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Wassily Kandinsky's Le rond Rouge to Headline Christie's 20/21 London Evening Sale
Article date: Monday, February 16, 2026

Wassily Kandinsky's Le rond Rouge to Headline Christie's 20/21 London Evening Sale

Christie's will present Wassily Kandinsky's large scale canvas Le rond rouge (1939) as the leading highlight of its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 5 March 2026.


2029 to be UK-Saudi Year of Culture
Article date: Monday, February 16, 2026

2029 to be UK-Saudi Year of Culture

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport UK and the Saudi Ministry of Culture have jointly announced the year 2029 as the official UK-Saudi Year of Culture following the official visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Henrike Naumann, Artist set to represent Germany at Venice Biennale 2026, Dies at 41
Article date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Henrike Naumann, Artist set to represent Germany at Venice Biennale 2026, Dies at 41

Henrike Naumann, born in Zwickau (East Germany) in 1984, belonged to a generation of German artists who developed a unique artistic voice amid the tensions between political reality, local roots, cultural independence and international aspirations.


Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man stripped of his Genitals by Italy’s State Broadcaster RAI
Article date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man stripped of his Genitals by Italy’s State Broadcaster RAI

Italy’s public broadcaster RAI is facing political scrutiny after an altered version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man appeared in the opening sequence of its coverage of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.


5-Star Exhibition in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Metamorphoses
Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026

5-Star Exhibition in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Metamorphoses

Passion and desire, lust and jealousy, cunning and deceit — few classical texts have stirred the imagination of artists as deeply as Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 


Police in France arrest 9 People in Louvre Ticket fraud
Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Police in France arrest 9 People in Louvre Ticket fraud

A group involved in a large-scale ticket fraud at the Louvre Museum in Paris has been apprehended.


Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027: 50th Anniversary Dates Announced
Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027: 50th Anniversary Dates Announced

Between June 13 and October 3, 2027, Skulptur Projekte Münster, Germany, will once again transform the urban landscape, inviting visitors to rediscover the city through the lens of public art.


Water leak in the Louvre causes Damage, Mona Lisa not affected
Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Water leak in the Louvre causes Damage, Mona Lisa not affected

The Denon Wing of the Louvre has suffered damage due to a water leak, a union representative reports.


Masterpieces by Bacon, Freud and Kossoff from the Lewis Collection to lead Sotheby's March sales
Article date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Masterpieces by Bacon, Freud and Kossoff from the Lewis Collection to lead Sotheby's March sales

A storied Francis Bacon self-portrait – painted in 1972 in the shadow of devastating personal loss – leads an extraordinary quartet of paintings from The Lewis Collection, set to headline Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary sales in London. 


Art Institute of Chicago acquires Norman Rockwell’s The Dugout
Article date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Art Institute of Chicago acquires Norman Rockwell’s The Dugout

The Art Institute of Chicago acquired of The Dugout by Norman Rockwell, the first work by the artist to enter the museum’s collection.


5,300-Year-Old ‘Bow Drill’ rewrites Story of Ancient Egyptian Tools
Article date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

5,300-Year-Old ‘Bow Drill’ rewrites Story of Ancient Egyptian Tools

Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, have re-examined a small copper-alloy object excavated a century ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, and concluded it is the earliest identified rotary metal drill from ancient Egypt, dating to the Predynastic period (late 4th millennium BCE), before the first pharaohs ruled.


Rianne Letschert appointed Dutch Minister of Culture
Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Rianne Letschert appointed Dutch Minister of Culture

Rianne Letschert, President of Maastricht University and served as president of YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) until 2024 will become the new Minister of Education, Culture and Science. As member of the D66 party, she led the coalition negotiations these past few weeks.

 


Cambridge University returns 116 Benin Artefacts to Nigeria
Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Cambridge University returns 116 Benin Artefacts to Nigeria

The University of Cambridge today announces it has transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) collections to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), operating under a management agreement with the Benin Royal Palace.


Artists in Ireland to receive Basic Income
Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Artists in Ireland to receive Basic Income

The Irish Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, announced the successor scheme to the Basic Income for the Arts Pilot scheme.


AI Image Generator Buying Guide for Art Students: What Features Matter in 2026?
Article date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

AI Image Generator Buying Guide for Art Students: What Features Matter in 2026?

Last semester a sophomore illustration major built a full concept-art portfolio over winter break. She typed vivid prompts and watched entire worlds bloom in minutes—proof that generative AI now sits beside the charcoal and Cintiqs. Search for “best AI image generator” and you’ll find generic lists that ignore student budgets and campus policies. This guide fixes that. We focus on the tools, prices, and rules that matter to art students right now and score each generator across five classroom-ready factors. Ready? Grab a coffee, open your sketchbook, and meet the new brushes at your fingertips.


German University Library transfers Nazi-Looted Books to Frankfurt’s Jewish Community
Article date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

German University Library transfers Nazi-Looted Books to Frankfurt’s Jewish Community

The Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library (UB) at Goethe University Frankfurt has been systematically reviewing its collections since 2020 to identify Nazi-looted property and return it to its rightful owners.


British Museum raises £3.5 Million to save Tudor Heart Pendant linked to Henry VIII
Article date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

British Museum raises £3.5 Million to save Tudor Heart Pendant linked to Henry VIII

The British Museum announced it has raised the £3.5 million of funding needed to acquire the Tudor Heart Pendant for its permanent collection, ensuring it will be on public display for generations to come.


Jack Lang steps down as President of the Arab World Institute over the Epstein Files
Article date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Jack Lang steps down as President of the Arab World Institute over the Epstein Files

Former French Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, steps down as president of the prestigious Arab World Institute amid explosive revelations from Jeffrey Epstein's files.


Three Century Old Sculpture at Risk of leaving the UK
Article date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Three Century Old Sculpture at Risk of leaving the UK

An export bar has been placed on Michael Rysbrack’s sculpture of two ‘putti’ supporting a column to allow time for a UK buyer to be found.


Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild to be a Highlight of Christie's Hong Kong Evening Sale
Article date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild to be a Highlight of Christie's Hong Kong Evening Sale

Christie's begins a year of 40th Anniversary celebrations in Asia and commences the Hong Kong spring season with the announcement of Gerhard Richter's seminal and incandescent Abstraktes Bild (estimate: HK$78,000,000 – 98,000,000 / US$10,000,000 – 13,000,000).