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Finland's political leadership will not participate in the Venice Biennale this year if Russia is permitted to take part.

Scientists have predicted that Venice's monuments will only be accessible by submarine if sea levels continue to rise.

A man has killed a Canadian woman and injured multiple others after opening fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids.

A total of 143 works of art, falsely attributed to artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Banksy, were seized as part of an investigation coordinated by the Reggio Calabria Public Prosecutor's Office.

In the heart of the arts district, the Dallas Art Fair offers collectors, arts professionals, and the public the opportunity to engage with a rich selection of modern and contemporary artworks presented by leading national and international galleries. 

The pavilion of the Vatican will present 24 artists and musicians in a sound-based exhibition titled“The Ear Is the Eye of the Soul,” a project shaped by the legacy of Saint Hildegard of Bingen and organized around the act of listening.

Next month, Bonhams will present A Lasting Impression: The Renoir Collection of Gabrielle Renard, an exceptional single-owner sale featuring 21 fresh-to-market works by leading French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919).

It is the first time the tapestry has been displayed in the UK since it was made almost 1,000 years ago – and is expected to be one of the most popular events in the Museum's history.

Artsy and Artnet today announced that they have joined forces, bringing together two important online destinations under shared ownership and vision. The company will be led by Jeffrey Yin, chief executive officer. Andrew Wolff, founder and CEO of Beowolff Capital, will be Artsy and Artnet's chairman.

The Venice Biennale is under pressure from the European Commission, which has given the exhibition 30 days to address concerns over the inclusion of the Russian Pavilion in its 2026 edition. 

Since Van Gogh painted The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring in 1884 on the grounds of his parents’ parsonage in the Dutch town of Nuenen, the work has moved around.

Dr. Mariët Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, announced the appointment of Dr. Melissa Chiu as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has included the red and white Dirk supermarket shopping bag in its collection, praising its “cultural impact” .

DaeWha Kang Design has completed one of the most ambitious cultural adaptive reuse projects undertaken in Saudi Arabia to date: the Black Gold Museum, now open on the KAPSARC campus in Riyadh.

The draft bill of the Ministry of Culture was approved by Parliament on 29 January 2026, introducing for the first time into the Greek legal system a comprehensive institutional framework for the prevention and combating of forgery and fraud involving works of art and collectible items.

It is not applicable. This is the official response that this Tuesday the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, gave to the Partido Nacionalista Vasco, PNB, regarding the temporary transfer of Picasso's Guernica to the Basque Country, which the Vitoria government has formally requested on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the first Basque executive and the bombing of Guernica.

Christie's will offer up a group of Gerhard Richter paintings from the $65 million estate of famed New York dealer Marian Goodman, who died in January.

The National Gallery London announced that Kengo Kuma and Associates with BDP and MICA have won the competition to design its new wing, part of the museum’s £750 million Project Domani.

Christine Ruiz-Picasso, the woman whose determination helped fulfill Pablo Picasso’s long-held dream of having a museum in his hometown, has died at the age of 97. She passed away on April 6, 2026, at her home in Provence, France, surrounded by her family.