The Cradles & Labels Award for Favourite Exhibition at a UK museum in 2020 goes to:
Among the Trees @haywardgallery
'One of the most impressive shows we have seen for a long, long time, by turns soothing and provocative'
https://t.co/ZiffWJoUPh
#Museums#CradlesnLabels
"You don't put a punt in a show"
Displayed at the National Gallery and then withdrawn from exhibit at the Louvre, this painting jumped in value from $1,175 in 2005 to $450m in 2017. Yet its attribution to Leonardo da Vinci remains highly contested.
https://t.co/oLt7Q4MJ4S
Well, it's been a year since I was last in the @sciencemuseum - I imagine a lot of us are hitting this sad anniversary some time this week. I hope everyone's doing alright - here's hoping for better times in museums soon.
A painting by Gustav Klimt, Rosiers sous les Arbres, sold under duress in 1938, is to be returned to the descendants of its owner.
https://t.co/lXzgI3ALaT
Come join us! Work with the collections team as our almighty co-ordinator, where I can guarantee you the weirdest office tea break chat in the world. (Largely courtesy of the medicine curators.)
Antony Gormley has objected to the placing of some of his sculptures on a Suffolk beach, and the renaming of his artwork. Their owner tried to stand them upright, as originally intended, but 'the pebbles wouldn't support them'.
https://t.co/Kkv5XN7dhN
One year ago today we made the decision to close due to the growing threat of the pandemic. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past year. We appreciate every single one of you, whatever contribution you have made. Take care everyone. We hope to see you soon.
Felice Beato’s iconic photograph of the Chattar Munzil, Lucknow. The palace can be seen in the background with a fish-shaped boat on the river in the foreground, 1858 #Lucknow
Scheduled to be the 🚨Final week🚨 to see the ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TurnersModernWorld exhibition at @Tate Britain. Read my @Londonist review to decide whether it should be extended https://t.co/JS4tG03v4i
"It’s not taking into consideration museums’ role in rebuilding public life and confidence. Shopping is great, but there’s a lot more solace to be gained by going to museums to see something really beautiful – and much less hassle.”
@alicevjones for @theipaper
The categorisation of museums as indoor entertainment venues throughout the crisis has been “catastrophic”, says Axel Ruger, Chief Executive of @royalacademy. “I find it unbelievably unfair.”
https://t.co/W4k6lVm2y2
@KathrynHavelock@NatGalleryAus@NationalGallery At a time when exhibitions are being cancelled in the UK, such as the Francis Bacon show @royalacademy, it's uplifting to know that people in some parts of the world may still be able to see wonderful artworks in the flesh.
https://t.co/W4k6lVm2y2
Flying Sunflowers: the logistical secrets of the @NatGalleryAus NGA's Botticelli to Van Gogh blockbuster flying from @NationalGallery. Is it the end of the ‘courier trip’ as we know it? https://t.co/x65CTziMgx