Police investigating DJ’s comments at Sydney Biennale opening following antisemitism allegations
Sydney’s art biennale opened its doors on 14 MarchPhoto: wagner_mdA police investigation has been launched following allegations of antisemitism at…
Comment | Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?
Archaeologists have also been experimenting with more out-of-this-world technology to preserve heritage: researchers plan to install two muon receptors inside…
Comment | Cow in MSCHF project survives, but should the project have happened at all?
The titular protagonist of MSCHF's current project, Our Cow Angus (2024-26), will live the rest of his life at an…
‘I don’t like that idea’: outgoing Tate director Maria Balshaw enters debate on museum admission charges
© TateMaria Balshaw, the outgoing director of the Tate, has waded into the debate about introducing admission charges at UK…
Nifty Gateway has shut down, but NFTs are not dead—they are evolving
Blorgg Honklorph Malfonxia (2025), a tokenised work by the artist duo LoVidCourtesy: Verse To casual observers of the NFT (non-fungible…
Reimagining communities: inside the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit
The West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) is the host of the Hong Kong International Cultural Summit 2026 Courtesy of West…
New book shows why physical maps have an important role to play in our digital world
Courtesy Bloomsbury PublishingA few years ago, James Cheshire, the professor of geographic information and cartography at the University College London…
Major collection of Indian paintings and calligraphy to be offered at Christie's
Ascetics Encamped Outside a Walled Town, Haryana (around 1816), from the Fraser AlbumCourtesy Christie'sChristie’s is to sell Indian paintings and…
Mexico’s culture ministry urges eBay to halt sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts
Screenshot via Coins Artficats/eBayMexico's cultural ministry has identified 195 pre-Hispanic archaeological objects listed for sale on eBay by a user…
The new New Museum: now with twice the space
The expanded New Museum on the Bowery in New York has doubled in size to 120,000 sq. ft. Attached to…
Nearly 200 Venice Biennale participants sign letter demanding cancellation of Israeli pavilion
Rather than occupying its permanent site in the Giardini—which remains closed for renovation—Israel will instead exhibit in the Arsenale (pictured)…
London National Gallery’s visitor numbers remain below pre-Covid levels, despite renovation boost
The National Gallery received 4.2 million visitors in 2025, far lower than the 6 million it received in 2019 Photo:…
500-year-old Aztec ritual offering uncovered in Mexico City
Detail of excavation 189 Photo: Mirsa Islas, courtesy of the Templo Mayor Project, INAHGreenstone sculptures from Guerrero, thousands of marine…
Zurich's Museum Rietberg transfers 11 Benin Bronzes to Nigerian government
Commemorative Head of Oba Osemwende, Uhunmwu Elao, Royal Guild ofBronze Casters at the Court of Benin, Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin,…
British Museum did not remove Palestine from labels due to pressure campaign, museum sources say—as backlash continues
The British Museum says it continues “to use Palestine across a series of galleries, both contemporary and historic”Photo: muratart More…
Exhibition explores how the US shaped Joan Miró—and he it
“A world of real unreality”: Joan Miró’s Femme et oiseaux au lever du soleil (1946) © Successió Miró/Artists Rights Society…
Art Dubai 2026 to be postponed and adapted in response to regional conflict
Art Dubai 2026 will be postponed till May© Adobe Stock Art Dubai will adapt its forthcoming 2026 edition in response…
Is most art now just too expensive for most people?
Today's art market caters to the super rich, as evidenced by the inaugural Art Basel Qatar in February, where Hauser…
Comment | Why doesn't Tefaf Maastricht move to Brussels?
