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An Original Copy of US Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Document Ever Sold
MoMA board member Ken Griffin went well over asking for the document, beating out cryptocurrency enthusiasts who crowdfunded to purchase it.
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This Watercolor Is One of the Earliest Depictions of a Black Woman Living in Scotland
The painting by David Allan has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland.
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A Year Into the Pandemic, the Arts Are More Important To Us, Survey Finds
Black and African American respondents said they perceived systemic racism to be more present in museums than in any other type of arts organization.
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Edward Burtynsky, Who Captures Reality of Environmental Disaster, Recognized for “Outstanding Contribution to Photography”
Burtynsky’s work captures wide-angle views of industrial processes and waste and their interactions with natural ecosystems.
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Rare 19th-century Navajo Chief's Blanket Donated to Colonial Williamsburg
The piece is attributed to “anonymous Navajo women,” working on handlooms.
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Brooklyn Museum Gets Historic $50 Million Capital Infusion From New York City
The funds will support gallery renovations, energy-efficient updates, and the creation of a new permanent space dedicated to Brooklyn history.
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Calderón Ruiz, Dedicated to Latinx Artists, Changes Name to Calderón Gallery
The space will be led solely by Nicole Calderón, after co-founder Mike Ruiz faced allegations from artists related to his gallery in Berlin.
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In Ceremony, Met Museum Officially Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The museum and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments entered into a shared agreement to collaborate on mutual loans of Benin objects and other “exchanges of expertise and art.”
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2021 Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators
Tahnee Ahtone, La Tanya S. Autry, Dan Cameron, Jeremy Dennis, and Frederica Simmons are the recipients of this year's fellowships.
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A Landscape Photography Contest Rewards Unique Approaches to the Genre
The photographs that win competitions and go viral, NLPA organizer Matt Payne observed, “have mostly been manipulated in Photoshop to grab your attention and blow you out of the water.”
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"Discovery of a Lifetime": Rare Tudor Paintings From Elizabeth I's Reign Found Hidden in Medieval Manor
Restorers at Calverley Old Hall in Yorkshire, England are calling the discovery "a time machine to the age of the Reformation."
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Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture Goes Digital
Launched yesterday, the Searchable Museum brings the institution's celebrated installations to the screen.