Articles
Article date: Friday, May 23, 2025
Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado dead at 81
Sebastião was much more than one of the greatest photographers of our time. Alongside his life partner, Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado, he sowed hope where there was devastation and brought to life the belief that environmental restoration is also a profound act of love for humanity. His lens revealed the world and its contradictions; his life, the power of transformative action.
Article date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Kimbell Art Museum acquires Jean Siméon Chardin's "The Cut Melon"
The Kimbell Art Museum acquired The Cut Melon by Jean Siméon Chardin. Dated 1760, The Cut Melon has long been recognized as one of the artist’s most remarkable paintings—rare in its oval shape and exemplifying Chardin’s mastery at its peak.
Article date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
New York designates the (Former) Whitney Museum of American Art as an Individual and Interior Landmark
Originally Home to the Whitney Museum of American Art, Site Is Now Set to Become Sotheby’s Global Headquarters.
Article date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Attic Discovery turns out to be 1930s Origins Of Computer Science by Alan Turing
Scientific papers by mathematical genius Alan Turing have been discovered in a loft and are expected to fetch thousands when they come up for sale at auction on 17 June in Lichfield, Staffordshire – after they were almost shredded by the owners.
Article date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
80 Arrests and More than 37,700 Cultural Goods seized in Major Art Trafficking Bust
Europol, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) supported investigators from 23 countries in the fight against criminals who exploit humanity’s cultural heritage.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Why Artistic Home Decor Is Making a Stunning Comeback in Modern Homes
In recent years, the way we think about interior design has begun to shift. Homes are no longer designed only for function or guided strictly by passing trends—they’re evolving into expressive environments that reflect personality, emotion, and meaning. This shift has opened the door to a renewed love for artistic decor, breathing life into walls, rooms, and everyday objects through creativity and craftsmanship.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Discovery of over 100 Archaeological Structures at Gran Pajatén, Peru
World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announced a major discovery at Gran Pajatén, one of the most enigmatic and architecturally significant archaeological remnants of the Chachapoya civilization in Peru’s San Martín region.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Fowler Museum in California returns 11 Objects to Australia
In a historic handover event at the Fowler Museum in California, USA, a collection of 11 objects of deep cultural significance were unconditionally returned to the Larrakia Community of the Northern Territory in Australia.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The Assignment for the Art Robbery at the Drents Museum may have come from Romania
The Hardliners motorcycle club, founded in the Netherlands in 2019 in prison by former leaders of the Hells Angels (a criminal organization banned by the court), is reported to have been involved in the robbery of the Dacian treasure from the Drents Museum, according to RTL Nieuws.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
120 Confiscated Smuggled Objects put on Display in Tehran
An exhibition themed “unfinished narrative; inheritance, forgery and smuggling” with a focus on displaying confiscated smuggled items was launched at the Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran on Monday.
Article date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Indian Artist Sohrab Hura wins Eye Art & Film Prize 2025
The Indian artist Sohrab Hura is the eleventh winner of the Eye Art & Film Prize. Hura receives the award for the powerful way in which he captures today’s surreal reality in images.
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Jan Davidsz. De Heem’s Still Life will be a Highlight of Christie’s Old Masters Evening Sale
Jan Davidsz. De Heem’s luxurious and immaculately preserved still life will be a highlight of Christie’s Old Masters Evening Sale on 1 July, during Classic Week London (estimate: £3,000,000-5,000,000).
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Art Basel announces launch of Art Basel Qatar
Art Basel, together with its parent company MCH Group, and leading Qatari organisations Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a major investor in sports, culture, entertainment and lifestyle, and QC+, a strategic and creative collective specialising in cultural commerce, today announced a one-of-a-kind partnership that will include the launch of a new fair of modern and contemporary art in Qatar.
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The National Gallery London acquires a Work by 17th-Century Dutch Artist Floris van Dijck
The National Gallery has acquired one of the greatest examples of 17th-century Dutch still-life paintings – a rare picture, one of only 14 known to exist, by a pioneering painter of richly laid tables with a variety of objects and foodstuffs rendered in exquisite detail.
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces return of Three Antiquities to Iraq
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of three antiquities to Iraq collectively valued at $500,000.
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Calder Gardens will open to the Public on September 21, 2025
Calder Gardens announced today that it will open to the public on September 21, 2025, following a celebratory week of special events.
Article date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Getty Villa Museum to reopen June 27 following Palisades Fire Closure
Getty announced that the Getty Villa Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, June 27, following its temporary closure due to the Palisades Fire.
Article date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Paris Police recover Jim Morrison Bust, stolen from Grave 37 Years Ago
French police have recovered the long-lost bust of American singer Jim Morrison stolen from the grave of the frontman of The Doors, 37 years after it was stolen from Père Lachaise cemetery according to France 24.
Article date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Canadian Indigenous Leaders call on New Pope to return Thousands of Artifacts
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for the Vatican to return sacred First Nation artifacts taken from Indigenous communities during the residential school era.
Article date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Ulaanbaatar Biennale participating Artists announced
Ulaanbaatar Biennale announced the participating artists and programs for On the horizon, under the moon / Сарны дор, тэнгэрийн хаяанд, presented across various venues in Mongolia’s capital from 6 to 20 June, 2025.