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Manifesta announces a New Leadership
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Manifesta announces a New Leadership

After 30 years of developing Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, into one of the most influential experimental cultural platforms in Europe, Founding Director Hedwig Fijen will step down on the 5th of October 2026.


 Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens

This summer’s retrospective exhibition of the sculptor Carel Visser in the Rijksmuseum Gardens features 13 monumental works. 


Italy dispatches Inspectors to Venice Biennale over Russian Pavilion Controversy
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Italy dispatches Inspectors to Venice Biennale over Russian Pavilion Controversy

Italy's Ministry of Culture is investigating the Biennale due to Russia's admission to the 2026 exhibition. The EU is threatening to cancel two million euros in funding for the event.


Banksy confirms he's behind the Statue in London
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Banksy confirms he's behind the Statue in London

A large sculpture in London of street artist Banksy appeared overnight at Waterloo Place in central London.


German Artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

German Artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88

German artist Georg Baselitz, a painter, sculptor, and printmaker, who was known for his methods of painting subjects upside down, has died at age 88


Jury of the Venice Biennial resigns, Russia and Israel return to Award Contention
Article date: Thursday, April 30, 2026

Jury of the Venice Biennial resigns, Russia and Israel return to Award Contention

The entire jury of the ‌Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organisers say, a week after the panel announced it would not hand out awards ‌to artists from Russia or Israel.


Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces the Return of more than 650 Antiquities to India
Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Manhattan D.A. Bragg announces the Return of more than 650 Antiquities to India

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the return of 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $14 million to the people of India. 


Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca appointed as Chief Curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo
Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca appointed as Chief Curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo

The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo appointed Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca as chief curators of the 37th Bienal de São Paulo. Scheduled to take place in 2027 at the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo in Ibirapuera Park, the Bienal de São Paulo is the largest visual arts event in Latin America and one of the most important in the world.


EU sanctions Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky
Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

EU sanctions Hermitage Director Mikhail Piotrovsky

The European Union has published a new sanctions list targeting figures from Russia’s cultural sector.


42 Lost Pages of the New Testament Manuscript discovered
Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

42 Lost Pages of the New Testament Manuscript discovered

An international team of academics led by UofG's Professor Garrick Allen has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H.


Sotheby's May Marquee Sales unveiled | Led by Rothko's $70 - 100M Canvas
Article date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Sotheby's May Marquee Sales unveiled | Led by Rothko's $70 - 100M Canvas

Sotheby’s unveils the full offering of The New York Sales, spanning over a century of the defining moments of Modern and Contemporary art. 


Work of the Week: Mieke Jonker, So the Story Goes VI
Article date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Work of the Week: Mieke Jonker, So the Story Goes VI

Mieke Jonker started her creative career as a goldsmith, but was inspired to satrt painting after she saw Rembrandt's portrait of Haesje van Cleyburgh at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.


Sharjah Art Foundation announces Details of Sharjah Biennial 17
Article date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Sharjah Art Foundation announces Details of Sharjah Biennial 17

Sharjah Art Foundation announced the title, curatorial framework and participant list for the 17th edition of Sharjah Biennial. Bringing together 109 participants, the Biennial will take place from 21 January to 13 June 2027 across multiple sites in the Emirate of Sharjah.


Minneapolis Institute of Art receives 2026 TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund Grant
Article date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Minneapolis Institute of Art receives 2026 TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund Grant

The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) together with TEFAF New York Lead Partner Bank of America, announced the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) as a recipient of the 2026 TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund (TMRF).


LIU Ding and Carol Yinghua LU to curate the 19th Istanbul Biennial
Article date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

LIU Ding and Carol Yinghua LU to curate the 19th Istanbul Biennial

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by 2007–2036 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, the 19th Istanbul Biennial will be curated by LIU Ding and Carol Yinghua LU and will run from 18 September to 14 November 2027.


Buddha Sculpture by Tuan Andrew Nguyen opens on New York's High Line Plinth
Article date: Monday, April 27, 2026

Buddha Sculpture by Tuan Andrew Nguyen opens on New York's High Line Plinth

Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s artistic practice is rooted in memory, history, and the enduring impact of conflict and violence, particularly in his native Vietnam.


World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026
Article date: Monday, April 27, 2026

World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

The Photo of the Year is 'Seperated by Ice' by Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness, for Miami Herald.


Diriyah Company awards $490 Million Construction Contract for Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art
Article date: Monday, April 27, 2026

Diriyah Company awards $490 Million Construction Contract for Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art

Diriyah Company has awarded a $490 million construction contract for the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA), in Diriyah.


Marthe Donas’s Still Life declared a Flemish Masterpiece
Article date: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Marthe Donas’s Still Life declared a Flemish Masterpiece

The Flemish Minister of Culture, Caroline Gennez, has officially added Marthe Donas’s 1917 abstract painting, Still Life, to the list of Flemish masterpieces.


2-Meter Athena Statue found at Türkiye’s Ancient City of Laodicea
Article date: Friday, April 24, 2026

2-Meter Athena Statue found at Türkiye’s Ancient City of Laodicea

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced that a statue of “Athena” made of white marble, approximately 2 meters long, was unearthed during excavations carried out in Denizli, western Türkiye.