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.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/paola-pivi-art-gallery-wa/106020310
#VisualArt #ContemporaryArt #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Sculpture #EmmaWynne
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.
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.
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.
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.
#LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #Art #Businesses #PaddyManning
'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.
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.
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.
#HumanInterest #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #History #CommunityandSociety #Movies #LawCrimeandJustice #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #SeenaKatayama
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.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/the-clues-the-louvre-thieves-left-behind/105976148
#Crime #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #CommunityandSociety #LuciaStein
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.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/celebration-of-wa-s-food-history/105985950
#FoodandDrink #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #History #HumanInterest #EmmaWynne
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.
#TextileIndustry #History #WoolGrowing #LibrariesMuseumsandGalleries #AllisonJess #SarahKrieg
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