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Christie's London Evening Sale achieves €122,750,359
Article date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Christie's London Evening Sale achieves €122,750,359

€16.429.303 for Peter Doig’s Ski Jacket led the auction, which realised a sell-through rate of 92 per cent by lot and 90 per cent by value. Strong results for works by Lucian Freud, Gerhard Richter and Paul Cezanne, as well as four new artist records


Moscow Exhibition accuses Poland of ‘Ten Centuries of Russophobia’
Article date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Moscow Exhibition accuses Poland of ‘Ten Centuries of Russophobia’

An outdoor exhibition in central Moscow portrays Poland as historically hostile to Russia, alleging “ten centuries of Polish Russophobia” and promoting wartime narratives challenged by Warsaw and independent media. 


Qatar revealed as Owner of famed Courbet Self-Portrait
Article date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Qatar revealed as Owner of famed Courbet Self-Portrait

Qatar has revealed that it owns Gustave Courbet’s famed self-portrait The Desperate Man and will loan the painting to Paris’s Musée d’Orsay for five years.


The British Museum launched a Campaign to save the 'Tudor Heart', a  Gold Pendant linked to Henry VIII
Article date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The British Museum launched a Campaign to save the 'Tudor Heart', a Gold Pendant linked to Henry VIII

Discovered in 2019 by a metal detectorist, the Museum has the opportunity to purchase the Heart to stop it entering a private collection.


Taylor Swift Video sparks Visitor Boom at German Museum
Article date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Taylor Swift Video sparks Visitor Boom at German Museum

A pop song, a Shakespearean heroine and an Art Nouveau painting: Taylor Swift's music video for her number-one hit "The Fate of Ophelia" has caused a rush of visitors to the Hessian State Museum in Wiesbaden.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns 29 Antiquities to Greece
Article date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns 29 Antiquities to Greece

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 29 antiquities collectively valued at $3 million to Greece.


The Beauty of Ambiguity: "Sylvia Batycka's Dialogues with Memory"
Article date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

The Beauty of Ambiguity: "Sylvia Batycka's Dialogues with Memory"

Sylvia Batycka's work engages with female narratives and the aesthetics of absence, grounded primarily in the field of painting.


First UK Museum Exhibition of Wayne Thiebaud opens at The Courtauld Gallery
Article date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

First UK Museum Exhibition of Wayne Thiebaud opens at The Courtauld Gallery

The Courtauld Gallery unveiled the first-ever museum exhibition in the UK on the celebrated modern American artist Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021). The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Wayne Thiebaud. American Still Life is on display from 10 October 2025 – 18 January 2026.  


New Details revealed about Infamous “Last Jew of Vinnitsa” Photo
Article date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025

New Details revealed about Infamous “Last Jew of Vinnitsa” Photo

New research has shed light on one of the most haunting and widely recognized photographs of the Holocaust known as “The Last Jew of Vinnytsia,” Ynet reported.


New Research finds defining Childhood Portrait of Marie Antoinette is Really her Sister
Article date: Monday, October 13, 2025

New Research finds defining Childhood Portrait of Marie Antoinette is Really her Sister

The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, according to new research. Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature and Fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.


Man urinates on Altar at Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Basilica during Holy Mass
Article date: Sunday, October 12, 2025

Man urinates on Altar at Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Basilica during Holy Mass

A man urinated on a Vatican altar during a holy mass as hundreds of tourists looked on in disgust at the act of desecration Friday, according to local reports.


Smithsonian Museums set to Close Sunday for Remainder of Shutdown
Article date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Smithsonian Museums set to Close Sunday for Remainder of Shutdown

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will close to the public starting Sunday.


Bangkok Art Biennale announces Details for Its 5th Edition
Article date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Bangkok Art Biennale announces Details for Its 5th Edition

Bangkok Art Biennale announced its first roster of participating artists, along with the theme, curators, and venues for its fifth edition, scheduled to take place from October 29, 2026 to February 28, 2027.


Berlin Gallery Société signs Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania
Article date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Berlin Gallery Société signs Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania

Gallery Société Berlin will represent the Albanian prime minister, exhibiting his ceramic sculptures and artworks he has created over the last decade


Graffiti Art Installation at Canterbury Cathedral divides Opinion
Article date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Graffiti Art Installation at Canterbury Cathedral divides Opinion

A major new art installation at Canterbury Cathedral in which ordinary people pose questions to God has split public opinion ahead of its official launch, with visitors reporting visceral reactions to the bold graffiti-style graphics and thought-provoking questions displayed on the ancient walls. 


Cecilia Vicuña receives the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2025
Article date: Thursday, October 9, 2025

Cecilia Vicuña receives the Roswitha Haftmann Prize 2025

The Roswitha Haftmann Prize, worth CHF 150,000, will be awarded in 2025 to Chilean-born artist, activist, and poet Cecilia Vicuña. 


The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a New Name
Article date: Thursday, October 9, 2025

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a New Name

The Philadelphia Museum of Art reintroduces itself to the world as the Philadelphia Art Museum.


Two Men charged following St Fagans National Museum of History Burglary
Article date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Two Men charged following St Fagans National Museum of History Burglary

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff.


Christie’s to sell Works from Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection
Article date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Christie’s to sell Works from Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection

Christies announced the Birth of the Modern: The Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection, a selection of modern masterpieces which will be showcased during Fall Marquee Week in New York, beginning with a dedicated group in the 20th Century Evening Sale on November 17, 2025. 


Mami Kataoka and Arja Miller announced as Head Curators of Helsinki Biennial 2027
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Mami Kataoka and Arja Miller announced as Head Curators of Helsinki Biennial 2027

The Head Curators of the 2027 Helsinki Biennial are internationally acclaimed Curator Mami Kataoka and Finnish museum professional and contemporary art expert Arja Miller.