Tefaf Maastricht 2026Photo: Jitske NapThe European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf), held every year in the Dutch town of Maastricht, is…
Dealer Yves Bouvier to stand trial in Paris over missing Picassos
Yves BouvierPhoto: Hpetit21A judge has ordered Yves Bouvier to face trial in a Paris criminal court over the alleged disappearance…
Jointly held Singapore fairs bring Southeast Asian art 'into a larger global dialogue'
Visitors to Art SG / S.E.A Focus 2026Courtesy of Art SG / S.E.A FocusThe uncertain future of two regional institutions…
Frida Fever rises again: Netflix planning Kahlo and Diego Rivera drama
Portrait of Frida Kahlo by Guillermo Kahlovia credit: Wikimedia CommonsFrida Kahlo is getting the Netflix treatment. The Mexican art superstar’s…
Dingo-related work at Sydney Biennale takes on new resonance following backpacker death
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger created seven ceramic dingo skulls for his installation at the Sydney BiennaleCourtesy of the artist The…
So you think you can sell art? Reality TV show hunts for next Larry, Jay or Peggy
Presenter Steph McGovern will guide the amateur dealers in “spotting breakthrough artists” and securing sales BBC/StellifyA new six-part TV series…
Art communities and heritage in Iran, moderate recovery in the art market, Sydney Biennale—podcast
An image showing damage to the Chehel Sotoun palace in Isfahan, IranAs the war in the Middle East continues to…
Final sentencing in Norval Morrisseau forgery scandal derailed by new allegations
A painting in the style of Norval Morrisseau seized by the Ontario Provincial Police Courtesy Ontario Provincial PoliceThere was another…
US congress passes revamped Holocaust recovery bill that sidesteps many legal defences
The US Capitol in Washington, DC Photo: Louis Velazquez on UnsplashThe US congress has approved legislation that will deny museums…
Can Tefaf Maastricht keep up with the experience economy?
Tefaf Maastricht 2026© Maison RowenaA pair of Claude Monet series paintings from 1894; a 1st-century AD Egyptian granite vase commissioned…
Global art sales grew 4% in 2025 but remain below pre-pandemic levels, Art Basel and UBS report finds
Candace Madey's stand at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025Courtesy of Art BaselThere should be little surprise amid ongoing wars and…
Dresden museum wins Tefaf award for Rubens restoration
Rubens’s The Boar Hunt (1616-18) underwent a major restoration by Dresden’s Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Courtesy Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterThis year’s Tefaf…
Tate announces major David Hockney, Edvard Munch and Sonia Boyce exhibitions for 2027
Baya, L’ânebleu, (1948)Photo: © AGUTTES –Rodolphe AlepuShows dedicated to Lynda Benglis and Edvard Munch will open next year at Tate…
'What does the second F in Tefaf truly stand for?'
Deep history: setting up at the Antiquairs International fair in the early 1980s, which merged with another Dutch fair to…
Comment | Beryl Cook UK retrospective shows there is much more to the artist than amazing bums
Beryl Cook’s Window Dresser II (1994), part of the show at The Box in PlymouthCourtesy of www.ourberylcook.com; © John Cook…
Pretty in pink: how Toulouse is establishing itself as a top arts destination
The Musée des Augustins has renovated its building and refreshed its displays Photo: Daniel MiniWith two newly renovated museums, nationally…
Next edition of Getty's PST Art initiative will focus on Los Angeles’s connections around the Pacific Rim
Chiura Obata, Full Moon, Pasadena, California, 1930 The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, Gift of the Obata FamilyThe…
Late British artist Lynn Chadwick to be focus of major retrospective at UK’s Houghton Hall
Left: Lynn Chadwick. Right: the artist’s Beast Alerted I (1990)Portrait: Courtesy of the artist’s estate. Photo: Sophie Chadwick. Courtesy of…
Endemic leaking problems at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater finally come to an end
The dramatic Modernist house, built in the woods over a waterfall, attracts nearly 140,000 visitors each year despite its remote…
Caravaggio portrait of influential patron—and future Pope Urban VIII—purchased by Italy for €30m
Caravaggio’s portrait depicts Maffeo Barberini, a powerful cleric and the future Pope Urban VIIIPhoto: Fabrizio Garrisi (Wikimedia Commons) / Ministero…
New public art biennial to take over Dallas’s urban greenbelt park
The Katy Trail in Dallas, which will launch a public art biennial in 2027 Courtesy the Katy Trail, DallasTexas’s first…
