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Korean Buddhist Painting Sinjungdo repatriated to Korea from Germany
Article date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Korean Buddhist Painting Sinjungdo repatriated to Korea from Germany

A Korean Buddhist painting, Sinjungdo, which was illegally exported overseas, has been recovered from Germany.


Sotheby's to offer 90+ Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein
Article date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Sotheby's to offer 90+ Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein

This September in New York, Sotheby’s will present over 90 works from the personal collection of Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein in a dedicated sale titled Reflections on Pop.


Drought in Iraq unearths more than 2,000 Years Old Tombs
Article date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Drought in Iraq unearths more than 2,000 Years Old Tombs

The discovered tombs are believed to date back to the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period.


The president of the Musée d'Orsay and the Orangerie, Sylvain Amic, has died aged 58
Article date: Monday, September 1, 2025

The president of the Musée d'Orsay and the Orangerie, Sylvain Amic, has died aged 58

Sylvain Amic had been appointed head of the museum d'Orsay and the Orangerie since April 2024.


Smuggler of Egyptian Antiquities sentenced to Prison
Article date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Smuggler of Egyptian Antiquities sentenced to Prison

In federal court in Brooklyn, Ashraf Omar Eldarir was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling Egyptian antiquities into the United States through John F. Kennedy International Airport.  


Argentine Police raid Home where Painting looted by Nazis spotted on Real Estate Ad
Article date: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Argentine Police raid Home where Painting looted by Nazis spotted on Real Estate Ad

Police raided a house belonging to the daughter of a deceased Nazi official in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata, where a painting allegedly stolen in the 1940s appeared to have been located.


Archaeologists discover Christian Cross in Abu Dhabi
Article date: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Archaeologists discover Christian Cross in Abu Dhabi

The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi has announced the discovery of a cross moulded on a stucco plaque from the ancient monastery on Sir Bani Yas Island, off the coast of Al Dhafra Region in Abu Dhabi.


Basement Art Assembly Biennial, A New Biennial in Rome
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Basement Art Assembly Biennial, A New Biennial in Rome

“Most basements aren’t for people. They are for washing machines, cars, wine, or boilers. If kitchens are for cooking, dining rooms are for dining, and bedrooms are for beds, basements tend to be left undefined—they are simply underground. They are out of sight and open to interpretation. When people go there, they are free to do anything”. (Anthony Huberman)


Quartier Kortrijk in Belgium: Rethinking the Gallery Model
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Quartier Kortrijk in Belgium: Rethinking the Gallery Model

At the end of August, Quartier Kortrijk, a new art initiative—will host its first art weekend in the historic city of Kortrijk. 


France returns Human Skulls to Madagascar
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

France returns Human Skulls to Madagascar

France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.

 


  Van Gogh Museum’s Future in Doubt
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Van Gogh Museum’s Future in Doubt

The Dutch government is not keeping the promise it made in the historic 1962 founding agreement with V.W. Van Gogh MSc., the painter's nephew also known as the 'Engineer', which leaves the future of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in doubt, says Director Emilie Gordenker in The New York Times today.


Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture installed at Almaty Museum of Arts, Kazakhstan
Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture installed at Almaty Museum of Arts, Kazakhstan

A sculpture by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has been installed in front of the Almaty Museum of Arts. Created especially for the museum, Wind Sculpture symbolizes freedom and cultural exchange.


Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Logoman Card brings Record $12,932,000
Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Logoman Card brings Record $12,932,000

There are those who feel that former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had no equals on the court. 


Cyprus secures Return of Antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany
Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Cyprus secures Return of Antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany

Cyprus has successfully repatriated several ancient antiquities from the United States, Belgium and Germany, continuing a long-running effort to recover objects illegally exported from the island.


Painting stolen in Amsterdam, discovered in the House of a Daughter-Old Nazi
Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Painting stolen in Amsterdam, discovered in the House of a Daughter-Old Nazi

A painting by Giuseppe Ghislandi from the Goudstikker collection has resurfaced after being missing for decades. 


Australia returns two Archaeological Objects to Ukraine
Article date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Australia returns two Archaeological Objects to Ukraine

As part of a special ceremony marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Albanese Labor Government has returned two archaeological objects that were illegally exported from Ukraine and imported into Australia in late 2023.


45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum

A petition in France opposing the planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has drawn nearly 45,000 signatures since its launch on 13 July, amid warnings the 11th‑century work is too fragile to move. 


Sound Biennale returns to Swiss
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Sound Biennale returns to Swiss

The Biennale Son highlights the growing importance of sound in contemporary art. Multidisciplinary, it overcomes the rigid boundaries between artistic disciplines to reveal their multiple convergences.


First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York
Article date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York

Art Queens Gallery curated a historic exhibition featuring six international women artists, transforming Times Square into an open-air gallery and reaching over 6 million viewers worldwide.


Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv

Ai Weiwei visited frontline positions of the National Guard’s Khartia Brigade, which is defending the Kharkiv sector.