The Hekking Mona Lisa – where the value of a painting, even a very good copy, lies

The Mona Lisa, housed in the Louvre in Paris, has been copied many times. The most famous of those copies has to be the Hekking Mona...

How science museums reinvented themselves to survive the pandemic

During lockdown, institutions untethered their programs from their buildings with some creative results On January 30, 2020, Science Gallery Dublin assembled a small group of experts...

Vancouver billboards by artist Steven Shearer evoked intimacy where people least expected it

The swift removal of seven billboards that were part of a public art display in Vancouver at the beginning of April is a chance to consider...

Minister Guilbeault Announces Appointment of New Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of History

If I could go anywhere: Florence’s San Marco Museum, where mystical faith and classical knowledge meet

In this series we pay tribute to the art we wish could visit — and hope to see once travel restrictions are lifted. In 1981, I...

2021 Viva Europa pushes through to bring EU culture closer to PH

MANILA – Despite the pandemic, the European Union (EU) is pushing through with its 2021 Viva Europa, a series of activities to bring European culture closer to...

Filipino comic artists urged to join Japan manga contest

MANILA – Dreaming of creating the next big manga hit? The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs opens the submission for the 15th Japan International Manga Awards. The...

Fil-Can visual artist Charlie Frenal bags 1st place award in 2021 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition

The artwork of a Filipino-Canadian artist who hails from Polomolok, South Cotabato rose at the top in the 2021 Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition of the...

Canadian Museum of History CEO resigns after probe into alleged workplace harassment

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Museum of History has resigned following reported allegations of workplace harassment at the national institution. Museum CEO Mark O’Neill...

New Westminster Pier Park Reopens

Ten months after it first burnt down in a large fire in September 2020, the Pier Park in New Westminster, BC, has finally reopened as of...