Dutch Old Master Paintings Reunite at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
Two works by the Dutch Golden Age painter, Gerrit Dou, have been reunited at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London. The paintings, which both show women seated at keyboards, have not been exhibited together since 1665. Dou, a pupil of Rembrandt, is known for his meticulous and highly-detailed style. The works will remain on view at the Dulwich Picture Gallery through November 6. Click here to continue reading. (via The Guardian)   

Rembrandt Portraits Go on View at the Rijksmuseum
Back in October 2015, the French and Dutch governments teamed up to acquire two monumental portraits by Rembrandt. Under the shared custody agreement, the countries agreed to pass the works between the Louvre in Paris and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The paintings, which were previously on view in France, will remain on display in the Dutch capital through October 2. The works—painted in 1634—previously belonged to the Rothschild family and were rarely seen in public. Click here to continue reading. (via The New York Times)

Swiss Officials Seize Embattled Giacometti Drawings
Swiss officials have been ordered to seize a collection of drawings by Alberto Giacometti as well as photographs of the artist. The works, which have been at the center of a lengthy ownership dispute, have remained tucked away in a museum’s storage facility for over two years. The Paris-based Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation claim that the works were stolen decades ago. Click here to continue reading. (via Reuters)

Boston’s MFA Will Host the United States’ First Major Luca Della Robbia Show
This August, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will host the country’s first major exhibition dedicated to the Italian Renaissance master, Luca Della Robbia. Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence will feature stunning glazed terracotta sculptures by the artist—many of which are on loan from leading international institutions, including the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The show will also include works by members of Della Robbia’s family, who passed down his groundbreaking glazing technique from generation to generation. Click here to continue reading. (via Artnet News)   

Art Southampton: Modern Art and Design Come Together in a Breathtaking Setting
With the Hamptons’ social season in full swing, there’s no better time for the fifth edition of Art Southampton. Produced by Art Miami LLC—the company behind a number of the country’s top art fairs, including its flagship fair, Art Miami—Art Southampton attracts leading collectors, curators, interior designers, and enthusiasts thanks to its stellar mix of contemporary and modern art and design. Last year, 21,000 attendees visited the fair during its five-day run. Click here to continue reading. (via InCollect)

The British Museum Sets a New Attendance Record
The  British Museum announced that it welcomed a record 6.9 million visitors during 2015/2016. The institution, which has been the leading visitor attraction in the UK for the past nine years, also reported a digital audience in excess of forty million. Founded in 1753, the British Museum was the first national public museum in the world and boasts a monumental collection spanning over two million years. Click here to continue reading. (via Mirage News)

The Avedon Foundation Refuses to Authenticate Unsigned Richard Avedon Prints
The Avedon Foundation—an entity established by the late fashion photographer Richard Avedon to serve as an archive of his oeuvre—has refused to authenticate a series of unsigned prints from the artist’s last major photo series, In the American West. In 1985, when the series was produced, Avedon called on Ruedi Hofmann to serve as his master printer. Hofmann claims that in exchange for his work, Avedon promised him a set of prints from the series, which were never signed. Click here to continue reading. (via The New York Times)

The National Museum of Scotland Unveils New Galleries
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh will unveil ten new galleries this week. The institution recently underwent a $18 million revamp, which is part of an ongoing transformation. The new galleries will present over 3,000 works from the museum’s art, design, fashion, science, and technology collections, many of which have not been exhibited in decades. Click here to continue reading. (via BBC)

Luxury Real Estate: A Rudolph Schindler Retreat in Los Angeles & A Colonial Revival Gem with a Salon by Lockwood de Forest
1. This modern masterpiece by Rudolph Schindler comes with a garden designed by Richard Neutra—The seminal Modernist architect Rudolph Schindler designed this four-bedroom stunner in Los Angeles’ trendy Silverlake neighborhood in 1925. Boasting a cutting-edge design that remains incredibly fresh today, the residence, known as the How House, was designated a Historical-Cultural Monument by the city of Los Angeles in 2007. Click here to continue reading. (via InCollect)

