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A portrait of Sir David Attenborough by world renowned artist Jonathan Yeo has been unveiled, marking 40 years of Sir David’s fellowship to the Royal Society.

An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has uncovered early this month a group of 33 previously unknown Graeco-Roman family tombs in the vicinity of the Aga Khan Mausoleum at Aswan’s west bank. The discovery sheds light on the diseases inhabitants of that era had suffered, WAM reports.

As an organization committed to protecting the freedom of thought, expression, and inquiry, the National Coalition Against Censorship is alarmed by the decisions of three U.S. museums—the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Minneapolis Museum of Art, and the Joslyn Art Museum—to cancel or postpone plans to exhibit artwork by Kehinde Wiley.

Anish Kapoor is bringing his renowned work to Liverpool Cathedral. This marks a significant moment for both the artist and our historic building, providing an extraordinary blend of contemporary art and gothic architecture.

The Drents Museum in Assen has acquired a key work in the early oeuvre of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).

Korean artist Choi Goen has been named as the recipient of the 2024 Artist Award at Frieze Seoul.

Interactive floral art is changing the way we experience botanical beauty. No longer confined to traditional displays, this emerging trend engages visitors through active participation.

Vincent van Gogh painted Head of a Woman in March-April 1885. He was practicing painting to eventually create an intricate composition such as The Potato-Eaters. That work is considered the absolute highlight of Van Gogh's Brabant period, before he left for Paris.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced that Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director and CEO since 2015, intends to retire from the Museum in August 2025, marking ten years as Director.

the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung (EvSK) marks its 40th anniversary by presenting two major artworks whose destiny it has significantly influenced.

The Centre Pompidou has unveiled that Moreau Kusunoki in collaboration with Frida Escobedo Studio and AIA have won the architectural competition to complete its renovation set for completion in 2030. The DNA of the iconic Parisian structure designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers will be preserved, with an eco-responsible approach that will revitalize the complex for contemporary use over the course of five years.

On December 8, Notre Dame Cathedral will reopen to the public after almost six years of restoration following the tragic fire that occurred during works inside the cathedral.

An export bar has been placed on a richly adorned table top once owned by Louis XIV, King of France. The table top, valued at £7,500,000 (plus VAT of £300,000), is at risk of leaving the UK unless a domestic buyer can be found to save it for the nation.

James Purnell has announced his intention to move on from his role as President & Vice-Chancellor of UAL.

From June 20th to July 25th, 2024, New Zealand artist Michael Dell will be showing a new series of mesmerizing abstract paintings and drawings at Ronewa Art Projects in the exhibition Distant Pictures. We chatted with Dell about the cinematic inspiration for this series, his process-led approach to art-making, and the fine details contained in the remnants of this process.

The Museum Reinhard Ernst (mre) will celebrate its grand opening on Sunday, June 23, 2024 in Wiesbaden's city center.

The 3,300-year-old wreck, found a mile deep in the Eastern Mediterranean, contained hundreds of intact amphorae.

Iranian activist, artist, and cartoonist Atena Farghadani has been sentenced to a total of six years in prison; five years for “insulting the sacred” and one year for “propaganda against the State”.

Eppo Bruins will be the new minister of culture on behalf of the political party Nieuw Sociaal Contract according to the Dutch news channel NOS.

The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, the patron association of the Kunsthaus Zürich and owner of its collection, n 5 June 2024 agreed with the heirs of the Jewish industrialist and art collector Carl Sachs on a ‘just and fair solution’ for the painting ‘L’Homme à l’ombrelle’ by Claude Monet. This is an important step in the systematic implementation of the new provenance strategy which the Kunsthaus Zürich presented in March 2023. The work is now to be sold under the terms of the amicable agreement.