Kathryn Havelock
@kathrynhavelock.bsky.social
Marketing & Comms Specialist @ Pallant House
ex V&A, IWM, British Museum, Design Museum, Wallace Collection
Trustee at Collections Trust, Estorick Collection, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social, VocalEyes
Studying art history at @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
ex V&A, IWM, British Museum, Design Museum, Wallace Collection
Trustee at Collections Trust, Estorick Collection, @demorganfoundation.bsky.social, VocalEyes
Studying art history at @bbkhistorical.bsky.social
A museum the size of 70 football pitches?! Count me in! 🏛️
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Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A museum the size of 70 football pitches?! Count me in! 🏛️
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How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft
How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft - BBC News
A minute-by-minute look at the daring Louvre robbery, using maps, photos and video to unravel how one of the world’s most famous museums was breached.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How Louvre gang carried out France's most shocking theft
Bearing in mind the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery way back in 1961 by putting a ladder up against a window, it's BAFFLING that nobody saw this van was *not exactly* legit
Louvre remains shut for a second day as police hunt jewel heist gang
The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for a second day on Monday as police continued their hunt for the gang who stole priceless pieces of royal jewellery in a daring raid. France's Interior Minister…
www.rfi.fr
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Bearing in mind the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery way back in 1961 by putting a ladder up against a window, it's BAFFLING that nobody saw this van was *not exactly* legit
Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says
Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says - live updates
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said the incident happened as the museum opened this morning.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French minister says
Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is ghosts! 👻
One of my favourites is Hokusai's The Mansion of the Plates from his One Hundred Ghost Tales series. The ghost is returning to haunt her murderer.
This version is from the Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu/artworks/474...
One of my favourites is Hokusai's The Mansion of the Plates from his One Hundred Ghost Tales series. The ghost is returning to haunt her murderer.
This version is from the Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu/artworks/474...
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is ghosts! 👻
One of my favourites is Hokusai's The Mansion of the Plates from his One Hundred Ghost Tales series. The ghost is returning to haunt her murderer.
This version is from the Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu/artworks/474...
One of my favourites is Hokusai's The Mansion of the Plates from his One Hundred Ghost Tales series. The ghost is returning to haunt her murderer.
This version is from the Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu/artworks/474...
Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on...
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday, and until when, who knows?
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday, and until when, who knows?
Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday
www.theartnewspaper.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on...
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday, and until when, who knows?
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday, and until when, who knows?
8 Paintings that Vincent van Gogh copied:
The Post-Impressionist master often painted reproductions of fellow artists' works in his characteristic style.
The Post-Impressionist master often painted reproductions of fellow artists' works in his characteristic style.
8 Paintings that Vincent van Gogh Copied | Barnebys Magazine
The Post-Impressionist master often painted reproductions of fellow artists' works in his characteristic style.
www.barnebys.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
8 Paintings that Vincent van Gogh copied:
The Post-Impressionist master often painted reproductions of fellow artists' works in his characteristic style.
The Post-Impressionist master often painted reproductions of fellow artists' works in his characteristic style.
The National Gallery of Art closes indefinitely amid the U.S. government shutdown.
The museum welcomed 3.8 million visitors in 2023, some 18 percent more than in 2022, when it was the most-visited museum in America.
The museum welcomed 3.8 million visitors in 2023, some 18 percent more than in 2022, when it was the most-visited museum in America.
National Gallery of Art Closes Indefinitely Amid U.S. Government Shutdown
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump undertaken moves and policy shifts that are drastically impacting the arts.
news.artnet.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The National Gallery of Art closes indefinitely amid the U.S. government shutdown.
The museum welcomed 3.8 million visitors in 2023, some 18 percent more than in 2022, when it was the most-visited museum in America.
The museum welcomed 3.8 million visitors in 2023, some 18 percent more than in 2022, when it was the most-visited museum in America.
British Museum’s ‘pink ball’ criticised by climate campaign group
British Museum’s ‘pink ball’ criticised by climate campaign group - Museums Association
Institution is hosting inaugural ball this month that aims to rival Met Gala
www.museumsassociation.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
British Museum’s ‘pink ball’ criticised by climate campaign group
How Museums Are Future-Proofing Their Finances
Museums face shrinking funds and shifting values—can they reinvent support for the future?
Museums face shrinking funds and shifting values—can they reinvent support for the future?
How Museums Are Future-Proofing Their Finances | Artnet News
Museums are rethinking their finances as they adapt to a new landscape of donors, digital tools, and changing values.
news.artnet.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
How Museums Are Future-Proofing Their Finances
Museums face shrinking funds and shifting values—can they reinvent support for the future?
Museums face shrinking funds and shifting values—can they reinvent support for the future?
Tate Britain plans to build new Mediterranean and East Asian-inspired green spaces and a "garden classroom" for children.
Tate Britain plans outdoor gardens and classroom
The plans promise to transform the gallery's Millbank entrance with a biodiverse public garden.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tate Britain plans to build new Mediterranean and East Asian-inspired green spaces and a "garden classroom" for children.
Shrinking audiences, a cash crisis and rivals on the rise: what’s gone wrong at Tate?
The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art
The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art
Shrinking audiences, a cash crisis and rivals on the rise: what’s gone wrong at Tate?
The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Shrinking audiences, a cash crisis and rivals on the rise: what’s gone wrong at Tate?
The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art
The museum group is struggling with its identity – while the National Gallery is not only thriving but expanding into modern art
National Gallery gets £375m donations for new wing
National Gallery to build a new wing on Trafalgar Square site
The gallery is launching an architectural contest to design a new wing for its expanded collection.
www.bbc.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
National Gallery gets £375m donations for new wing
I'm not quite sure how The British Museum is going to stop people forming queues, but fair play to them!
