Article date: Friday, February 27, 2026
The Zofia Edit: turning Domestic Pets into Global Cover Models

Zofia is turning the traditional pet portrait on its head, swapping stoic oil paintings for vibrant, high-fashion fantasies.

Article date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Getty acquires Irving Penn’s Cuzco Work

The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a major group of photographs by the celebrated twentieth-century American photographer Irving Penn.

Article date: Friday, February 27, 2026
France names New Culture Minister

President Macron on Thursday announced that Catherine Pégard, a former magazine editor and former head of the Palace of Versailles, will take over the coveted culture portfolio from Rachida Dati. 

Article date: Friday, February 27, 2026
The Hohenzollern Crypt will reopen its Doors on 1 March 2026

After more than ten years of planning and six years of construction, the Hohenzollern crypt in Berlin Cathedral, one of the largest dynastic burial sites in Europe, is once again open to the public.

Article date: Friday, February 27, 2026
74 Artefacts of looted Cambodian Antiquities returned from Britain

Seventy-four pieces of stolen Cambodian ancient objects, recovered from the possession of the late antique collector Douglas Latchford, have been returned to Cambodia from Britain, said a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on Friday.

Article date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
2,000-Year-Old Inscriptions discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

Around 30 inscriptions, the majority in Tamil-Brahmi, have been identified in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, offering striking new evidence of the global reach of ancient Tamil civilisation and confirming that Tamils travelled and lived in Roman Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE.

Article date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Swiss Post unveils Alberto Giacometti Anniversary Stamp

His figures are little more than lines – and yet they are full of life: to mark the 125th anniversary of Alberto Giacometti, his famous Walking Man I is now hiking across a Swiss stamp.

Article date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Annick Lemoine appointed as President of Musée d'Orsay and Orangerie

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati appointed Annick Lemoine as President of the Musée d'Orsay and Orangerie.

Article date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
 Alexandre Estrella to represent Portugal at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Galería Travesía Cuatro announced that the project RedSkyFalls by Portuguese artist Alexandre Estrella has been elected to officially represent Portugal at the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale, in 2026.

Article date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Singapore’s First Ancient Shipwreck reveals Record Cargo of Yuan Dynasty Porcelain

A maritime archaeological excavation in Singapore waters has uncovered the Temasek Wreck—an assemblage that is both locally unprecedented and globally significant for Yuan dynasty ceramics. 

Article date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
 La Biennale di Venezia 2026, In Minor Keys

The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh, will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various locations around Venice announced the invited artists.

Article date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Christophe Leribault appointed new Louvre president

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Christophe Leribault as president of the Louvre Museum, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said Wednesday.