The National Gallery London announced that Kengo Kuma and Associates with BDP and MICA have won the competition to design its new wing, part of the museum’s £750 million Project Domani.
Christine Ruiz-Picasso, the woman whose determination helped fulfill Pablo Picasso’s long-held dream of having a museum in his hometown, has died at the age of 97. She passed away on April 6, 2026, at her home in Provence, France, surrounded by her family.
On June 4, 2026, as France and Korea celebrate the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, the Hanwha Foundation of Culture and Centre Pompidou will open Centre Pompidou Hanwha in the Yeouido district
Indonesia has successfully secured the repatriation of two major historical artifacts from the Netherlands. The 13th-century Shiva Statue from East Java and the 15th-century Damalung Inscription from Central Java are set to return home after centuries abroad.
Art dealer David Nahmad, who spent eleven years attempting to prove in court that he was the rightful owner of Amadeo Modigliani's painting Seated Man with a Cane, has lost his case.
UNESCO convened an extraordinary meeting to strengthen the protection of cultural heritage in Lebanon, following the country’s request.
Beijing has ordered a national inventory of all state-owned museum collections following a scandal at a top museum, where former officials illegally sold donated national treasures for personal gain over several decades.
Thousands protested in Bratislava against the cultural policies of the Slovak government under the leadership Prime Minister Robert Fico.
The ancient golden helmet of Cotofenesti and two Dacian bracelets were recovered and presented during a press conference at the Drents Museum on Thursday, April 2, more than a year after the heist that shocked both Romania and the Netherlands.
Franco-Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri, alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), filed a civil party complaint with the French War Crimes Unit.
Danish museums have successfully maintained the record visitor levels achieved in 2024, according to the 2025 survey by the Danish Museums Association.
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.