The Pinakotheken art museums in Munich are returning a looted painting to its rightful owners. The work in question, Interior with Children (The Siblings), was painted by the Jewish artist Lesser Ury (1861–1931) and is being restituted to the heirs of Berlin banker Curt Goldschmidt.

Erling Braut Haaland bought, together with his father Alfie, the only surviving copy of Mattis Størssøn’s edition of Snorri’s royal sagas. It was sold by shipowner and collector Johan Odfjell.

The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation has awarded the 2026 Erasmus Prize to artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen (1969). The theme of this year’s Prize is Ecce Homo, Behold the Human Being. 

The “blue sacrarium” in Regio IX,10 is the subject of a scientific article that has just been published in the leading journal npj Heritage Science.

The Getty Museum has acquired “Glass Vase with Flowers and Fruit” by Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-about 1684), the preeminent master of floral still life painting in the “golden age” of Dutch art; and “Still Life with Assorted Fruit” by Pieter Claesz (1597/98-1660), his slightly older predecessor.

Three paintings were stolen from the collection of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, in Mamiano di Traversetol, in the province of Parma, Italy.

Visitors booking a stay in Abu Dhabi can now access some of the emirate’s top cultural attractions for free, with hotels rolling out a limited-period offer aimed at boosting travel to the region.

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme is a new programme at the Museo Reina Sofía that aims to establish a dialogue between Pablo Picasso's Guernica (1937) and other significant works of art that present certain parallels in their modes of representation or thematic concerns, but which come from different historical and cultural contexts.

At 35, Belgian painter Sara Bervoets is emerging as a compelling voice within the country’s contemporary art scene. 

Over 100 artistic positions, 12 venues, 4 cities in the Ruhr Area: the artistic programme of Manifesta 16 Ruhr is now released.

Acclaimed artist Pat Steir, celebrated for her groundbreaking Waterfall paintings and decades of innovation across mediums, has died, leaving behind a profound artistic legacy

From a longlist of more than 60 artists, Rossella Biscotti was unanimously chosen as the BelgianArtPrize 2027 laureate.