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In an open letter, 57 curators and directors from the world's most prestigious museums express their solidarity with the staff of the Louvre museum after the robbery that made global headlines.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended the unveiling of the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), a visionary project being developed by the Al Futtaim Group. It is set to become a new architectural and cultural landmark. 

The Kunstmuseum Basel has what is thought to be Paul Gauguin’s last self-portrait,
Portrait de l’artiste par lui-même (1903). 

Nigerian artist and writer Victor Ehikhamenor launches the inaugural Black Muse Art Festival, a five-day celebration of African art, literature, culture, and community taking place from November 8–12, 2025, in Benin City, Edo State. 

Hanz Human is a South African artist currently based in the Philippines. His acrylic paintings are deeply inspired by nature, spirituality, and the emotional connections we share with the world around us.

Viewing art in museums has an immediate positive impact upon the body according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London. 

Bringing together 206 leading international galleries from 41 countries and territories – including 65 operating spaces in France – the show attracted an enthusiastic response from galleries, collectors, and visitors from across the globe, with a total attendance of more than 73,000 throughout its VIP and public days.

Katherine Ann Miller draws inspiration from her love to nature, she wants to create and dive into a universe where the distractions of the outside world fade away.

The J. Paul Getty Museum has recently acquired a variety of new objects for its permanent collection: a Hellenistic ring; a drawing by Swedish artist Hilma af Klint; a sculpture by Italian Renaissance artist Andrea della Robbia; a triptych by Cuban-born artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons; and a collection of 17 photographs by African American artists Ray Francis, Herman Howard, James “Jimmie” Mannas Jr., and Chester Higgins. 

Poland has secured the return of a painting that disappeared in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was recovered after recently appearing at auction in Denmark, with its Danish owners agreeing to hand it back to Poland after learning its provenance.

Two suspects in the Louvre heist case have been arrested by French police on Saturday evening, Le Parisien Newspaper reports.

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Buste de femme au chapeau à fleurs (Dora Maar), a 1943 masterpiece by Pablo Picasso that had remained hidden from public view for more than 80 years, soared to €32,012,397, achieving the highest auction price of the year in France and the second-highest price ever for the artist in the country.The French record – set in 1989 by Les Noces de Pierrette – was also achieved at Drouot.

Karim Crippa is appointed as director of Art Basel Paris. Taking up the role from November 1, 2025, Crippa will lead the Paris show into its next chapter.

Part of the museum's valuable jewellery collection was transferred to the Banque de France for security reasons, local media reported on Friday.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced the return of a major watercolor by German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner to the museum’s Collection.

The German company Böcker whose lift was used in the Louvre theft is making the most of its free publicity - by launching a new advertising campaign on social media.

During an investigation conducted by the German police, 20 allegedly fake paintings of world-renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt van Rijn were discovered.

The jewels that were stolen at the Louvre Museum in Paris at the weekend were valued at around €88 million, but France won’t recover any money as the items were not insured.