Ahead of a major exhibition in 2026, the National Portrait Gallery acquired 12 new works from the estate of Lucian Freud, one of Britain’s greatest portrait artists.

The former residence of Ismail Gulgee has been transformed into a museum, showcasing over 170 of his artworks to preserve his artistic legacy.

Two rare Lincoln-signed copies of the Thirteenth Amendment and Emancipation Proclamation set new records for the documents at auction at Sotheby's New York.

Should we continue to display the body of Asru? Is it right for museums to have the bodies of mummified people on display?

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) returned two works of art from the Benin Kingdom to His Royal Majesty Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, in a ceremony at the Nigeria House in New York City, 

The Cy Twombly Foundation has donated twelve works to the GNAMC - Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea. The donation also includes a gift of $3 million for the renovation of the museum’s restoration laboratory and the funding of a Master’s degree program in honor of the artist.

A colossal marble head was uncovered beneath Rome’s Via Alessandrina.

French auction house owner Aymeric Rouillac had no idea what lay in store for him when a collector from Berry contacted him about an item for possible sale.

Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, has won the prestigious Art Fund museum of the year award, the largest such prize in the world.

The formal reason for the refusal of the Prefecture of Central Administrative District of Moscow to approve Yabloko pickets was the “current epidemiological situation”. 

Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento have been appointed as the curators of Sharjah Biennial 17, opening in January 2027. 

Anadolu Agency reports that excavations at the site of Olympos in the current-day region of Antalya revealed new evidence that attests to the site’s early Christian history.