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British Museum Sues Former Curator Peter Higgs Over Alleged Mass Theft

The British Museum is suing former curator Peter Higgs, alleging that he stole more than 1,800 items from its collection.

Higgs was fired in July 2023. The museum’s initial announcement in August about the approximately 2,000 missing, stolen, and damaged items did not name Higgs, but news reports in the Times of London and the Daily Telegraph quickly identified the veteran curator of Greek and Roman art.

The missing, damaged, and stolen items were ancient gems and gold jewelry, plus other small pieces that had not been on public display. According to the Associated Pressthe museum’s lawyers said Higgs

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2 public art pieces paying tribute to Tejano, Conjunto music debut in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – Two art installations paying tribute to the musical legacy of Tejano and Conjunto music debuted in San Antonio.

The first piece, “Orgullo Tejano” or Tejano Pride, a 14-foot-tall accordion player made of mosaic and steel, sits at the corner of Southwest 37th Street and Old Highway 90.

Extending from the player’s mouth is a speech scroll, a symbol in several Mesoamerican cultures to identify sound, a city press release said.

A companion installation, a similarly tiled outstretched accordion, is placed in the River Walk’s Public Art Garden.

Luis Lopez, an artist from San Antonio, was selected to

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News in art and culture from around Ventura County – 3/28/24 | Arts & Culture

MVC, VCB launch collaboration

Ventura County Ballet has found a new partner in its mission to bring the arts into the community. The ballet company has joined forces with the Museum of Ventura County to showcase a wide variety of artists and art forms through unique performances and experiences.

Elena Brokaw, MVC’s executive director, stated via press release, “We’re delighted to collaborate with Ventura County Ballet in showcasing local artists across genres. We look forward to continuing to work together on other initiatives to represent the diversity of arts and cultures in Ventura County.”

The first event to take place

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Long Overlooked Surrealist Remedios Varo Gets Her First New York Show in Four Decades

Chalk up another landmark in the growing recognition of the great Surrealist artist Remedios Varo. She will soon have her first New York exhibition in decades, at the same moment that her works are entering new museum collections.

“A Visionary Line: Remedios Varo Drawings” will be not only her first New York solo show in nearly 40 years, but also the first exhibition devoted to her work in the medium. The show is part of a series of “offsite” exhibitions that San Francisco dealer Wendi Norris has staged, and will take place at Adler Beatty Gallery, on Manhattan’s Upper East

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Pellinen named president of Montserrat College of Art | News

BEVERLY — Montserrat College of Art has named Brian Pellinen as its new president.

Pellinen has served as the college’s interim president since January of 2023, following the departure of former president Kurt Steinberg, and has worked at Montserrat since 2005. He will be the eighth president in the history of the school, which is in downtown Beverly.

In announcing Pellinen’s appointment on Wednesday, the college said he was selected after a year-long national search and interviews with many candidates.

“Brian has demonstrated his effectiveness as a leader during the past year through his careful attention to the student-centered mission

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