Museums & galleries

Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter’s hometown

The thieves took three of five remaining panels (above) that made up an altarpiece known as Polittico di San Gregorio.

American Evolution

George Washington’s White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter?

A panel which relates the story of Oney Judge, an enslaved woman in first US president George Washington’s household who escaped from the President’s House in Philadelphia in 1796.

A quarter of Japan museums mull over disposing war materials amid lack of space: Poll

People praying for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing during a mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, on the 81st anniversary of the bombing of the city on Aug 9.

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York acquires five jackets and one suit from NUS law professor

NUS law professor David Tan with his jacket from Dolce & Gabbana (left) and another from Balmain.

Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostages Square’, focal point for Gaza war protests, officially renamed

Israelis hold a ceremony on July 2 to mark 1000 days since the deadly Oct 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack from Gaza, in a public square which came to be known as ‘hostage square’ in Tel Aviv, Israel,

5 must-dos at Singapore Gallery Month, on from Aug 15 to Sept 13

Tours, talks and workshops are in the line-up for Singapore Gallery Month.

Long-delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to open in December

The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will be one of the last major venues in a culture district that the United Arab Emirates has spent billions to create.

Trump orders disclaimer signs outside museum of American history, warning of ‘inaccurate’ info

The move marks Trump’s latest battle in his ideological war on American cultural institutions and monuments.

Louvre’s Apollo Gallery reopens with no jewellery on display after heist

Visitors stand near the window at the Louvre Museum’s Apollo Gallery that two burglars smashed during a daring heist nine months ago.

US history museum head says patriotism is at its best when it is ‘not instructed but inspired’

National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig testified before a House of Representatives oversight subcommittee that Americans visiting the museum get to see a wide range of US history.

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