Major Donor Sues the Ringling Museum of Asian Art
Back in May, the Ringling Museum of Asian Art in Sarasota, Florida, unveiled its new Center for Asian Art. Designed by the Boston-based architecture firm Machado Silvetti, the Center for Asian Art boasts 6,800 square feet of exhibition space, where treasures from the Ringling’s illustrious collection of Asian art are displayed. Helga Wall-Apelt, who donated millions to help the Ringling realize its new center, has filed a lawsuit against the museum, citing breach of contract. Click here to continue reading. (via The Tampa Bay Times)  

The V&A Has Been Named the UK’s Museum of the Year
London’s Victoria & Albert Museum has been named the UK’s Museum of the Year by the Art Fund—a charity organization that helps museums and galleries acquire and exhibit significant works of art. The award was presented by Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. The V&A will receive a £100,000 prize, which will be used to revive its Circulation department, allowing the museum to loan works from its collection to other institutions in the nation. Click here to continue reading. (via The Art Newspaper)

Frieze New York Shortens Its Run for 2017
Frieze New York announced that it will shorten its run from five days to four days in 2017. Organizers claim that the adjustment will increase the fair’s focus and will be easier on the participants, especially smaller galleries. Frieze New York, which launched in 2014, will take place May 5-7 on Randall’s Island. Past exhibitors include David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, and Acquavella Galleries. Click here to continue reading. (via Artnet News) 

A Danish Museum Will Return Looted Artifacts to Italy
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen has agreed to return looted artifacts to Italy.The Italian Ministry of Culture has been pushing for the objects’ return for years. The artifacts were once part of a tomb excavated north of Rome and were acquired by the Glyptotek in the 1970s. They will begin their return to Italy in December. Click here to continue reading. (via The New York Times)  

Market Art + Design Fair Partners with the Palm Beach Show Group for Its Sixth Iteration
Last year, Market Art + Design debuted a revamped identity to elite collectors, curators, and designers who flock to the Hamptons each summer to partake in the panoply of must-attend fairs, parties, and exhibitions. In addition to a new name (the show was previously known as Art Market Hamptons), Market Art + Design unveiled a thoughtfully curated design component. Click here to continue reading. (via InCollect)

An Unseen Rubens Masterpiece Sells for £44 million at Christie’s
Peter Paul Rubens’ monumental Lot and His Daughters sold for more than  £44 million at Christie’s in London on Thursday, July 7. The work, which has never been exhibited publicly, was pushed past its undisclosed pre-sale estimate by three lively bidders. The painting came extremely close to breaking the record for an Old Master at auction, which was set in 2002 when Rubens’ The Massacre of the Innocents netted  £45 million at Sotheby’s. Click here to continue reading. (via Blouin ArtInfo)

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Creates New Curatorial Position
The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, which includes the Legion of Honor Museum and the de Young Museum, has named Claudia Schmuckli Curator-in-Charge of Contemporary Art and Programming. The newly created position will be responsible for implementing cutting-edge programming in video and live performance. Schmuckli previously served as Director and Chief Curator at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston in Texas. Click here to continue reading. (via KQED Arts)

Warhol Museum Director Heads to Sotheby’s
Eric Shiner, who has served as the Director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh since 2011, will join Sotheby’s as the Senior Vice President of its new fine art division. Shiner, who will step down from his post at the Warhol Museum in September, will  work on private sales brokered by the auction house. Shiner is one of the world’s foremost Warhol experts as well as an authority on contemporary Japanese art. Click here to continue reading. (via Artnet News)

Air Conditioning Problems Force the Brooklyn Museum to Close
The Brooklyn Museum announced that it will be closed until Wednesday, July 13, due to an air conditioning outage. Repairs to the damaged cooling system are currently underway and  sensitive materials from the institution’s collections are being moved to climate controlled spaces. The Brooklyn Museum’s air conditioning system was last revamped in 2004 as part of a $63 million renovation project. Click here to continue reading. (via The New York Times)

The Watergate Hotel Returns to Its Mid-Century Modern Roots
Last month, the Watergate Hotel—yes, the Watergate Hotel that served as the backdrop for one of the country’s most notorious political scandals—reopened following an extensive $200-million renovation. Designed in 1961 by the Italian architect Luigi Moretti, the hotel had fallen into disrepair before New York real estate developers Rakel and Jacques Cohen of Euro Capital Properties swooped in to save the Modernist icon in 2010. Click here to continue reading. (via InCollect)