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2025-11-23

Perth exhibition exhorts visitors to hunt, be free and stay married
By Emma Wynne

Giant dancing polar bears covered in fluorescent feathers, a three-storey inflatable comic strip and a donkey in a dinghy have taken over the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/pao

#VisualArt #ContemporaryArt #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Sculpture #EmmaWynne

2025-11-19

Louvre Museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026 after heist exposed security flaws

French officials announce the Louvre will introduce extra security, including anti-intrusion devices and anti-vehicle ramming barriers on nearby public roads, by the end of the year.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/lou

#LawCrimeandJustice #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries

2025-11-19

Gold toilet, Klimt portrait sell for millions at Sotheby’s

A portrait by Gustav Klimt fetched a record price at a New York auction, which also sold a fully functional gold toilet, a satirical artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, for millions.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/kli

#ContemporaryArt #Painting #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries

2025-11-16

German auction house cancels sale of Holocaust artefacts after backlash

The auction titled The System of Terror had more than 600 items, including letters written by the prisoners. A group of holocaust survivors had called for the auction to be cancelled.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-17/ger

#WorldWarII #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #History

2025-11-14

Mona has lost $408m but David Walsh is 'completely happy'
By Paddy Manning

Hobart's landmark Museum of Old and New Art has racked up a staggering amount in losses since it opened in 2011, but founder David Walsh is still building.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/mon

#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Art #Businesses #PaddyManning

2025-11-14

'No one like her in the universe': Meet rising art star Kaylene Whiskey
By Lily Nothling

Dolly Parton has never stepped foot on the dry red dirt of Indulkana in remote South Australia, but she is a frequent visitor in the art of Kaylene Whisky, which celebrates sisterhood and strong women.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/act

#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #VisualArt #LilyNothling

2025-11-12

Louvre heist 'detective' Pedro reveals inspirations behind viral look
By Seena Katayama

Louvre heist "fedora man" Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux says the inspiration behind his vintage look includes Agatha Christie's famed detective Hercule Poirot and James Bond.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-12/lou

#HumanInterest #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #History #CommunityandSociety #Movies #LawCrimeandJustice #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #SeenaKatayama

2025-11-09

Crown, DNA and a failed fire: Clues the Louvre thieves left behind
By Lucia Stein

A series of missteps shows the theft in the Louvre was far from a sleek operation. Instead, French authorities believe petty criminals executed it.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/the

#Crime #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #CommunityandSociety #LuciaStein

2025-11-09

Spearmint milk and Hawaiian packs: WA's food delicacies in exhibition
By Emma Wynne

An exhibition exploring Western Australia's food history in all its guises, including its fast-food pioneers, is on show at the State Library.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/cel

#FoodandDrink #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #History #HumanInterest #EmmaWynne

2025-11-08

How a regional textile mill connected Olympians, police and fashion
By Allison Jess and Sarah Krieg

Textile manufacturing took Albury's work to the Opera House, federal parliament, the Olympics and beyond.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-08/alb

#TextileIndustry #History #WoolGrowing #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #AllisonJess #SarahKrieg

2025-11-05

Pocock slams government over leaky roof housing $5b national collection
By Harry Frost and Tahlia Roy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's 2023 promise to fix a "building with buckets to collect leaks" remains unfulfilled, according to the National Gallery of Australia's annual report.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/dav

#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #FederalGovernment #HarryFrost #TahliaRoy

2025-11-05

Timber sample helps identify shipwreck unearthed during Cyclone Alfred
By Hannah Ross

The identity of a shipwreck that was exposed in northern New South Wales by Cyclone Alfred has been narrowed down to just 13 vessels.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-05/shi

#MonumentandHeritageSite #MarineIncidents #History #Archaeology #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #HannahRoss

2025-11-01

One suspect in the Louvre jewellery heist released without charge

Lawyers have said one of the seven suspects in the infamous jewellery theft at the Louvre Museum has been released without being charged.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-02/lou

#Crime #Burglary #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #LawCrimeandJustice

2025-11-01

Why are women always the ones being sawn in half in magic shows?

From rabbits in hats to women being sawn in half, magic has captivated the imaginations of generations of Australians. Thanks to one "certified fanboy", we have that history at our fingertips.

abc.net.au/news/2025-11-01/the

#PerformingArts #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Television #History

2025-10-28

Why the Powerhouse is calling for ideas to be buried for 100 years
By Declan Bowring

The Powerhouse Museum buried technologies such as a solar calculator and cardboard box camera in 1981. Now they want to know what to bury in 2026.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-29/pow

#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #DeclanBowring

2025-10-27

Could the theft of gold and jewels from the Louvre have a silver lining?
By Rudi Maxwell

What do we know about the investigation into the jewel heist at the Louvre and what are some of the possible consequences?

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/lou

#Crime #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #ArtHistory #RudiMaxwell

2025-10-26

Breaking: Two suspects arrested in connection to Louvre jewel heist

French investigators analysed dozens of DNA samples and fingerprints following the heist.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/lou

#Crime #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries

2025-10-21

Repatriation brings 'tears of joy' as remains re-buried after decades
By Bethanie Alderson and Daniel Keane

An emotional ceremony for the repatriation of Aboriginal remains that had been held by institutions, including the South Australian Museum, has been held in Adelaide's north at a site that is now a resting place for hundreds of Kaurna ancestors.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/kau

#Aboriginal #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #IndigenousCulture #DeathandDying #History #BethanieAlderson #DanielKeane

2025-10-21

The hidden story behind this painting of a huge bull
By Mary McGillivray

An oil painting of an enormous bull is the star attraction at a regional Australian gallery. How did the genre of massive livestock art become so popular?

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/agr

#ArtHistory #Art #VisualArt #Painting #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #MaryMcGillivray

2025-10-21

Power tools and a 'perfect storm': How France lost its treasure
By Emily Clark, Mark Doman, Alex Palmer, and Katia Shatoba

As French authorities scour Europe for some of their nation's most prized possessions, closer inspection of the Louvre museum itself reveals just how vulnerable it was to the type of attack that saw some of the French crown jewels disappear.

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/lou

#Art #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Crime #EmilyClark #MarkDoman #AlexPalmer # #KatiaShatoba

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