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The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Art Crime Team, the New York and New Orleans Field Offices, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana today announced the repatriation of a Claude Monet pastel on paper, “Bord de Mer.” The artwork was looted by the Nazis during World War II, and the original owners and their heirs have spent decades searching for their belongings.

Rome will limit access to the Trevi Fountain during the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025, the city's mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Monday, ahead of the possible introduction of an entry fee.

The Studio Museum in Harlem announced initial details about the artworks that will fill its galleries in the fall of 2025 when it celebrates the grand opening of its new home.

Two supporters of Youth Demand have pasted a photo of a Gazan mother and child over a Picasso masterpiece at the National Gallery in London today to demand a two-way arms embargo on Israel.

The complete renovation of the wing, which encompasses over 40,000 square feet of gallery space on the Museum’s south side, was designed by Kulapat Yantrasast of WHY Architecture

The Shield of Magdala, an artifact of immense cultural and historical significance, was looted during the British Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, following the Battle of Magdala.

A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission from Sohag and Berlin University has discovered the burial chamber of a woman named Edi, daughter of Jifai-Hapi who was governor of Assuit in Upper Egypt during the reign of King Senusret I of the 12th dynasty (1991–1778 BC).

An artwork was recently discovered in a rubbish bin at the LAM museum in Lisse, Netherlands, where it had been thrown away by a lift technician who mistook it for abandoned litter. The piece, created by French artist Alexandre Lavet, consists of two meticulously hand-painted beer cans.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2024, led for the first time by Bridget Finn, will bring together 283 leading galleries from 38 countries and territories, showcasing a diverse array of contemporary and modern art.

In July, archaeologists and conservators working at the Moche site of Pañamarca in the Nepeña Valley of north-coastal Peru discovered a pillared throne room with imagery and evidence that it was used by a high-status female leader.

Pekao Bank from Poland, the country’s second largest bank, is taking a bold approach to preserving art. Using blockchain technology, it has kept some of its most valuable artworks in an Arctic vault, and less exposed to the elements.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art launched a global open call to find an outstanding architect-led team for a world-class expansion that will transform the museum with a dynamic, open, and inviting design. The goal of the expansion is to attract new audiences and design a center that speaks to community, creating a museum for all.

Neurological research has shown that looking at a real painting at the Mauritshuis activates the brain differently than looking at a reproduction of the same painting.

On 19 September, on the margins of the G7 Culture Ministerial in Naples, Italy, the Director-General of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Lee Satterfield signed a grant agreement for $1 million grant through the U.S. State Department’s Ukraine Cultural Heritage Response Initiative.

After 55 years of championing the principles of authenticity and ethical ownership in the art world, the International Foundation for Art Research has made the decision to begin winding down operations.

Police are appealing for information after a gilded icon was stolen from a Cambridge chapel.

The new home of MSN Warsaw on Plac Defilad will open on 25 October 2024.

Art isn't confined to the walls of galleries or the pedestals of museums. It flows through every facet of daily life, influencing moods, sparking conversations, and inspiring creativity. This pervasive presence of art makes it a crucial part of human experience, shaping the way people see the world and interact with it. Understanding the role of art in everyday life can open new perspectives and appreciation for the subtleties that enrich our routines.

The heirs of art historian Abraham Bredius, who passed away in 1946, are demanding the return of several artworks from the Mauritshuis museum. Their lawyer confirmed this following a report by NRC. The museum in The Hague allegedly has not upheld agreements regarding the exhibition of the works, which include masterpieces by Rembrandt.

Mehmet Emin Sualp, a villager in Turkey's eastern Elazığ province, discovered an 84-square-meter single-piece mosaic floor depicting natural life in August 2024 while digging holes to plant saplings on a field. Experts dated the floor back to the Roman and Early Byzantine periods.