Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Manifesta announces a New Leadership

After 30 years of developing Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, into one of the most influential experimental cultural platforms in Europe, Founding Director Hedwig Fijen will step down on the 5th of October 2026.

Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
 Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

This summer’s retrospective exhibition of the sculptor Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens features 13 monumental works. 

Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Italy dispatches Inspectors to Venice Biennale over Russian Pavilion Controversy

Italy's Ministry of Culture is investigating the Biennale due to Russia's admission to the 2026 exhibition. The EU is threatening to cancel two million euros in funding for the event.

Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Banksy confirms he's behind the Statue in London

A large sculpture in London of street artist Banksy appeared overnight at Waterloo Place in central London.

Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
German Artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88

German artist Georg Baselitz, a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who was known for his methods of painting subjects upside down, has died at age 88

Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Jury of the Venice Biennial resigns, Russia and Israel return to Award Contention

The entire jury of the ‌Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organisers say, a week after the panel announced it would not hand out awards ‌to artists from Russia or Israel.

Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces the Return of more than 650 Antiquities to India

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the return of 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $14 million to the people of India. 

Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca appointed as Chief Curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo appointed Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca as chief curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo. Scheduled to take place in 2027 at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo in Ibirapuera Park, the Bienal de São Paulo is the largest visual arts event in Latin America and one of the most important in the world.

Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
EU sanctions Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky

The European Union has published a new sanctions list targeting figures from Russia’s cultural sector.

Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
42 Lost Pages of the New Testament Manuscript discovered

An international team of academics led by UofG's Professor Garrick Allen has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H.

Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Sotheby's May Marquee Sales unveiled | Led by Rothko's $70 - 100M Canvas

Sotheby’s unveils the full offering of The New York Sales, spanning over a century of the defining moments of Modern and Contemporary art. 

Article date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Work of the Week: Mieke Jonker, So the Story Goes VI

Mieke Jonker started her creative career as a goldsmith, but was inspired to satrt painting after she saw Rembrandt's portrait of Haesje van Cleyburgh at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.