The British Museum is banning queues at its main entrance
Every man for himself!
www.timeout.com
September 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I'm not quite sure how The British Museum is going to stop people forming queues, but fair play to them!
Reposted by Kathryn Havelock
Ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry going on display at the British Museum next year, a modern inspiration by David Hockney will open at the Serpentine Gallery.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fre...
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Free exhibition of David Hockney's latest works announced for Serpentine Gallery
Ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry going on display at the British Museum next year, a modern inspiration by David Hockney will open at the Serpentine Gallery.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry going on display at the British Museum next year, a modern inspiration by David Hockney will open at the Serpentine Gallery.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fre...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fre...
Bold moves by the @vangoghmuseum.bsky.social calling out the Dutch government for lack of funding potentially forcing a future closure of the museum
Van Gogh Museum’s Future in Doubt
The Dutch government is not keeping the promise it made in the historic 1962 founding agreement with V.W. Van Gogh MSc., the painter's nephew also known as the 'Engineer', which leaves the future of A...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Bold moves by the @vangoghmuseum.bsky.social calling out the Dutch government for lack of funding potentially forcing a future closure of the museum
Very sad news from the Whitney Museum in NYC
Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall
The 34-year-old was found on the sidewalk outside the museum after "falling from an elevated position," according to police.
hyperallergic.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Very sad news from the Whitney Museum in NYC
Town's hosting of Turner Prize 2026 a 'major coup' for Middlesbrough
Turner Prize 2026 in Middlesbrough hailed as 'major coup'
An exhibition of work from the four shortlisted artists will be held at Mima in autumn 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Town's hosting of Turner Prize 2026 a 'major coup' for Middlesbrough
Controversy continues over Israeli embassy event at British Museum - how can museums be non-political when they have to follow government policy?
Controversy continues over Israeli embassy event at British Museum - Museums Association
Open letter calls for apology but institution says event was commercial hire
www.museumsassociation.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Controversy continues over Israeli embassy event at British Museum - how can museums be non-political when they have to follow government policy?
Reposted by Kathryn Havelock
Sound advice from Welsh artist Gwen John (1876 –1939):
"Rules to Keep the World away: Do not listen to people (more than is necessary); Do not look at people (ditto); Have as little intercourse with people as possible; When you come into contact with people, talk as little a possible."
"Rules to Keep the World away: Do not listen to people (more than is necessary); Do not look at people (ditto); Have as little intercourse with people as possible; When you come into contact with people, talk as little a possible."
June 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sound advice from Welsh artist Gwen John (1876 –1939):
"Rules to Keep the World away: Do not listen to people (more than is necessary); Do not look at people (ditto); Have as little intercourse with people as possible; When you come into contact with people, talk as little a possible."
"Rules to Keep the World away: Do not listen to people (more than is necessary); Do not look at people (ditto); Have as little intercourse with people as possible; When you come into contact with people, talk as little a possible."
“With this restoration, we rewrite a part of the history of art,” - Two figures in the Hall of Constantine in the Vatican Museums were actually painted by Raphael in major art historical discovery 🖌️
Raphael Rooms Restoration Reveals Major Art Historical Discovery
The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly discovered works.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“With this restoration, we rewrite a part of the history of art,” - Two figures in the Hall of Constantine in the Vatican Museums were actually painted by Raphael in major art historical discovery 🖌️
‘28 Years Later’ features Antony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North’ alongside flesh-eating zombies, where its oxidized surface comes to take on a post-apocalyptic feel as it appears in an overgrown field, having been abandoned amid failed attempts to curtail the virus that has run rampant.
‘28 Years Later’ Features Antony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North’ Alongside Flesh-Eating Zombies
Antony Gormley's iconic 'Angel of the North' figures prominently in '28 Years Later' alongside flesh-eating zombies.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‘28 Years Later’ features Antony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North’ alongside flesh-eating zombies, where its oxidized surface comes to take on a post-apocalyptic feel as it appears in an overgrown field, having been abandoned amid failed attempts to curtail the virus that has run rampant.
Reposted by Kathryn Havelock
Massive congratulations to the legends at @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, winners of Art Fund’s #MuseumOfTheYear award!
A moment for the outfits 💯
A moment for the outfits 💯
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Massive congratulations to the legends at @beamishmuseum.bsky.social, winners of Art Fund’s #MuseumOfTheYear award!
A moment for the outfits 💯
A moment for the outfits 💯
Reposted by Kathryn Havelock
In her depictions of the human form, Jenny Saville pushes paint to its limits, says Sarah Howgate of the National Portrait Gallery in London
How Jenny Saville turns paint into flesh | Apollo Magazine
In her depictions of the human form, the artist pushes paint to its limits, explains Sarah Howgate of the National Portrait Gallery in London
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June 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In her depictions of the human form, Jenny Saville pushes paint to its limits, says Sarah Howgate of the National Portrait Gallery in London
It's the Feast of San Giovanni today in Florence, and the British Institute is fundraising for the restoration of its gorgeous library where I've spent many happy hours. I've donated, please give if you can 🙏
Day of Giving 2025 - San Giovanni Edition
This San Giovanni Day, show your love for Florence by supporting urgent restoration works at The British Institute’s historic library. Help us reach our €20,000 goal and close the financial year with ...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's the Feast of San Giovanni today in Florence, and the British Institute is fundraising for the restoration of its gorgeous library where I've spent many happy hours. I've donated, please give if you can 🙏