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Kew Gardens announced Largest Outdoor Exhibition of Henry Moore’s Sculptures in 2026
Article date: Monday, July 7, 2025

Kew Gardens announced Largest Outdoor Exhibition of Henry Moore’s Sculptures in 2026

Throughout summer 2026, Kew Gardens will welcome a once-in-a-generation presentation of artworks by Henry Moore, one of the most influential and internationally recognised artists of the 20th century.


Barcelona's Museum of Forbidden Art closes its Doors due to Protests
Article date: Monday, July 7, 2025

Barcelona's Museum of Forbidden Art closes its Doors due to Protests

The world's first museum dedicated to forbidden artworks closes its doors on Friday just a year and half after it opened in Barcelona. 


Ukraine's Intelligence identifies 110 Artefacts stolen by Russia in Crimea
Article date: Monday, July 7, 2025

Ukraine's Intelligence identifies 110 Artefacts stolen by Russia in Crimea

Ukraine's Intelligence has published information about 110 cultural valuables that Russians have stolen during illegal archaeological excavations in occupied Crimea from 2014 to 2025.


Bank of England launches Consultation on Future Banknote Designs
Article date: Monday, July 7, 2025

Bank of England launches Consultation on Future Banknote Designs

The Bank of England is asking the public to give their views on what theme they would like to see represented in the design of the next series of banknotes.


The Most visited Monument in France: Notre-Dame de Paris
Article date: Sunday, July 6, 2025

The Most visited Monument in France: Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has welcomed more than 6 million visitors since it's reopening in December according to figures published Sunday.


This Week on Art to Collect: Six Works You Should Have on Your Radar
Article date: Saturday, July 5, 2025

This Week on Art to Collect: Six Works You Should Have on Your Radar

Phil Collins, Sinisa (Blue), 2003, lightjet print mounted on aluminium, 50 x 60 cmEvery week, Art to Collect by ArtDependence brings together an exceptional curation of works that reflect the pulse of contemporary art today, offering collectors, both new and seasoned, a window into some of the most compelling creative practices around the world. 

Feature image: Phil Collins, Sinisa (Blue), 2003, lightjet print mounted on aluminium, 50 x 60 cm


Babylonian Hymn missing for 1,000 Years deciphered With AI
Article date: Saturday, July 5, 2025

Babylonian Hymn missing for 1,000 Years deciphered With AI

In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU’s Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been lost for a thousand years.


Sophia Al-Maria wins the Frieze London Artist Award 2025
Article date: Friday, July 4, 2025

Sophia Al-Maria wins the Frieze London Artist Award 2025

London-based artist Sophia Al-Maria has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Frieze London Artist Award. The award – in partnership with Forma – offers an early- or mid-career artist the opportunity to realise an ambitious new commission at Frieze London.


A New Museum planned in Paris around the Architect of the Metro Entrances
Article date: Friday, July 4, 2025

A New Museum planned in Paris around the Architect of the Metro Entrances

A new museum dedicated to Hector Guimard is due to open in Paris in 2027. Guimard was the architect for the Art Nouveau-style entrances to the metro. 


Syrians outraged following 'Accidental' Destruction of Iconic Aleppo Statue
Article date: Friday, July 4, 2025

Syrians outraged following 'Accidental' Destruction of Iconic Aleppo Statue

An iconic statue in Aleppo’s central Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square has been destroyed ‘accidentally’ after an attempt to remove it, leading to widespread outrage.


Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at 2026 Venice Biennale (updated)
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Khaled Sabsabi reinstated as Australia's representative at 2026 Venice Biennale (updated)

The Australia Council Board of Creative Australia today released the external report into its governance, decision-making and risk management processes in relation to Australia’s participation in the 2026 Venice Biennale.   


Neanderthals ran “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Neanderthals ran “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago

Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our earliest ancestors in Africa already cracked open bones to extract the fatty marrow from bone cavities. A study published in Science Advances demonstrates that our distant cousins, the Neanderthals, pushed fat extraction from bones quite a bit further.


10 Year Old US Tourist dies After Heart Attack at Versailles
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

10 Year Old US Tourist dies After Heart Attack at Versailles

A 10-year-old girl died of a heart attack while visiting the Palace of Versailles outside Paris, French media reported, the girl had arrived from the United States with her family.


Research Project at University Library uncovers more Nazi plunder than expected
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Research Project at University Library uncovers more Nazi plunder than expected

Since the autumn of 2020, researchers have been combing through University Library’s collections in the search for books that were unlawfully confiscated from their owners during the Nazi era.


Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art announces Opening Date
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Nigeria’s Museum of West African Art announces Opening Date

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) will officially open its Campus in Benin City, Nigeria, to the public on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. 


Researchers sequence First Genome from Ancient Egypt
Article date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Researchers sequence First Genome from Ancient Egypt

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from a man who lived around 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, the age of the first pyramids, in research published today (July 2) in Nature.


New World Record for Canaletto at Christie's
Article date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

New World Record for Canaletto at Christie's

A masterpiece by Canaletto – Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day – was the top lot at Christie's Old Masters evening sale in London.


Trump-approved Portrait hangs in Colorado Capitol after ‘Purposefully Distorted’ Version was removed
Article date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Trump-approved Portrait hangs in Colorado Capitol after ‘Purposefully Distorted’ Version was removed

A self-approved portrait of President Trump now hangs in the Colorado Capitol – replacing an earlier version he disaproved as “purposefully distorted” and “truly the worst.”


EU Regulation to combat Illicit Trade comes into Effect
Article date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

EU Regulation to combat Illicit Trade comes into Effect

The European Union is taking a significant step forward in protecting cultural heritage as Regulation (EU) 2019/880, which aims to prevent the illegal trade in cultural goods, becomes fully applicable. 


Rescue African Artifacts from Colonizers' Museums in the Heist Game Relooted
Article date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Rescue African Artifacts from Colonizers' Museums in the Heist Game Relooted

Relooted is a heist game about reclaiming African artifacts from the Western countries that stole them, developed by independent South African studio Nyamakop.