Denmark’s museum objects at risk from ‘extreme’ new mould, say conservators
The ‘epidemic for Golden Age paintings’ may already be a global problem, with the fungi a possible health hazard A new type of “extreme” mould...
Category : Art
‘That serene Scandinavian facade, yet there’s terror underneath’: artist unveils design for Norwegian national memorial to 22 July attacks
A 12-metre high mosaic will show the reflection of a wading bird native to Utøya island, where Anders Breivik murdered 69 people in 2011 Fourteen...
Carl Bloch’s lost masterpiece Prometheus Unbound finds fame again in Athens
Work that made its creator a superstar then mysteriously disappeared is mesmerising art lovers once more It was commissioned by a Greek king, made its...
Testament to Spain’s golden age to open up its secret spaces after €6m revamp
Unesco-listed San Lorenzo de El Escorial was fulfilment of Philip II’s dream of raising monastery in a ‘desert’ Despite perching imperiously on a mountainside near...
Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website
High court told ‘culture-jammed’ apology for high-profile corruption scandal ‘did not qualify as parody’ Iceland’s biggest fishing company is suing an art student at London’s...
Olympic ‘Last Supper’ DJ files legal complaint after torrent of online abuse
Barbara Butch has received homophobic abuse Legal complaint is precursor to possible police action Latest medal table | Live Paris schedule | Full results The...
Portal installations linking Dublin to New York City reopen after shutdown
Two installations host a 24/7 live stream in both cities, but a small number of visitors initially abused the opportunity The live video portal linking...
Insider art: Vatican sets up Biennale pavilion at Venice women’s jail
Pope Francis to attend installation that includes short film featuring Zoë Saldaña and Giudecca inmates Originally a convent dating to the 13th century, and once...
Revealed: the picture sneaked by employee into a German gallery
Technician, who hung his own picture in an exhibition about art world glitches, has been sacked and given a three-year ban The first picture that...
Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum
Latin-inscribed artwork tells story of Walter Tirel, whose son killed British monarch The Italian descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate a work...
