The Art Newspaper

JULY 3, 2025

It also extended the programme for one year only, casting doubt on its future after March 2026. The nave has one of the largest single-stone roofs in the south of England, with beautiful original paintings on the 15th-century roof beams. If a building is not maintained, damp and rot can spread.

Glass 298

Glass Paintings Sculpture Analysis 298

The Art Newspaper

JUNE 19, 2025

Alongside solo exhibitions for the octogenarian US sculptor Melvin Edwards and the young Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, Tschabalala Self is presenting an installation of her signature painted and collaged Black figures. ft of polyethylene over the Neo-Classical façade of the Kunsthalle Bern—their first wrapping of an entire building.

Maker/Artist 130

Maker/Artist Sculpture Paintings Drawings 130

The Art Newspaper

JULY 16, 2025

Escalating pressure Pressure had already mounted, urging the museum for answers on its future, before the 4 July reopening announcement that also referenced a “four-year restoration, research, renovation and archive cataloguing”. It has been closed since 2020, when it was shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fine Art 311

Fine Art Collectibles Auction House Analysis 311

The Art Newspaper

JULY 27, 2025

Researchers working on the museum’s forthcoming show Made in Ancient Egypt (3 October-12 April 2026) made the discovery on the base of a “soul house”—a model of a building rendered in clay. Soul houses” date back to Egypt’s First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom (around 2055 BC–1650 BC), and are often found at burial sites.

Antiques and Decorative Arts 135

Antiques and Decorative Arts Maker/Artist Ceramics Research 135