“Scientists seeking permission to exhume the remains of Leonardo da Vinci plan to reconstruct his face to discover whether his masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is a disguised self-portrait.
Talks about the exhumation with French cultural officials and the owners of the chateau have resulted in an agreement in principle, according to the Italian team, and the project could receive formal permission this summer.” – UK Times Online
Talks about the exhumation with French cultural officials and the owners of the chateau have resulted in an agreement in principle, according to the Italian team, and the project could receive formal permission this summer.” – UK Times Online
"Indianapolis Museum of Art Director Max Anderson is putting a lot on the line when it comes to the Indianapolis Colts. He's betting John Bullard, director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, that the Colts will color the Saints blue come February 7th.
The winner gets to borrow a masterpiece from the loser's collection for three months, starting in July." - NBC
“Despite the recovery in US museums’ endowments as the stock markets rose towards the end of 2009, museum directors are continuing to cut or freeze their budgets, The Art Newspaper has established in a survey of 25 leading institutions.” – The Art Newspaper
Also: Check out a quick analysis of the balance sheets here. Very Cool.
“Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal district judge, reportedly made the revelation today as part of a hearing where lawyers for Fairey and the AP were present. A spokesman for the AP said in a statement issued this evening that the news organization has received a grand jury subpoena related to Fairey's misconduct during the case.” – LA Times Culture Monster Blog
When a Grecian Urn Takes a Step Onto the Cosmic Banana Peel
A great article on the accidental destruction of art…
“On Friday, a woman taking a class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art stumbled into ‘The Actor,’ a work by Picasso dating to 1904 or 1905. The canvas was ripped in the lower right-hand corner.” - NY Times
Hitler’s Vermeer, Pride of Vienna Museum, Faces Nazi-Era Claim“Hermann Goering coveted it. Adolf Hitler purchased it. Now the heirs of the man who sold it to him want the Vermeer painting back from a museum in Vienna.” – Bloomberg
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