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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.

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.

Known as the 'Mona Lisa of Pop' it is one of the most recognisable images of all time, David Bowie's cover image for his iconic album Aladdin Sane, shot by Duffy, which has become the most expensive album art ever sold achieving a new world record of £381,400 at Bonhams.

Art Basel launches Zero 10, a new platform for art of the digital era debuting at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025.

The General Conference of UNESCO elected Mr. Khaled El-Enany (Egypt) as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots. The new Director-General will succeed Audrey Azoulay, who has held this position since 2017, on 15 November.

The V&A East Museum in London has set an opening date for 18 April 2026.

This February, Sotheby’s will offer for sale a masterpiece of draughtsmanship: Rembrandt’s Young Lion Resting estimated $15-20m.

Art collectors and philanthropists Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez have donated a group of 36 important works by artists from across Africa and the African diaspora. 

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture that turned up at the Dutch art fair TEFAF to Egypt, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Sunday during a visit to the country, where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

With the final design for the renovation of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Gemeente Rotterdam, the museum, and Mecanoo take an important step towards the future of a Rotterdam icon.