As the world attempts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will close its doors indefinitely. Major cultural institutions across Europe have also shut down in the last week. Continue reading
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Why Katy Perry’s dress could set a new legal precedent in the US
It’s not often a dress makes an appearance at court as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in New York. But Katy Perry’s choice for the 2015 ball, a strapless, floor length dress designed by Moschino, has found itself at the centre of an ongoing legal dispute that looks unlikely to reach a swift resolution. Continue reading
Portrait deaccessioned by the Met believed to be authentic Rubens
Leading scholars have revealed that a vivid portrait of a young girl, which the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York believed to be one of the least valuable pictures in their collection, is a genuine work by the girl’s father, Peter Paul Rubens. It will go on display as a fully attributed work in the Flemish master painter’s own house in Antwerp, as part of the upcoming exhibition: “Rubens in Private: the Master Portrays his Family”. Continue reading
