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Known as the 'Mona Lisa of Pop' it is one of the most recognisable images of all time, David Bowie's cover image for his iconic album Aladdin Sane, shot by Duffy, which has become the most expensive album art ever sold achieving a new world record of £381,400 at Bonhams.

The General Conference of UNESCO elected Mr. Khaled El-Enany (Egypt) as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots. The new Director-General will succeed Audrey Azoulay, who has held this position since 2017, on 15 November.

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture that turned up at the Dutch art fair TEFAF to Egypt, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Sunday during a visit to the country, where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The Kunstmuseum Basel has what is thought to be Paul Gauguin’s last self-portrait,
Portrait de l’artiste par lui-même (1903). 

Poland has secured the return of a painting that disappeared in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was recovered after recently appearing at auction in Denmark, with its Danish owners agreeing to hand it back to Poland after learning its provenance.

The German company Böcker whose lift was used in the Louvre theft is making the most of its free publicity - by launching a new advertising campaign on social media.

The Bahamas in Venice Committee announced The Bahamas’ participation in the 61st Venice Biennale, having appointed as the Pavilion Curator the distinguished Bahamian art historian, Dr. Krista Thompson.

For the first time since the National Museum opened in 1945, it has surpassed 5 million annual visitors. 

The Acropolis in Athens is set to resume normal operating hours on Thursday after being forced to close during the hottest part of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday, as a heatwave pushed temperatures across the capital to near 40°C (104°F).