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In Conversation with Olga Ferrères, Founder of VOLOO
Article date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

In Conversation with Olga Ferrères, Founder of VOLOO

Olga Ferrères is an art advisor, dealer, historian, curator, and cultural strategist whose career bridges continents and disciplines.


CIMAM Announces the Three Awardees of the 2025 Outstanding Museum Practice Award
Article date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

CIMAM Announces the Three Awardees of the 2025 Outstanding Museum Practice Award

Within the framework of the 57th CIMAM Annual Conference, taking place from November 28–30 in Turin, CIMAM – International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art – announced the winners of the fifth edition of the Outstanding Museum Practice Award (OMPA) 2025.


Tate Museum Staff strike for Higher Wages
Article date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Tate Museum Staff strike for Higher Wages

More than 150 members at Tate Galleries are taking seven consecutive days of strike action from tomorrow until 2 December. Pickets will be taking place at Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, and Tate Modern.


Drents Museum was warned about Security Issues Weeks before Theft of Romanian Treasures
Article date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Drents Museum was warned about Security Issues Weeks before Theft of Romanian Treasures

The Drents Museum, which fell victim to an art heist early this year, had been warned of security weaknesses weeks before theft.


This Week's Artwork: Available to Collect, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

This Week's Artwork: Available to Collect, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec

Each week, Artdependence highlights one exceptional artwork, hand-picked for its beauty and uniqueness. This featured work is available to collect now.


Otobong Nkanga receives 2026 Finkenwerder Art Prize
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Otobong Nkanga receives 2026 Finkenwerder Art Prize

Otobong Nkanga, one of today’s most sought-after artists around the world, has been awarded the 2026 Finkenwerder Art Prize, including a grant of 20,000 euros.


Lee Ufan wins 2026 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Lee Ufan wins 2026 Wolfgang Hahn Prize

Lee Ufan has been awarded the 32nd Wolfgang Hahn Prize by the Society for Modern Art at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne. His work will be acquired by and exhibited at the Museum Ludwig in 2026.


Apple Founding Contract expected to sell for Up to $4 Million at Christie's
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Apple Founding Contract expected to sell for Up to $4 Million at Christie's

In New York, Auction house Christie's said on Tuesday it will auction the original 1976 partnership contract that created the Apple Computer Company, valuing it in the 2 to 4 million U.S. dollar range.


Courtauld Gallery announces Plans for New Class Campus
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Courtauld Gallery announces Plans for New Class Campus

The Courtauld announced plans to create a new world-class campus at Somerset House in London, a major development which will strengthen its position as a leading global centre for the visual arts.  


Louvre's Entrance Fee to the Museum will be upped to 32€ for NON European Visitors
Article date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Louvre's Entrance Fee to the Museum will be upped to 32€ for NON European Visitors

The Louvre has announced that the entrance fee to the museum will be upped to 32€ for NON European visitors as from January 14, 2026.  This is 10€ more than its current entrance fee of 22€. 


Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Race to save ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Medieval Masterpiece for Dorset
Article date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Race to save ‘Exceptionally Rare’ Medieval Masterpiece for Dorset

The Sherborne Almshouse Triptych, a beautifully preserved 15th-century Netherlandish altarpiece, is being auctioned on 3 December at Sotheby's.


Christie's Specialist discovers an Unknown Drawing by Michelangelo for The Sistine Chapel
Article date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Christie's Specialist discovers an Unknown Drawing by Michelangelo for The Sistine Chapel

A photograph sent to Christie's online Request an Auction Estimate portal by an unsuspecting owner has resulted in a major discovery: a previously unknown study by Michelangelo for perhaps his most famous work, the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.


Four Suspects connected to Louvre Robbery arrested, French Police say
Article date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Four Suspects connected to Louvre Robbery arrested, French Police say

Four suspects believed to be connected to the Oct. 19 jewel heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris has been arrested, according to French authorities.


Pope Francis’ Leica Camera sells for 6.5 Million Euros
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Pope Francis’ Leica Camera sells for 6.5 Million Euros

A camera that the Leica brand designed and gave to the Pope Francis in 2024 was auctioned this Saturday in Vienna for 6.5 million euros.


City of Ghent, Belgium, rejects Restitution Claim for De Crayer Painting
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

City of Ghent, Belgium, rejects Restitution Claim for De Crayer Painting

After thorough investigation, an independent committee unanimously concluded that there are no grounds for restitution of the painting ‘Portrait of Bishop Antonius Triest’ by Gaspar de Crayer to the heirs of art dealer Samuel Hartveld. On 20 November 2025, the City of Ghent decided to follow that advice.


'Superman' No. 1 becomes Most Expensive Comic Ever Sold
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

'Superman' No. 1 becomes Most Expensive Comic Ever Sold

The highest ever graded copy of Superman No. 1 from 1939, found by a Northern California family in the attic of their late mother's home last year, now holds the record as the world's most expensive comic book after selling for $9.12 million with buyer's premium


Philadelphia Art Museum announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Philadelphia Art Museum announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum (“art museum”) announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December 1, 2025. 


Painting found in Garage sells for £685k
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Painting found in Garage sells for £685k

An Old Master painting, discovered beneath a garage workbench, has sold for more than half a million pounds at an auction house in Banbury.


Sculptor Alma Allen selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
Article date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Sculptor Alma Allen selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of The American Arts Conservancy (AAC) to represent the United States at the 61st Venice Art Biennale. 


How Artists use Music Visualizers in Multimedia Work
Article date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

How Artists use Music Visualizers in Multimedia Work

Music visualizers have become a serious tool in contemporary art, not just in music production. They translate sound into moving form—color, rhythm, and shape—giving artists a responsive medium that expands what audiovisual work can look like.