Article date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
  Egypt recovers Two Ancient Artefacts from Belgium

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has officially received two ancient artifacts from the kingdom of Belgium, which had been illegally smuggled out of the country.

Article date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Syria announces Recovery of 1,400 Tablets and Artifacts for Idleb Museum

Syria’s Minister of Culture, Mohammed Yassin al-Saleh, announced on Wednesday the recovery of 1,234 archaeological tablets and 198 artifacts, which were returned to the Idleb Museum after years of conflict. 

Article date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Mykolaiv School of Photography, Ukraine, launches a Bilingual Magazine about Photography

The Mykolaiv School of photography MYPH released its first bilingual magazine, '525', which will focus on contemporary Ukrainian photography.

Article date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Doha opens the First Museum dedicated to M.F. Husain

The Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F. Husain Museum opened in Doha, within the Qatar Foundation's campus in Education City, a 12-square-kilometre urban environment designed for mixed-use that integrates education, research, recreation and cultural heritage.

Article date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Faberge Egg sells in London for World Record £22.9m

A Faberge egg commissioned by a Russian tsar has sold for a record £22.9m at auction in London.

Article date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Ukraine recovers 7,000 looted Artifacts from ex-Crimean Official who fled to Occupied Territory

Valeriy Horbatov, the ex-lawmaker who fled to Russian-occupied territory before the full-scale invasion and was exposed for financing DNR terrorists, agreed to hand over 7,000 archaeological finds spanning from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation reports.

Article date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
King Charles to auction Christmas Stockings

For the first time, curtains which once hung in Sandringham House have been expertly transformed into 25 luxurious festive stockings by the Dumfries House Sewing Bee.

Article date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Germany agrees to speed up Return of Polish Art looted in WWII

Germany has agreed to speed up the return of looted Polish cultural property, the two countries' leaders, Merz and Tusk, said after talks in Berlin on Monday.

Article date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Kunstmuseum Basel finds Another “Just and Fair Solution” in a “Flight Goods” Case

The Kunstmuseum Basel is compensating the heirs of Julius Freund for seven drawings and one lithograph dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Article date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Serpentine and the Flag Art Foundation announce Major New Transatlantic Collaboration

Serpentine and The FLAG Art Foundation announced the creation of a new prize dedicated to supporting artists worldwide. 

Article date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Germany renews Commitment to Fair Treatment of Property looted by Nazis

New guidance on handling property stolen by Nazis provides clear guidelines for museums, archives and libraries.

Article date: Monday, December 1, 2025
Amanda de la Garza Mata appointed President of CIMAM

The newly elected President of CIMAM (2026–28) is Amanda de la Garza Mata, Artistic Deputy Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), Madrid, Spain, who will lead the organization together with a renewed Board of 14 international museum professionals representing CIMAM’s global community across more than 91 countries.