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Yale University Art Gallery acquired Tilman Riemenschneider's Virgin and Child Enthroned
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).


Clingenbosch Garden Netherlands unveils New Tracey Emin Sculpture
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.


This Week on Art to Collect: Artists Worth Watching
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.


The White House announces White House Ballroom Construction to begin
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.


Tourist lifting Ancient Marbles on Naxos, Greece, triggers Outrage
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.


World Press Photo to open Major Exhibition to Mark 70th Year Anniversary
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. 


The Smithsonian Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move Space Shuttle to Texas
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.


Second Public Session on Art Robbery at the Drents Museum: where are those stolen Treasures?
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.


Talk to the Sculptures of the Gardens of Versailles
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. 


Stolen Romanian Treasures were transported in a Sports Bag
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.


Sacred Buddhist Piprahwa Gemstones, put up for Auction, repatriated to India
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.


A 300-Meter Bull in Burgos Spain: Vox's dream
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”.


Tate Modern announces Regular Late Openings
Article date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Tate Modern announces Regular Late Openings

Tate Modern is to stay open until 21:00 every Friday and Saturday from 26 September 2025, offering free evening access to the world’s most popular modern art museum.


Gemany returns Painting to Heirs of a Jewish Manufacturer
Article date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Gemany returns Painting to Heirs of a Jewish Manufacturer

Germany has returned the painting “Hansl’s First Exit (Children Returning Home)” by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller to the heirs of Grete Klein.


Hungary’s Nazi-Era Art Thief fled to Brazil
Article date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Hungary’s Nazi-Era Art Thief fled to Brazil

In 1944, Hungary’s cultural institutions became active participants in the Holocaust—not merely by omission but by order.


Salvador Dali Painting discovered at House Clearance
Article date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Salvador Dali Painting discovered at House Clearance

An original work by Salvador Dali which was discovered in a Cambridge-based house clearance sale, will go under the hammer at the Cheffins Art & Design Sale on 23rd October.


Amal Khalaf and Evelyn Simons appointed as Artistic Directors of Busan Biennale 2026
Article date: Monday, July 28, 2025

Amal Khalaf and Evelyn Simons appointed as Artistic Directors of Busan Biennale 2026

The Busan Biennale Organizing Committee has appointed Amal Khalaf (UK/ Bahrain) and Evelyn Simons (Belgium) as co-artistic directors of Busan Biennale 2026.


UNESCO World Heritage: 26 New Sites inscribed
Article date: Monday, July 28, 2025

UNESCO World Heritage: 26 New Sites inscribed

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee came to a close in Paris, France, with the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. 


3,200-Year-Old Warrior Armour from Trojan War Era unearthed in Morovia
Article date: Monday, July 28, 2025

3,200-Year-Old Warrior Armour from Trojan War Era unearthed in Morovia

Archaeologists have unearthed 3,200-year-old fragments of a warrior’s bronze chest armor in southern Moravia near Brno, Czech Republic. 


The Guennol Grasshopper from the Age of Tutankhamun heads to Auction
Article date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

The Guennol Grasshopper from the Age of Tutankhamun heads to Auction

A rare Egyptian cosmetic vessel known as The Guennol Grasshopper is set to be auctioned this month in London, offering collectors and historians a glimpse into the refined artistry of Egypt’s New Kingdom period.