Article date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Restoration of Parthenon’s Western Facade completed

Restoration work on the western facade of the Parthenon has been completed, the Culture Ministry announced on Thursday, after the last pieces of scaffolding were removed from the external facade.

Article date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Painting bought for $100 in 1966 sells for $250,000

A painting at a thrift store in New York caught Helene Plotkin's eye. She paid less than $100 for the painting and took it home. It hung on her wall for decades, until last December, when her son became curious about the painting's origins.

Article date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Germany returns looted Painting

Germany is returning a painting by Friedrich von Amerling to its rightful owners. The work, "Portrait of a Young Man," is to be restituted to the heirs of the Jewish antiquarian and art dealer Jacques Rosenthal and his wife Emma, ​​as announced by the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich. 

Article date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Art Basel Awards 2026 announces Paula Cooper Gallery as Recipient of the Inaugural Gallery Legacy Award

Art Basel announced Paula Cooper Gallery as the first recipient of the inaugural Art Basel Gallery Legacy Award. 

Article date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
London Museum in Smithfield will open its doors on 28 November 2026

London Museum announced it will open the doors to its new permanent galleries in Smithfield’s General Market on 26 November 2026, marking a new chapter for the world’s largest city museum.

Article date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Former Director of Mariupol Museum in Ukraine suspected of helping Russia loot Art

Former director of the Mariupol Museum has been served with a notice of suspicion under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

Article date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
2026 Shortlist announced for the Film London Jarman Award

The 2026 Film London Jarman Award shortlist invites us to step back, look again and change our point of view. The shortlisted artists present work that is brave, poetic and uniquely experimental in its approach. Storytelling, family relationships and oral histories intertwine with home movies, archival footage and abstract images in works that explore migration, identity, and intergenerational trauma.

Article date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Georg Baselitz — Back Again, White Cube Bermondsey

With Back Again, at White Cube Bermondsey, Georg Baselitz returns once more to his own history.

Article date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Russian Artist known as Putin Critic shot Dead in Poland

A Russian artist known for critisizing Russian President Putin was shot dead in Poland on Monday in what Polish media are describing as a possible "execution-style" killing.

Article date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
UK Government to build Permanent Mobile Museum to bring Art to Communities Everywhere

A total of £1.6 million, formed of £800,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and £800,000 matched by arts access charity Art Explora, will be used to build a state-of-the-art vehicle and tour three national collections per year, including the Government Art Collection (GAC).

Article date: Monday, June 15, 2026
Kyiv’s 1,000-Year-Old Pechersk Lavra Monastery on Fire amid Russian attacks on Kyiv

Officials have said that Russia has struck the 11th century Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv Pechersk Lavea, one of the holiest sites in eastern Europe.

Article date: Monday, June 15, 2026
Infinities Commission unveiled at Tate: nora chipaumire: gadzi

Tate Modern unveiled gadzi, an original installation by nora chipaumire, the recipient of the Infinities Commission 2026, a free to attend annual commission showcasing the limitless experimentation of contemporary art.