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NB! · Archaeology · Madrid · Museums · Heritage
Theft of the Guarrazar treasure from the Royal Armoury in Madrid on 4 April 1921
On 4 April 1921 the legendary Guarrazar treasures of the Visigothic hoard, including the crown of Suintila presented to Queen Isabella II, were stolen from the Royal Armoury of the Royal Palace in Madrid. The jewels were never found
NB! · Architecture · Museums · Heritage · Paris
In the robbed Galerie d'Apollon, single, non-armoured glazing units in plain wooden frames have been installed
In the robbed Galerie d'Apollon, single, non-armoured glazing units in plain wooden frames have been installed. The maximum of protection is an "anti-vandal" film on the panes
Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Paris
Jewels of the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre, where a robbery reportedly took place
These are only some of the jewels displayed in the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre, which was robbed today, according to available reports. Among other things, the gallery houses the principal French crown jewels. What could be seen in the Galerie d'Apollon: 💎The "Regent"
Museums · Heritage · Paris · Reportage
The Louvre closed for exceptional reasons, with approaches to the museum cordoned off
The Louvre Has Been Robbed. The museum is closed. All likely approaches to it have been cordoned off. Crowds of tourists who do not read the news are asking the gendarmes what has happened and whether they will get their money back. A notice announces, in studiously neutral terms, exceptional
Coming Up · Art · Museums · Observations · Saint Petersburg
At times it seems to me that museums of classical art are temples not so much of beauty as of discipline, intellectual discipline included, naturally
At times it seems to me that museums of classical art are temples not so much of beauty as of discipline, intellectual discipline included, naturally. We often go there not for inspiration but for confirmation that our world can still be explained, at least a little. And yet, after dozens
Faith · Art · Books · Museums · Saint Petersburg
Nabokov's poem “The Guardian Angel” and a Guardian Angel icon from the Russian Museum
In the hour of mournful midnight the beating of the heart grows more distinct, and nearer comes the bright-winged companion, my grieved and gentle friend. He draws near, but soon I lose myself, and in my sleep I see a storm, I see the sea And maidens laughing on
Archaeology · Museums · Paris · Humour
Etruscan funerary urn of the 4th–3rd century BC in the Louvre collection
Judging by the gestures, he is still arguing with the tour guide. An urn that proves that ancient art is not merely vases, but a philosophy of form. The photograph shows an Etruscan funerary urn, roughly of the 4th to 3rd centuries BC, from the collection of the Louvre. Such
Art · Museums · Observations · Paris · Society Pages
Yesterday I attended the opening of the Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
Yesterday I attended the opening of the Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Believe me, taking in all the splendour Richter has created is harder than reading this text. Given that some call the 93-year-old Richter the greatest artist of our time, the exhibition is indeed
NB! · Art · Museums · Humour
Don't Try to Escape from the Giacometti Museum
In the Press · Museums · Heritage · Science
Atomic oxygen for restoring darkened lead white in Copenhagen graphic art
Specialists at the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen intend to use atomic oxygen, a substance found naturally in low Earth orbit, in the restoration of works on paper, reports The Art Newspaper Russia. Lead white enjoyed wide popularity from ancient times until the twentieth century, when it fell out
Coming Up · Art · Moscow · Museums
An Important Exhibition, "Inhale Exhale" by the Artist Anya Zheludь, Is on at the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow: Her Fine Lines Spoke Louder Than Any Words
Metal bars, beds, hospital wards, kettles: all these are not mere objects but traces of presence, occasions for reflection. Her paintings seemed almost empty, yet it was in that very emptiness that their strength was born. Anna wrote short phrases on the canvas, as though keeping a private diary: "