Article date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Smuggler of Egyptian Antiquities sentenced to Prison

In federal court in Brooklyn, Ashraf Omar Eldarir was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling Egyptian antiquities into the United States through John F. Kennedy International Airport.  

Article date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Argentine Police raid Home where Painting looted by Nazis spotted on Real Estate Ad

Police raided a house belonging to the daughter of a deceased Nazi official in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata, where a painting allegedly stolen in the 1940s appeared to have been located.

Article date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
Archaeologists discover Christian Cross in Abu Dhabi

The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi has announced the discovery of a cross moulded on a stucco plaque from the ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island, off the coast of Al Dhafra Region in Abu Dhabi.

Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Basement Art Assembly Biennial, A New Biennial in Rome

“Most basements aren’t for people. They are for washing machines, cars, wine, or boilers. If kitchens are for cooking, dining rooms are for dining, and bedrooms are for beds, basements tend to be left undefined—they are simply underground. They are out of sight and open to interpretation. When people go there, they are free to do anything”. (Anthony Huberman)

Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Quartier Kortrijk in Belgium: Rethinking the Gallery Model

At the end of August, Quartier Kortrijk, a new art initiative—will host its first art weekend in the historic city of Kortrijk. 

Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
France returns Human Skulls to Madagascar

France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.

 

Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  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 Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in doubt, says Director Emilie Gordenker in The New York Times today.

Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture installed at Almaty Museum of Arts, Kazakhstan

A sculpture by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has been installed in front of the Almaty Museum of Arts. Created especially for the museum, Wind Sculpture symbolizes freedom and cultural exchange.

Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Logoman Card brings Record $12,932,000

There are those who feel that former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had no equals on the court. 

Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025
Cyprus secures Return of Antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany

Cyprus has successfully repatriated several ancient antiquities from the United States, Belgium and Germany, continuing a long-running effort to recover objects illegally exported from the island.

Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025
Painting stolen in Amsterdam, discovered in the House of a Daughter-Old Nazi

A painting by Giuseppe Ghislandi from the Goudstikker collection has resurfaced after being missing for decades. 

Article date: Sunday, August 24, 2025
Australia returns two Archaeological Objects to Ukraine

As part of a special ceremony marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Albanese Labor Government has returned two archaeological objects that were illegally exported from Ukraine and imported into Australia in late 2023.