Tag: museums
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$134 million worth of stolen art dumped in the trash?
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…
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Walters Art Museum expands online collection
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…
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Frick Art Library Photoarchive digitization project
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.