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The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it is returning a Buddhist painting, titled The Tenth King of Hell (1798), to the Sinheungsa Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Korea.

Museums are more than the boxes of relics that we see them as; they are living records of human creativity and heritage. In each beautifully put-together exhibit there is a mix of art, science, and engineering. Also, what is a very often overlooked aspect of what goes into the museum experience is the display case, which is a very precise piece of work that at once preserves and presents priceless cultural items.

Heritage Auctions will present one of the most electrifying and influential works of 20th-century illustration — Frank Frazetta's Conan the Conqueror (Berserker) — as the premier lot in its December 9–10 Hollywood & Entertainemnt Signature Auction.

Ghana has recovered more than 130 royal artifacts looted during the colonial era, in one of the largest repatriations of cultural treasures to the West African nation.

PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) members at the Tate Galleries have voted overwhelmingly for a week of strike action in a dispute over pay and terms and conditions.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, announced it will open to the public on September 22, 2026.

The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, today released its annual report on the current state of United States museums.

New York City’s Jewish Museum reopened its third and fourth floors on 24 October
following a year-long, $14.5 million renovation.

Three paintings by Bob Ross were auctioned Tuesday at Bonham's Los Angeles for more than $600,000 combined to help raise money for public broadcasting.

The Syrian National Museum in Damascus has reported the theft of six ancient gold statues in a daring overnight break-in earlier this week, according to officials and security sources.

In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary and modern art, we come across certain works that stand as more then aesthetic objects. The four works we are discussing can be a great addition to your collection.

Dana Awartani will represent Saudi Arabia at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, taking place from May 9 to November 22, 2026.

The opening of the MOWAA in Nigeria, meant to display west African art, has been postponed after protesters disrupted a private visit Sunday, officials said.

At the invitation of the Louvre, Marlene Dumas created Liaisons, a work consisting of nine paintings conceived for the vast wall of the Porte des Lions atrium. The dimensions of the canvases match those of the marble bas-reliefs that once hung on this wall.

UK's National Crimes Unit, NCA, has reached a settlement with a Chinese national to recover assets worth more than £20m, including three dinosaur fossils and London property, deemed to represent the proceeds of crime.

Christie's launches its inaugural Groundbreakers: Icons of Our Time auction on 11 December 2025, celebrating cultural innovation from the 20^th and 21^st centuries.

Three weeks after the jewel theft at the Louvre, the museum has been criticised for neglecting security.

The Studio Museum in Harlem, the nexus for art by artists of African descent nationally and internationally, will open its new home to the public on Saturday, November 15.

The 2026 Preis der Nationalgalerie (Prize of the National Gallery) will be awarded to Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

The Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art announced the appointment of Vasyl Cherepanyn as the curator of the 14th Berlin Biennale, which will take place in the summer of 2027.