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.- The British Museum will restore eight ancient glass artefacts damaged in last year s Beirut port explosion, the London cultural institution announced on Tuesday. The glass vessels were shattered after 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut s port caused a blast that devastated the city on August 4, 2020. Workers will piece together hundreds of glass fragments at the British Museum s conservation laboratories in London with funding from The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). These objects hold immense historical, artistic and cultural significance. Their return to their rightful form is a powerful symbol of healing and resilience after disaster, said TEFAF chairman . More
The Museo Nacional del Prado adds to its exhibits a Picasso from the Aramont Art Collection
Pablo Picasso, Buste de femme 43, 1943 Donated from the Aramont Art Collection by the Arango Montull family to American Friends of the Prado Museum.
MADRID
.- The Royal Board of Trustees of the Prado Museum in its annual meeting approved the deposit and exhibition of Buste de Femme 43, by Pablo Picasso from 1943. The painting is a donation to American Friends of the Prado Museum from the Aramont Art Collection of the Arango Montull family.
The Royal Board of Trustees of the Prado Museum also accepted the generous donation of the Portrait of Philip III by Velázquez by American Friends of the Prado Museum which had been deposited at the Prado since 2016.