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Hirshhorn's Launches '50 for 50' Initiative to Send 200+ Artworks Across America
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in “50 for 50,” a national collection-sharing initiative coinciding with America’s 250th anniversary.
Leonardo da Vinci Never Handed Over the Mona Lisa. Start There.
Around 1503 a Florentine silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo paid Leonardo da Vinci to paint his wife, Lisa. An ordinary job. The painter takes the fee, paints the wife, delivers the panel, and it hangs in the client's house.
Raphael: Sublime Poetry Is The Met’s Most Highly Attended Exhibition Since 2018
The Met’s blockbuster exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry closed its three-month run at The Met Fifth Avenue after welcoming an extraordinary 6,800 visitors per day on average, making it the Museum’s highest-attended exhibition since 2018.
Three Works donated to ARTIST ROOMS by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to go on Display at Tate
Tate and the National Galleries of Scotland today announced that the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has donated three of the artist’s renowned sculptures to ARTIST ROOMS.
T. Rex Fossil sells for Record $50.1 Million at Auction
"Gus", one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered, has sold at Sotheby’s for $50.1 million.
3,000-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt
A Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University has discovered a tomb belonging to a person named “Paser” on Luxor’s West Bank, which likely dates back to the Ramesside period.
Arthur Brand Recovers Nazi-Looted Painting Found in Amsterdam Trash
Art detective Arthur Brand strikes again, he has tracked down a painting stolen from the collection of Amsterdam art dealer Jacque Goudstikker by the Nazis. The painting spent years in the cellar of an Amsterdam local, who found it among household waste on the street.
European Commission recommends ending Venice Biennale funding over Russia's Return
The European Commission has recommended terminating a €2 million grant to the Venice Biennale in a dispute over the Biennale's decision to allow Russia’s participation after the invasion of Ukraine.
Heritage Auctions Posts Historic $1.41 Billion First Half
Heritage Auctions has reached another milestone in its 50th anniversary year, reporting more than $1.41 billion in total sales through June 30 — the highest mid-year total in company history.
Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi appointed President of the Sharjah Museums Authority
Her Highness Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been appointed president of the Sharjah Museums Authority by an Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, marking a new chapter for the Authority.
Unveiling Date announced for London’s Fourth Plinth
A new sculpture by New York based artist Tschabalala Self will be unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth on 10 September 2026.
D.A. Bragg announces Return of Fifty-Nine Antiquities to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 59 antiquities totaling more than $600,000 to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia.
Kherson Art Museum marked with International Blue Shield Protective Emblem
Established under the 1954 Hague Convention, the blue-and-white Blue Shield emblem marks cultural sites of exceptional historical, scientific, or artistic value to protect them from wartime destruction.
New Museum Appoints Massimiliano Gioni as Toby Devan Lewis Director
The New Museum announced that Massimiliano Gioni has been appointed the Museum’s next Toby Devan Lewis Director effective August 1, 2026.
Phillips Posts $507 Million Spring 2026 Auction Season
Phillips, the global auction house, today announced results for its spring 2026 season, reporting total auction sales of $507 million — a 60% increase on spring 2025 — with a global sell-through rate of 90% by lot.
Major Transformation of Buckingham Palace’s Picture Gallery unveiled
Paintings by Rubens, Caravaggio and Zoffany are among 120 masterpieces from the Royal Collection going on display for visitors to Buckingham Palace from Thursday, 9 July, as part of a major re-display in one of the Palace’s most important reception rooms.
Samsung Art Store and the Whitney Museum Debut New Exclusive Partnership
More than 30 new artworks from one of the world’s foremost collections of American art arrive on Samsung Art TVs, spotlighting notable artists Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent, Agnes Pelton, Joseph Stella, and Wayne Thiebaud.
The British Museum announces return of Major Fundraising Event
The British Museum has announced the 2026 British Museum Ball. Taking place on Saturday 17 October 2026 it will once again be the defining highlight of London's cultural and social calendar this autumn.
New International Project to trace the Origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls Initiated
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Professor Mladen Popović of the University of Groningen a €2.5 million Advanced Grant for a five-year international research project that will investigate one of the most fundamental questions in Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship: where were the scrolls produced and copied, and what can their origins reveal about centers of learning, scribal culture, and the transmission of knowledge in ancient Judea?
Fire in Kanal Museum Brussels: Opening Date Maintained, Architecture Wing Delayed
Monday's fire at Brussels’ Kanal museum has delayed the opening of the new building for the architecture centre’s collections and archives. However, the rest of the museum is still due to open on 28 November.