Written by Gretchen Andrew, published on March 15, 2024 on TheArtNewspaper.com. In a 2014 bombshell, Facebook (now Meta) made a bold near $3 billion bet on the future, acquiring Oculus VR, a fledgling company pioneering virtual reality (VR) headsets. This audacious move, while initially met with skepticism, positioned Facebook at the forefront of a potentially…
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, over thirty museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, film, natural history, and science—will open their doors and offer free general admission. With museums from Long Beach to Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, there is so much to explore. View the full list of museums here and plan your visits now. This offer…
The Belvedere Research Centre in Vienna is delighted to present the sixth edition of its conference series on the digital transformation of art museums. The international conference builds upon the previous event focusing on topics such as Metaverse, Web 3, and Artificial Intelligence. Unsurprisingly, however, the debate about the responsible use of AI in the…
The DFK Paris is pleased to present the database of the art collection of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Based on the inventories of Nicolas Guérin (1715) and Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d’Argenville (1781), the database lists 653 paintings, sculptures, prints, and plaster casts assembled by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture…
A study conducted recently in the US suggests artistic depictions of environmental data can help counter climate scepticism. Art may be one tool to help bridge ideological splits over climate change in the United States, a new study in the 31 May issue of the journal Nature finds. Its five authors say that art offers…
Watermark Match Discoveries in Drawings by Rembrandt Wednesday, May 17 @ 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT / 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. PDT Hosted by Frick Madison – Live via Zoom C. Richard Johnson, Jr. (Cornell University and Utrecht University) Robert Fucci (University of Amsterdam) Join the Frick Art Reference Library for a digital art history…