News As Two Prominent Museum Officials Depart, Russian Institutions Face Chaos There have been unconfirmed rumors that the government was firing art workers who spoke out about the war in Ukraine. By Juan José Santos Mateo Mar 3, 2022 4:15 pm Event Coverage: War in Ukraine May 2, 2022 Russian Forces Looted More Than 2,000 Artworks from Mariupol’s Museums, City Council Says April 15, 2022 Venice Biennale Adds Last-Minute Ukraine Solidarity Show Days Before Opening April 4, 2022 UNESCO Says That 53 Ukrainian Cultural Sites Were Damaged Following Russian Invasion
News Irina Antonova, Longtime Head of Moscow’s Pushkin Museum, Dies at 98 of Covid-19 Antonova served as director of the Pushkin Museum for 52 years. By Tessa Solomon Dec 1, 2020 2:57 pm
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News Glitz and Garbage The Kabakov retrospective in Moscow revealed more about contemporary Russia than it did about the artists. By Andre Kovalev Dec 1, 2008 12:00 am
Top Ten ARTnews Stories: Tracking the Trophy Brigade Konstantin Akinsha and Grigorii Kozlov revealed the fate of thousands of artworks that disappeared into the Soviet Union after World War II. By The Editors of ARTnews Nov 1, 2007 12:00 am