Article date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Yale University Art Gallery acquired Tilman Riemenschneider's Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Yale University Art Gallery acquired an exceptional example of late Gothic sculpture, a Virgin and Child Enthroned by Tilman Riemenschneider (ca. 1460–1531).

Article date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Clingenbosch Garden Netherlands unveils New Tracey Emin Sculpture

Sculpture garden Clingenbosch unveiled the monumental bronze sculpture I followed you to the end (2024) by Tracey Emin.

Article date: Friday, August 1, 2025
This Week on Art to Collect: Artists Worth Watching

Every week, ArtDependence spotlights extraordinary creatives whose current works invite collectors, new and seasoned alike, into vivid new dialogues.

Article date: Friday, August 1, 2025
The White House announces White House Ballroom Construction to begin

For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed. President Donald J. Trump has expressed his commitment to solving this problem on behalf of future Administrations and the American people.

Article date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Tourist lifting Ancient Marbles on Naxos, Greece, triggers Outrage

A tourist is being shown to lift an ancient marble at the archaeological site of Portara – the Temple of Apollo- on the island of Naxos.

Article date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
World Press Photo to open Major Exhibition to Mark 70th Year Anniversary

In 2025, World Press Photo marks its 70 year anniversary; a milestone which provides the opportunity not only to look back at the remarkable history of the organization, but also to examine how the images World Press Photo awarded and helped to give a global platform over the past seven decades have shaped the public’s understanding of the world. 

Article date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Smithsonian Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move Space Shuttle to Texas

A provision in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" orders the Air and Space Museum to transfer ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery back to NASA for relocation near the space center in Houston.

Article date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Second Public Session on Art Robbery at the Drents Museum: where are those stolen Treasures?

Today, Wednesday July 30, is the second public session on the art robbery of the Drents Museum.

Article date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Talk to the Sculptures of the Gardens of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles offers, thanks to a partnership with Ask Mona and OpenAI, a unique experience for its visitors: twenty iconic fountains and statues from the Gardens become narrators of their own stories. For the first time at Versailles, these masterpieces of heritage speak and engage in conversations with the public. 

Article date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Stolen Romanian Treasures were transported in a Sports Bag

The archaeological treasures from Romania that were stolen from the Drents Museum on January 25 were transported in a sports bag, according to the prosecutor. Gold microtraces were found in the bag, the prosecutor said Wednesday in the court in Assen.

Article date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Sacred Buddhist Piprahwa Gemstones, put up for Auction, repatriated to India

Jewels forming a portion of the sacred Piprahwa relics of the Buddha, which had recently come up for auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, were repatriated to India on Wednesday, 127 years after they were taken away during colonial rule.

Article date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025
A 300-Meter Bull in Burgos Spain: Vox's dream

In Burgos, the Academy of Bullfights wants to build a 300-meter-high metal bull as a “national monument”. The idea is acclaim from the far right political party Vox, but opponents call it “a provocation”.