Thoroughly Modern Maastricht: why Tefaf is embracing the 20th century
Staples at Tefaf Maastricht, such as this 17th-century Dutch paintng, are being joined by more photography and other contemporary art…
Comment | Why museum leadership needs to decentralise
“If we look closely at the fissures appearing in our institutions, we must ask a simple but uncomfortable question: What…
São Paulo pop-up exhibition spotlights spherical home by architect Eduardo Longo
Casa Bola in São Paulo by Eduardo Longo Photo: Ruy TeixeiraThe fifth edition of Aberto, an annual exhibition merging art,…
EU threatens to pull funding from Venice Biennale over return of Russian pavilion
The Russian Pavilion at the Venice BiennalePhoto: Bruno BleuThe European Union has threatened to pull funding from the Venice Biennale…
Texas university's sudden cancellation of exhibition with works critical of Ice sparks censorship row
Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez Courtesy of the Artist.Last month the University of North Texas in Denton cancelled a solo exhibition by…
Snuffboxes stolen in Paris daylight robbery to go on display at V&A
Alice Minter, Senior Curator of the Rosalinde and Arther Gilbert Collection, installing the chrysoprase snuff box in the new Gilbert…
The story behind Iran’s only Van Gogh: ‘At Eternity’s Gate'
Van Gogh’s print At Eternity’s Gate (November 1882)Courtesy of Skira, MilanAdventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin…
Not just dollars, euros and pounds: Tefaf speaker sets out art’s deep value for wellbeing
Author and academic Daisy Fancourt says arts engagement is a right for people from all backgrounds © EXPeditionsThe commercial value…
Two Renoir exhibitions at Musée d’Orsay explore the joy of human connection
Renoir’s Confidence (1897) has rarely been seen in publicPhoto courtesy Christie’s ImagesThe British art historian John Golding regarded Pierre-Auguste Renoir…
Victor Vasarely’s crumbling Aix legacy to be restored
The striking Fondation Varesely building itself looks like an Op Art workPhoto: Virginia HickleyThe family of Victor Vasarely, the flamboyant…
Comment | What is the role of art museums in times of civic stress?
A march against federal immigration enforcement in downtown Minneapolis on 23 January, a day when most art spaces in the…
Mummies and other human remains held in UK museums raise serious ethical questions, warn scholars
The British Museum in London has a vast collection of human remainsPhoto: MistervladAn investigation has revealed the vast scale of…
National Gallery of Canada receives donation of 24 works from collector Bob Rennie
Brian Jungen, Prototype for New Understanding #10, 2001. Gift of the Rennie Foundation, Vancouver, 2025. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.…
Glassblower and porcelain heir Paul Arnhold on the art he loves to collect
Portrait: Jake LevineFor Paul Arnhold, the acts of making and collecting go hand in hand. The New York-based glassblower is…
UK council criticised over sale of collection including works by pioneering photographer Tony Ray-Jones
The council says the collection has been stored in the basement of County Hall in Maidstone and now needs to…
Self-generated income for UK museums ‘can only go so far’ in filling gaps left by funding cuts, report says
V&A South KensingtonImage: V&A A report on the financial resilience of UK museums funded by the state has warned that…
Lee Ufan retrospective will be among 2026 Venice Biennale collateral events
Lee Ufan, Relatum, formerly Iron Field, (1969/2019). © Lee Ufan/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Bill…
‘It has nothing to do with Michelangelo’: expert wades in on painting newly attributed to Renaissance master
Spirituali Pietà was painted by Michelangelo, says the Belgian scholar Michel Draguetphoto: Fredrik JohanssonEarlier this month, the Belgian art historian…
Tefaf Maastricht: exhibitions to see beyond the fair
The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius, one of the most famous paintings in the Mauritshuis, provided the starting point for the…
Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51
Liliana Angulo Cortés Courtesy Museo Nacional de Colombia, BogotáLiliana Angulo Cortés, the first Afro-Colombian artist to lead Bogotá’s Museo Nacional…
New York’s Independent fair reveals 76 exhibitors for first edition at Pier 36
Visualisation of Independent's entry at Pier 36 Courtesy of Solid Objectives Idenburg Liu (SO–IL).New York’s Independent art fair is returning…