Oops. Martin Kippenberger’s When It Starts Dripping From the Ceiling (Wenn’s anfängt durch die Decke zu tropfen), on loan from a private collector to Museum Ostwall in Dortmund, suffered an attack motivated by … a strong work ethic. Upon noticing what appeared to be grime in part of the sculpture, a cleaner apparently thought all…
Imagine a museum with unlimited space and budget… NPR this morning reported on a new book from Phaidon, The Art Museum, which has compiled extensive museum highlights from around the world into one collection – the ultimate museum. Over 100 people spent a decade researching and tracking down works. Disparate parts of one altarpiece were…
It is feared that 5 paintings stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art last May were thrown into the trash by one of the thieves. The paintings, by Picasso, Matisse, Leger, Braque and Modigliani, were left in the possession of one of the three people involved in the heist, who claims he panicked when…
The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore currently offers one third of its collection — over 10,000 works — in digital form and without copyright restrictions when used for educational purposes. The high resolution images are perfect for PowerPoint presentations or you can “explore” an object in detail with the site’s zoom feature. In addition, many…
The Frick Art Reference Library is continually expanding the online profile of its Photoarchive — a study collection of more than one million photographs and other reproductions. While they are actively seeking digital images from museums and independent researchers, the Photoarchive has contributed almost 25,000 digital images to ARTstor.
Partners Google and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem have launched a new website to closely examine the Dead Sea Scrolls. Not to panic if you don’t read Hebrew — the site offers English translations of the Great Isaiah Scroll in two ways: either read a dual translation here or click on a specific passage while…