Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026
5-Star Exhibition in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Metamorphoses

Passion and desire, lust and jealousy, cunning and deceit — few classical texts have stirred the imagination of artists as deeply as Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 

Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Police in France arrest 9 People in Louvre Ticket fraud

A group involved in a large-scale ticket fraud at the Louvre Museum in Paris has been apprehended.

Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027: 50th Anniversary Dates Announced

Between June 13 and October 3, 2027, Skulptur Projekte Münster, Germany, will once again transform the urban landscape, inviting visitors to rediscover the city through the lens of public art.

Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Water leak in the Louvre causes Damage, Mona Lisa not affected

The Denon Wing of the Louvre has suffered damage due to a water leak, a union representative reports.

Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026
Masterpieces by Bacon, Freud and Kossoff from the Lewis Collection to lead Sotheby's March sales

A storied Francis Bacon self-portrait – painted in 1972 in the shadow of devastating personal loss – leads an extraordinary quartet of paintings from The Lewis Collection, set to headline Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary sales in London. 

Article date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Art Institute of Chicago acquires Norman Rockwell’s The Dugout

The Art Institute of Chicago acquired of The Dugout by Norman Rockwell, the first work by the artist to enter the museum’s collection.

Article date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
5,300-Year-Old ‘Bow Drill’ rewrites Story of Ancient Egyptian Tools

Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a small copper-alloy object excavated a century ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, and concluded it is the earliest identified rotary metal drill from ancient Egypt, dating to the Predynastic period (late 4th millennium BCE), before the first pharaohs ruled.

Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Rianne Letschert appointed Dutch Minister of Culture

Rianne Letschert, President of Maastricht University and served as president of YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) until 2024 will become the new Minister of Education, Culture and Science. As member of the D66 party, she led the coalition negotiations these past few weeks.

 

Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Cambridge University returns 116 Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

The University of Cambridge today announces it has transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) collections to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), operating under a management agreement with the Benin Royal Palace.

Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Artists in Ireland to receive Basic Income

The Irish Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, announced the successor scheme to the Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme.

Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
AI Image Generator Buying Guide for Art Students: What Features Matter in 2026?

Last semester a sophomore illustration major built a full concept-art portfolio over winter break. She typed vivid prompts and watched entire worlds bloom in minutes—proof that generative AI now sits beside the charcoal and Cintiqs. Search for “best AI image generator” and you’ll find generic lists that ignore student budgets and campus policies. This guide fixes that. We focus on the tools, prices, and rules that matter to art students right now and score each generator across five classroom-ready factors. Ready? Grab a coffee, open your sketchbook, and meet the new brushes at your fingertips.

Article date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
German University Library transfers Nazi-Looted Books to Frankfurt’s Jewish Community

The Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library (UB) at Goethe University Frankfurt has been systematically reviewing its collections since 2020 to identify Nazi-looted property and return it to its rightful owners.