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UNESCO is Deeply concerned About Threats to World Heritage in Kyiv
Article date: Thursday, June 12, 2025

UNESCO is Deeply concerned About Threats to World Heritage in Kyiv

UNESCO expresses its grave concern over the increasing threats affecting the World Heritage site ‘Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’, following the attack on 10 June 2025 by the Russian Federation. This damage occurred amidst a surge of attacks on numerous Ukrainian cities, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to cultural and educational institutions. 


German Court rules Puzzle Maker can use Da Vinci Image
Article date: Thursday, June 12, 2025

German Court rules Puzzle Maker can use Da Vinci Image

A German court ruled that toymaker Ravensburger can use Leonardo da Vinci's drawing "Vitruvian Man" for its puzzles, in a setback for the Italian state and a Venetian gallery. 


German Artist Günther Uecker dies at 95
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

German Artist Günther Uecker dies at 95

Günther Uecker, a German artist of the postwar era who redefined abstraction with nails hammed into his canvases, died on Tuesday at 95. His passing was announced by his New York gallery, Lévy Gorvy Dayan. 


Donald Judd Historic District in Texas placed on National Register of Historic Places
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Donald Judd Historic District in Texas placed on National Register of Historic Places

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is pleased to announce the recent listing of the Donald Judd Historic District in Marfa on the National Register of Historic Places. 


Earliest known Painting of the 14th Dalai Lama fetches £152,800 at Bonhams Auction
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Earliest known Painting of the 14th Dalai Lama fetches £152,800 at Bonhams Auction

A rare portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement, painted by Indian artist Krishna Kanwal was sold for £152,800 at Bonhams. 


Bern Art Museum gives up Ownership of Sisley Painting
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Bern Art Museum gives up Ownership of Sisley Painting

The Stiftung Kunstmuseum Bern decided on the claim by the heirs of Carl Sachs for the return of the painting Le Chemin des Bois à Ville-d'Avray (1879) by Alfred Sisley from its own collection. 


 List of Participants in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo announced
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

List of Participants in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo announced

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announced the list of participants in the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, titled Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice. The exhibition will take place from September 6, 2025 to January 11, 2026 at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion in São Paulo. 


John Lennon’s Letter to Future First Wife to be sold at Auction
Article date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

John Lennon’s Letter to Future First Wife to be sold at Auction

The 21-year old John Lennon in Hamburg to his future wife, Cynthia Powell: 'I love love love you and I'm missing you like mad ... I wish I was on the way to your flat with the Sunday papers and chocies and a throbber' 


Major Public and Private Investment secured for the Transformation of Tate Liverpool
Article date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Major Public and Private Investment secured for the Transformation of Tate Liverpool

Tate Liverpool announced major public and private investment towards the reimagining of the landmark gallery on Royal Albert Dock. 


Smithsonian says in a Statement: Only the Secretary can hire or fire
Article date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Smithsonian says in a Statement: Only the Secretary can hire or fire

The Smithsonian has released a statement after President Trump announced on social media that he had fired National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet. 


Hindu Group demands Ban on Auction of M.F. Husain’s Controversial Paintings
Article date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Hindu Group demands Ban on Auction of M.F. Husain’s Controversial Paintings

The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has demanded a complete ban on the upcoming auction of 25 paintings by late artist M.F. Husain, scheduled to be held at the Pundole Art Gallery in Mumbai on June 12. 


Jane Birkin's Original Birkin at Sotheby's
Article date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

Jane Birkin's Original Birkin at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s will ofer Jane Birkin’s Original Birkin in its upcoming Fashion Icons sale in Paris, from June 26 to July 10, 2025. The auction offers a historic opportunity to acquire the Original Hermès Birkin, the prototype that sparked a cultural phenomenon and redefined luxury. 


New Tool to identify ‘Toxic’ Green Books
Article date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

New Tool to identify ‘Toxic’ Green Books

A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books, making it easier than ever to distinguish hazardous books from those which are safe handle and display. 


FBI returns stolen Paintings to UNM’s Harwood Museum of Art 40 Years after Art Heist
Article date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

FBI returns stolen Paintings to UNM’s Harwood Museum of Art 40 Years after Art Heist

Extensive FBI investigation results in the homecoming of two Taos treasures by Taos Society of Artists Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp—Aspens and Oklahoma Cheyenne (also known as Indian Boy in Full Dress), stolen off Harwood Museum walls in 1985. 


First Details: Frieze Seoul 2025
Article date: Friday, June 6, 2025

First Details: Frieze Seoul 2025

The fair returns to COEX with a vibrant line-up of global galleries, citywide programming, emerging talent and pioneers from across art history 


National Holocaust Museum Amsterdam named Best Building of 2025 in The Netherlands
Article date: Friday, June 6, 2025

National Holocaust Museum Amsterdam named Best Building of 2025 in The Netherlands

The National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam was unanimously chosen as the Best Building of the Year 2025 by the jury of the architecture sector organization BNA. 


Simon Wallis appointed Royal Academy Chief Executive
Article date: Friday, June 6, 2025

Simon Wallis appointed Royal Academy Chief Executive

The Royal Academy of Arts announced today that Simon Wallis has been appointed as the new Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts. He replaces Axel Rüger, who stepped down from the role in October 2024. Simon Wallis is currently the Director of The Hepworth Wakefield. 


Bargain Hunt Art Dealer jailed for Terrorism Offence
Article date: Friday, June 6, 2025

Bargain Hunt Art Dealer jailed for Terrorism Offence

An art dealer from London has been jailed after an investigation by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command revealed £140,000 of sales to a suspected financier of the proscribed group Hezbollah. 


New Regulation on EU Antiques Import will shake up the Market
Article date: Thursday, June 5, 2025

New Regulation on EU Antiques Import will shake up the Market

New European regulation designed to crack down on the trafficking of stolen antiques and art are causing concern among gallery owners. 


70 Years of documenta
Article date: Thursday, June 5, 2025

70 Years of documenta

What began in 1955 in the Fridericianum, then still alongside the Federal Garden Show, is now one of the most important exhibition series for contemporary art in the world.