Articles
Expensive Dating Mistake: Italian Ministry of Culture confuses a 3 with an 8
The Italian Ministry of Culture has made a costly appraisal blunder. A Madonna and Child painting by an anonymous master from the Emilia-Romagna region was originally dated more recent than it actually is.
A Ukrainian Drone hit a Museum in Russian-Occupied Crimea
The authorities in Sevastopol claim that a museum dedicated to the Crimean War caught fire in the attack.
The Phillips Collection announces Landmark $15 Million Gift
The Phillips Collection announced a $15 million gift from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation—the largest in the museum’s history.
Art Campaign demands an ICE-free World Cup
Artists have united in response to the potential presence of immigration agents at the World Cup 2026 soccer tournament.
Magritte’s ‘The Castle of the Pyrenees’ damaged with a Pinecone at the Israel Museum
René Magritte’s The Castle of the Pyrenees (1959) has been accidentally damaged by a young museum visitor.
Tone Hansen steps down as Director of MUNCH to lead Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Tone Hansen has been appointed Chief Superintendent and Director of Moderna Museet in Sweden. She will therefore step down as Director of MUNCH and assume her new role on 1 September.
3 Men sentenced to 47 Months in Prison for Theft of Dacian Treasures
A court in the Netherlands sentenced three men to 3 years and 11 months in prison for their role in the Drents Museum heist.
Cecilia Alemani appointed Curator of the 15th Taipei Biennial
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed curator Cecilia Alemani as curator of the 15th Taipei Biennial 2027.
Artists call out Venice Biennale for disregarding Their Requests to be withdrawn from “Visitors’ Lions” Awards
More than 100 artists are threatening legal action against the Biennale Foundation for ignoring their demands that the foundation withdraw their names from consideration for the “Visitors’ Lion” awards over the inclusion of national pavilions by Israel and Russia.
Pace Gallery Downsizes
Pace Gallery is making one of the sharpest contractions in its 66-year history. The New York-based gallery is cutting about 50 artists and estates from a roster of more than 130 names, while also laying off roughly 50 of its 250 employees, according to the New York Times.
Bukhara Biennial appoints Kulapat Yantrasast as Artistic Director for its 2027 Edition
Bukhara Biennial announces the appointment of Kulapat Yantrasast as Artistic Director of its 2027 edition, set to take place September 3–November 21, 2027 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
U.S. Senator Fetterman urges FinCEN Rulemaking for Antiquities Industry
U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to propagate rulemaking requiring antiquities dealers to comply with anti-money-laundering laws.
Dawn Airey CBE appointed as Chair of Arts Council England
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Dawn Airey CBE as Chair of Arts Council England for a term of 4 years starting on 1 August 2026.
D.A. Bragg announces First-Ever Return of Antiquities to Pacific Island Nations
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today the recent return of 20 cultural objects, collectively valued at more than $100,000 to the people of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and New Zealand. The Office returned the objects to each country in six separate repatriation ceremonies this month.
JR's Cave on the Pont Neuf Paris damaged by Bad Weather
The printed canvas cave by JR installed on Paris's oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, has been damaged by bad weather.
Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner: When Transgression Becomes Prestige
The exhibition by Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner unfolds within a stabilized field of painterly recognition. New collages, chromatic systems, and recursive studio compositions mark a practice that has shifted from aesthetic instability toward institutional consolidation. The work now operates at the center of a system that once derived its force from friction.
The Position of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Netherlands on the Koenigs Collection
On Friday 29 May 2026, NRC published an article suggesting that Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is unwilling to cooperate with provenance research into the Koenigs collection.
Joint Statement by ICOM Spain and CIMAM on the Situation of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC)
The Spanish Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM Spain) and the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM), an organization affiliated with the International Council of Museums (ICOM), express their deep concern regarding the selection process for the director of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Heist at the Louvre: A New Lead investigated in Belgium
The investigation into the spectacular robbery at the Louvre Museum is taking a new turn as investigators look toward Belgium, Paris Match France and Le Parisien reveal.
