The Museo del Prado will be rearranging its permanent collection in 2021
Marinus van Reymerswaele, The Moneychanger and his Wife, 1539. Oil on panel, 83 x 97 cm. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
MADRID
.- During 2021 the 18th-century European painting galleries will be reorganised, bringing Room 23 into use and applying the new criteria used in the Goya and Spanish painting galleries where examples of works from other European countries are included in the display. In addition, the 19th-century collection will be presented in a totally different manner, while other modifications intended to be carried out last year will now implemented.
New gallery on the History of the Museo del Prado and its buildings
On the morning of March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as policemen walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and walked out with 13 pieces of art valued at half a billion dollars. Twenty-eight years later, it remains the largest unsolved art heist.
In September, WBUR and the Boston Globe are launching a podcast, titled
Last Seen, that will dive into the heist s mysteries. (You could listen to the trailer and subscribe to be notified as soon as there are new episodes here.)
Before that, we asked critic Lloyd Schwartz to take a look at the art our city lost: The Concert
Arts This Week â Shen Wei: Painting in Motion and Dave Cole: New Landscape Untitled, No.8 by Shen Wei
Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
A gallery view of Shen Wei: Painting in Motion
Julia Featheringill, courtesy of Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Many people might recognize artist Shen Weiâs choreography from the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony that found performers simultaneously dancing
and drawing. However, the world-renowned dancer and choreographer has another practice heâs largely kept private: his painting. At the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, âShen Wei: Painting in Motionâ highlights the artistâs massive works on canvas, including two original pieces made during his 2018-2019 tenure as an artist-in-residence at the museum.
Hereâs a roundup of some events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By Charlie McKenna Globe Correspondent,Updated January 15, 2021, 2:07 p.m.
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his I Have a Dream speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963.AP/file
Museums, community organizations, and schools are all putting together events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. The federal holiday is also a designated âday of serviceâ by the US government, which is encouraging citizens to âvolunteer to improve their communities.â Each of the events seek to honor King, the civil rights hero who was assassinated in 1968, and his legacy. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of these events online. Here are highlights of some events:
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Last week the Trotter chatted with her partner and fellow blog editor, Nick O’Donnell. Nick’s practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation, for which he has appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States. See Guelph Treasure Art Restitution Case Media Coverage. Nick’s blog, the Art Law Report, covers legal issues in the museum and visual arts communities, one of his areas of expertise.
Nick and the Trotter discussed the complaint filed by the New York Attorney General on November 6, 2020 against Sotheby’s and whether the art industry is to expect further scrutiny and enforcement action in light of the U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ( AMLA ). The AMLA is part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 which became law on January 1, 2021 after the Congress overrode President Trump’s veto. For more insights from Nick on the issue of money laundering challenges in the ar