Sometimes getting your art displayed at one of Europe’s finer museums is just a matter of hanging it there yourself. On Monday, the Pinakothek der
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Crisis-Hit British Museum Gets New Leader
The British Museum on Thursday named Nicholas Cullinan, an art historian who currently leads the National Portrait Gallery in London, as its new director, ending
British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
A judge has ordered a former curator who the British Museum says stole hundreds of artifacts to return any gems or jewelry from the institution
No Deposits This Year at Love Bank, a Museum of Affection Hit by Fire
For romantics looking to display their passion and devotion, the Love Bank in Slovakia has plenty of room in its Love Vault where 7,000 people
Paul McCartney Talks About His Beatles Photos Coming to the Brooklyn Museum
They are now a collector’s trove — Paul McCartney’s own photos, shot 60 years ago, when the Beatles took Europe and America by storm: images
Museum Worker Sold Paintings and Put Forgeries in Their Place
A worker at the Deutsches Museum in Munich stole paintings from the collection, replaced them with rough forgeries, then sold the originals at auction, according
British Museum Director Resigns After Worker Fired for Theft
Just days after the British Museum announced that it had fired an employee who was suspected of looting its storerooms and selling items on eBay,
Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam
For this museum heist, every little bit counted. A court in Switzerland convicted a museum cashier on Friday of stealing almost a million swiss francs
London Museum Removes ‘Irish Giant’ Skeleton From Display
LONDON — Charles Byrne never wanted to end up in a museum. Byrne, who stood at least 7 feet 7 inches tall, had found fame
A Paris Museum Has 18,000 Skulls. It’s Reluctant to Say Whose.
PARIS — With its monumental Art Deco facade overlooking the Eiffel Tower, the Musée de l’Homme, or Museum of Mankind, is a Paris landmark. Every