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Art exhibitions and art & antique fair announcements, the launching of a new app for the iPad or smart phone, a conference on a specific subject related to the fine and applied arts, the publication of a new book, news from collectors societies and of course breaking news like for example the discovery of a 16th century master painting in the attic of a spinster. Any type of news on the fine and decorative arts is published in this category.

 

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Mattia Preti – Faith and Humanity

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On the occasion of the fourth centenary of the birth of Mattia Preti National Museum of Fine Arts (Heritage Malta) and Museo Civico of Taverna are glad to announce the international exhibition “Mattia Preti – Faith and Humanity”, curated by Sandro...


Andy Warhol Unknown early drawings

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The coming summer, the Print Room of Teylers Museum will be showing over 50 hitherto unknown early drawings by one of the most important artists of the 20th century: Andy Warhol (1928-1987). These works are among the 300-odd ‘new’ Warhol drawings ...


Kunstpedia teams-up with the Ancient History Encyclopedia

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The Kunstpedia Foundation  is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with the Ancient History Encyclopedia to bring increased public attention to the fine and applied arts.   Ancient History Encyclopedia is a non-profit educational website ...


Illuminating Objects - German Miniature Picture Bibles Come Under the Spotlight

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ILLUMINATING OBJECTSGerman Miniature Picture Bibles Come Under the Spotlight1 May to 22 July 2013   The third display in the Illuminating Objects programme at The Courtauld Gallery focuses on the German miniature picture Bibles, Dess Alten Testame...


The world arrives in London for Book Fair Week

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Seven fairs displaying Rare Books, Maps, Photographs and Ephemera have come together to set up the first London Book Fair Week from Saturday, 8th to Sunday, 16th June 2013. This is the first time all the fairs organisers have joined together to cr...


Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched a beta of its discovery portal

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The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched a beta of its discovery portal and open platform today. The portal delivers millions of materials found in American archives, libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions to students,...


Deloitte Art & Finance Report 2013 offers interesting insights

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On Friday 15 March,  on the opening day of the TEFAF, both the TEFAF as well as Deloitte Art & Finance organised an interesting symposium on market developments.  Dr Clare McAndrew presented the TEFAF Art Market Report 2013 and Deloitte Art &a...


TEFAF announces opportunity to expand into China

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The world’s most important art & antiques fair is exploring the possibilities of expanding into China via Sotheby’s Beijing Joint Venture Platform   TEFAF announced today that it has entered into exclusive discussions with Sotheby’s to explore...


The little treasures of the TEFAF

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After attending the TEFAF Art Symposium, a quick nicotine fix and picking up my press badge, I headed off to the fair grounds of the TEFAF, full of anticipation of what awaits. Once entering the main hall one cannot oversee the impressive  work by...


Chinese art sales drop by 24% as the USA regains its status as the world's biggest art market

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The seemingly unstoppable growth of the Chinese art and antiques market came to a halt as it shrank by almost a quarter during 2012 enabling the United States to resume its traditional place as the world’s biggest market, reveals a report publishe...