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2029 to be UK-Saudi Year of Culture
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport UK and the Saudi Ministry of Culture have jointly announced the year 2029 as the official UK-Saudi Year of Culture following the official visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Henrike Naumann, Artist set to represent Germany at Venice Biennale 2026, Dies at 41
Henrike Naumann, born in Zwickau (East Germany) in 1984, belonged to a generation of German artists who developed a unique artistic voice amid the tensions between political reality, local roots, cultural independence and international aspirations.
Art Institute of Chicago acquires Norman Rockwell’s The Dugout
The Art Institute of Chicago acquired of The Dugout by Norman Rockwell, the first work by the artist to enter the museum’s collection.
Rare Michelangelo Study for the Sistine Chapel sells for $27.2M
A photograph sent to Christie's online portal by an unsuspecting owner resulted in a major discovery: a previously unknown study by Michelangelo for perhaps his most famous work, the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Banco Santander will manage the Gelman Collection, Including 18 Pieces by Frida Kahlo
Fundación Banco Santander will manage the Gelman Santander Collection, comprising a set of 160 works assembled by the Gelman couple between 1941 and 1998.
Qatar Museums unveils Programme for Rubaiya Qatar, a New Contemporary Art Quadrennial
Qatar Museums (QM) announced the programme for Rubaiya Qatar, a new nationwide multidisciplinary contemporary art quadrennial developed under the auspices of ALRIWAQ Art + Architecture, the contemporary art and architecture institution of Qatar Museums dedicated to research, exhibitions, and public art.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington, acquires a Masterwork by Artemisia Gentileschi
The National Gallery of Art acquired Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a rare painting from circa 1625 by renowned Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–circa 1654).
Empress Eugenie's Crown dropped in Louvre Heist to be Fully Restored
The crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was abandoned by thieves who staged a brazen robbery at the Louvre last year, is nearly intact and will be fully restored, the museum said Wednesday in a pressrelease.
A New Tool for Museums – The Decision Aid for the Restitution of Cultural Artefacts
Over the past two years, the Institute for Art and Law (IAL) has been working closely with the Oxford Uehiro Institute on a tool to help museums with moral decision making on questions of restitution.
Altenberg Madonna acquired for the Städel Museum Germany
One of the most important sculpture acquisitions in the history of the Städel Museum, Gothic Madonna returns to the Altenberg Altar in the Städel.