Article date: Monday, January 19, 2026
Paris Louvre will remain closed on Monday due to Strike

The Louvre did not open ⁠Monday morning as ‌usual as staff was meeting to discuss a strike over pay and working ⁠conditions and the museum will remain closed today.

Article date: Monday, January 19, 2026
From Silence to Form: the Elemental Sculptures of Thomas Pucci

In his sculptural practice, Italian artist Thomas Pucci explores the moment where form is born - where pressure, matter and inner force find their way to the surface.

Article date: Monday, January 19, 2026
Germany returns stolen Fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France

Germany has returned two small fragments of the Bayeux Tapestry stolen by a German scientist during the Nazi occupation of France in 1941.

Article date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
Baroque Masterpiece Worth £9,000,000 at Risk of leaving the UK

A temporary export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance.

Article date: Friday, January 16, 2026
The Rocky Statue is Permanently moving to the Top of the Philadelphia Art Museum Steps

The Rocky statue that has stood next to the Philadelphia Art Museum steps for two decades is being moved to the top of the museum's steps, mirroring the infamous scene from the 1976 movie.

Article date: Friday, January 16, 2026
Nearly 600,000 Visitors to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in 2025

Last year, almost 600,000 people visited the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. 

Article date: Friday, January 16, 2026
Sculptor Mehdi Salahshour shot dead during Iranian Protests

Mehdi Salahshour, a sculptor and resident of Mashhad, was killed by direct gunfire from Iranian government forces during ongoing public protests in the city.

Article date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Looted Nazi Painting in Argentina is by Giacomo Ceruti

Art historians working for Argentina’s judiciary confirmed that the 18th-century painting looted by the Nazis and recovered in Mar del Plata is not by Giuseppe Ghislandi, the Italian painter to whom it was originally attributed.

Article date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Unknown Renaissance Drawing by Hans Baldung Grien to be auctioned at Drouot

Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés will offer at auction at Hôtel Drouot on Monday, 23 March 2026, a previously unknown work by Hans Baldung Grien (1484/85–1545), one of the greatest masters of the Renaissance.

Article date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
David Hockney says moving Bayeux Tapestry to UK is 'Madness'

David Hockney has described a plan to move the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK later this year as "madness" and too much of a risk.

Article date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Conservation of Paulus Potter’s The Bull Successfully completed

The application of the final layer of varnish in December 2025 marked the successful completion of conservation work on Potter’s The Bull.

Article date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Sudan recovers 570 Antiquities looted During ongoing Conflict

Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that it has recovered 570 antiquities that were looted during the country's ongoing armed conflict, marking a significant step in efforts to safeguard Sudan's cultural heritage and historical identity.