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When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia dramatically reshapes this picture.

£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more.

Sara Shamma will represent Syria at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (9 May – 22 November 2026). 

In an era where visibility is often mistaken for value, Common Ground (Kortrijk), asserts that the most vital artistic truths often reside in the quiet.

Serpentine announced that the Mexican architecture studio LANZA atelier, founded by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, has been selected to design the 2026 Pavilion.

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

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.

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

The Colombian artist Beatriz González passed away yesterday at the age of 93 after an illness in her hometown of Bogotá. Her family announced her death.

A temporary export bar has been placed on a historically significant 18th century bust of John Gordon of Invergordon by Edmé Bouchardon.