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The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a major group of photographs by the celebrated twentieth-century American photographer Irving Penn.

President Macron on Thursday announced that Catherine Pégard, a former magazine editor and former head of the Palace of Versailles, will take over the coveted culture portfolio from Rachida Dati. 

After more than ten years of planning and six years of construction, the Hohenzollern crypt in Berlin Cathedral, one of the largest dynastic burial sites in Europe, is once again open to the public.

Seventy-four pieces of stolen Cambodian ancient objects, recovered from the possession of the late antique collector Douglas Latchford, have been returned to Cambodia from Britain, said a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on Friday.

Around 30 inscriptions, the majority in Tamil-Brahmi, have been identified in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, offering striking new evidence of the global reach of ancient Tamil civilisation and confirming that Tamils travelled and lived in Roman Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE.

His figures are little more than lines – and yet they are full of life: to mark the 125th anniversary of Alberto Giacometti, his famous Walking Man I is now hiking across a Swiss stamp.

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati appointed Annick Lemoine as President of the Musée d'Orsay and Orangerie.

Galería Travesía Cuatro announced that the project RedSkyFalls by Portuguese artist Alexandre Estrella has been elected to officially represent Portugal at the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale, in 2026.

A maritime archaeological excavation in Singapore waters has uncovered the Temasek Wreck—an assemblage that is both locally unprecedented and globally significant for Yuan dynasty ceramics. 

The 61^st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, In Minor Keys by Koyo Kouoh, will run from Saturday 9 May to Sunday 22 November 2026 at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various locations around Venice announced the invited artists.

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Christophe Leribault as president of the Louvre Museum, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said Wednesday.

After a years-long legal battle, the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin has announced it will return a Nazi looted sculpture to the heirs of Jewish businessman Heinrich Stahl.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today new details for the Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition, Costume Art, and the annual Met Gala fundraiser, which will take place on Monday, May 4.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution that improves the procedure for evacuating cultural property during martial law.

Liverpool Biennial announces Lucía Sanromán and Aimee Harrison as Co-Curators for the 14th edition of the festival, taking over historic buildings, unexpected spaces and art galleries across the city from 5 June to 12 September 2027.

Laurence des Cars on Tuesday handed in her resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron, who accepted it, hailing it as an “act of responsibility”. The museum, shaken by a high-profile heist last October, is in need of a “new impetus”, Macron's office said.

Artistic home décor is experiencing a powerful resurgence. As explored in our article Why Artistic Home Decor Is Making a Stunning Comeback in Modern Homes, homeowners are moving away from purely functional interiors and embracing spaces that reflect personality, creativity, and emotional connection.

The Carthaginian Empire, which once rivaled ancient Rome, is known for pushing Rome to the brink of collapse with its daring strategies.

Saint Francis of Assisi's mortal remains goes on public display for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.