Museums must pay for added security and the conservation of precious paintings. Now they are suing eco-activists for damages, and authorities are bringing serious charges.
Tag: National Gallery of Art
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The Fullest View of Vermeer Still Leaves Plenty to the Imagination
A blockbuster exhibition brings together more paintings by the Dutch master than ever before. Yet he remains a mystery, despite efforts by authors, filmmakers and researchers to fill the empty space.
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A Vermeer? It’s Actually an Imitator, National Gallery of Art Reveals
Museum researchers said there was enough evidence to warrant changing the attribution of one of its four Vermeers.
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Delayed Philip Guston Show Opens, With a Note From a Trauma Specialist
After four museums postponed a major exhibition over concerns about Klan imagery in some paintings, the show is opening in Boston. But the debate continues.
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After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit
The long-delayed survey, now wrapped in the equivalent of caution tape, opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It’s been a learning-curve climb for four venues.