Article date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
EU threatens to withdraw Funds from Venice Biennale if Russia participates

The European Commission has warned it could suspend EU grant funding for the Venice Biennale if Russia is allowed to reopen its pavilion at this year's exhibition.

Article date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The Financial Resilience of Government sponsored Museums and Galleries in England

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) sponsors and directly funds 15 museums and galleries in England. Between 2019 and 2024, the museums and galleries included seven of the top 10 most visited free visitor attractions in England.

Article date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Illegally excavated Marble Bust to be returned to Italy following Loan Agreement

An illegally excavated marble bust is to be repatriated to Italy, years after it was unwittingly sold to the University of Wellington, New Zealand, from the black market in antiquities.

Article date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Italy acquired “The Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini” by Caravaggio for 30 Million Euro

The deed of purchase for Caravaggio’s Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini was signed today at the Ministry of Culture in the presence of the Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, the Director General of Museums Massimo Osanna, the Director of the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica in Rome Thomas Clement Salomon, and the notary Luca Amato.

Article date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Interview with David Blandy: How we can enter Into Different Worlds and Lives through Collective Imaginative Practices

David Blandy (1976, Lives & works in Brighton) is an artist examining global structures of control and networks of resistance, in areas that range from ecology, history and science to arenas of play.

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Belgian Painter Sara Bervoets emerges as One to Watch

At 35, Belgian painter Sara Bervoets is emerging as a compelling voice within the country’s contemporary art scene. 

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Basquiat's 'Museum Security' to Headline Sotheby's May 2026 Contemporary Evening Auction

Few masterworks so powerfully capture the themes, concerns, and personal history that defined Jean-Michel Basquiat’s career as his 1983 Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown). 

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A Garden for the Commonwealth: the Landscape Vision for the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial

The proposals, developed by Foster + Partners alongside landscape designer Michel Desvigne and horticulturalist Professor Nigel Dunnett, draw on the existing character of St James’s Park while reflecting Queen Elizabeth II’s seven-decade relationship with the Commonwealth. 

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Rubens’ adorned Ceiling in Banqueting House, London, to reopen after Major Restoration

A passenger lift installed into the 400-year-old Banqueting House in Whitehall will offer visitors step-free access to Peter Paul Rubens’ masterpiece ceiling for the first time. 

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
 Nikita Kadan and Natalia Sielewicz appointed as Curators of the 16th Baltic Triennial

One of the longest running projects of the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in Vilnius is the Baltic Triennial. Its rich history dates back to 1979, predating the establishment of the CAC itself.

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Iranian Media reports Damage to Chehel Sotoun, a UNESCO-Listed Palace

Iranian domestic media published images showing damage to the Chehel Sotoun (Forty Columns) palace following the attack on the Isfahan Governorate building on 18 Esfand 1404 (March 9, 2026).

Article date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Bank of America -U.S. Art Market rebounds, posting a 23% Increase in Auction Sales

Bank of America and ArtTactic publish 2026 U.S. Art Market Report Highlighting key trends reshaping the art world.