this day, and his…
EXH: Antique Sculptures from Libya and Syria: The Fight against the Trafficking of Cultural Heritage (Paris, Musée du Louvre; until 13 Dec 2021)
The Musée du Louvre currently presents an exhibition devoted to the fight against trafficking of cultural heritage (“Sculptures antiques de Libye et de Syrie. Lutter contre le trafic illicite de biens culturels“). It shows…
ANN: ‘MNR’ Works at the Musée du Louvre – A New Dataset (1738 artworks)
Dataset of of MNR works conserved at the Musée du Louvre now available. When, a few years after World War II, the so-called collecting points of the allied forces in Germany were closed,…
CONF: The Acquisitions of the Louvre between 1933 and 1945. Preliminary Findings / Les acquisitions du musée du Louvre entre 1933 et 1945. Premier bilan (Paris, 10 March 2021, now online; in French)
The Acquisitions of the Louvre between 1933 and 1945. Preliminary Findings / Les acquisitions du musée du Louvre entre 1933 et 1945. Premier bilan Paris, 10 March 2021, now online; in French) À la…
CFP: The Histories of Loans (Paris, 28-29 Sep 17)
Call for papers THE HISTORIES OF LOANS : MEMORIES AND CHALLENGES OF MUSEUM LOANS Paris, Ecole du Louvre, 28-29 September 2017 International symposium Since the end of the 19th century, the expansion of…