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The National Park Service will restore and reinstall the bronze statue of Albert Pike, which was toppled and vandalized during riots in June 2020. 

The Guardian reports that archaeologists excavating at the ancient Roman settlement of Castulo in southern Spain have identified the traces of a building they believe may have once been a synagogue.

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity shared the plans for a world-class museum that will bring innovative design programming and immersive art experiences to the public. 

This September, Sotheby’s will lift the veil on the extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London.

Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial announced that the 17th edition of the biennial will be held in the historic city of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2028. 

France’s government on Wednesday discussed a bill designed to speed up the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin, officials said.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Art institutions no longer rely on physical archives and storage rooms alone. The shift to digital systems has reshaped how museums and galleries operate. From streamlining administrative tasks to improving accessibility and collaboration, digital tools are now essential in curators' everyday work. These developments improve operational efficiency, help institutions maintain consistency, and preserve vital information across exhibitions.

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. 

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.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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 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.