Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced that a statue of “Athena” made of white marble, approximately 2 meters long, was unearthed during excavations carried out in Denizli, western Türkiye.

In a statement published on Thursday, the jury of the Biennale, which runs in Venice from May 9 to November 22, said it would exclude countries whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court. 

Tate Britain today announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2026: Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau, and Tanoa Sasraku.

The Venice Biennale faces the potential loss of EU funding due to the planned reopening of the Russian pavilion. Ukraine also appeals to Italy not to issue visas to Russian participants in the Biennale.

The Smithsonian announced the appointment of Lynda Roscoe Hartigan as the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, effective Sept. 8. 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return 13 antiquities to Egypt, collectively valued at nearly $2 million.

Contemporary artistic experience is defined less by the production of form than by the regulation of appearance. Art no longer unfolds within stable frameworks of recognition, but within environments where visibility is continuously produced, filtered, and redistributed.

Maria Schnyder (1986) has been named De Pont’s new director by the board of the museum. Schnyder will succeed Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen, who is retiring as of 1 October 2026.

Finland's political leadership will not participate in the Venice Biennale this year if Russia is permitted to take part.

Scientists have predicted that Venice's monuments will only be accessible by submarine if sea levels continue to rise.

A man has killed a Canadian woman and injured multiple others after opening fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids.