Acquired by VMFA in the 1970s, the fragments were discovered to have been illegally excavated from a 6th century B.C. Phrygian temple at Düver, Türkiye.
A 1994 McLaren F1 just sold for a record-breaking $25,317,500 USD during RM Sotheby’s inaugural Collectors’ Week in Abu Dhabi.
The Rijksmuseum and the Municipality of Eindhoven are joining forces to build a branch of the Rijksmuseum in Eindhoven where future visitors will be able to admire artworks from the world-famous Rijksmuseum collection. Founding partner ASML intends to contribute significantly in the coming years to creating a leading cultural facility for the region.
More than 600 artefacts have been stolen from the British Empire collection at Bristol Museum with cops releasing CCTV.
One of the two works—a Byzantine sculpture Capital with Bust of the Archangel Michael—was generously lent back to The Met for three months, marking the first loan from Türkiye to The Met in over two decades
Zineb Sedira (b.1963, France) will be the next artist to undertake the Tate Britain Commission. Unveiled for the first time on 13 May 2026, Sedira’s major new work will be the latest response to the unique context of the neo-classical Duveen Galleries at the heart of Tate Britain.
Beginning January 1, 2026, MoMA PS1 will offer free admission to all visitors, removing financial barriers to entry for the next three years.
The Organizing Committee for Yokohama Triennale announced that the 9th Yokohama Triennale will take place from April 23 to September 12, 2027, at the Yokohama Museum of Art as its main venue. This edition will be led by the curators Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero as Artistic Directors.
An international charity raffle to raise funds for research into Alzheimer’s disease is set to hand one lucky winner an original Picasso gouache on paper worth over one million euros, organisers said Tuesday.
The National Ghost Ranch Foundation and the Presbyterian Foundation jointly announced plans to preserve the landscapes and vistas made famous by artist Georgia O’Keeffe through a new partnership with the State of New Mexico and the New Mexico Land Conservancy.
François-Xavier Lalanne’s Hippopotame Bar achieved a groundbreaking $31.4 million (est. $7-10 million), establishing the highest price ever for the artist at auction and the highest price ever achieved for a work of design at auction, climbing over three times its high estimate.
In 2026, Ruhrtriennale presents Balkan Erotic Epic, a daring large-scale performance conceived and directed by Marina Abramović, the world’s most influential performance artist.