The museum in Amsterdam stopped giving out Pikachu cards that were part of a special collaboration after extreme demand.
Tag: Museums
“Children Wading” Painting Returns to Glasgow Decades After Theft
Thieves in Scotland made off with the painting “Children Wading” in 1989. The work was recently returned after showing up at an auction house in northern England.
National Gallery of Canada Decolonizes Amid Turmoil
As Canada reckons with its colonial history, a push to “decolonize” museums has rocked its National Gallery and other museums.
Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry.
Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
An in-house appraiser noticed something was awry when the canvas on his workbench did not match a catalog entry.
Yemen Gets Ownership of Artifacts, but Met Will Still Display Them
Ownership of the artifacts is being restored to Yemen, but given the civil war there Yemeni officials have asked the museum to safeguard them for now through a custodial agreement.
Stolen Van Gogh Painting Is Returned in Ikea Bag
A tipster handed the work over to a Dutch art crimes detective who had been investigating the theft together with the police.
Nairy Baghramian Breaks Through With Metropolitan Museum Facade Commission
With powerfully alive new works at the Met and MoMA, the Iranian-born artist Nairy Baghramian embraces the canon, the better to take it apart.
Crisis-Hit British Museum Names Interim Director
Mark Jones, a former leader of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is set to take over with a remit to restore confidence after a theft scandal.
Cross-Cultural Exchanges from Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Caribbean
Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions.