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TEFAF Klimt Painting May Have Been Illegally Exported From Hungary
A previously unknown Gustav Klimt masterpiece has become the centre of an international art scandal after appearing at TEFAF Maastricht with a €15...
Landmark Art Deco Chrysler Building On The Market Again
In 1930, William Van Alen’s gleaming Art Deco masterpiece—the Chrysler Building—officially opened its doors, its stainless steel crown piercing the...
National Gallery Secures Three Masterworks In Bicentenary Acquisition Spree
As the National Gallery marks its 200th year, three significant additions have entered its collection through the UK government’s Acceptance in Lieu...
Getty Villa Set to Reopen After Palisades Fire Closure
LOS ANGELES – The Getty Villa Museum will welcome visitors again on June 27, returning after a months-long closure caused by the devastating...
Maurizio Cattelan Gold Toilet Heist: Blenheim Palace Thief Avoids Jail
Frederick Doe, a middleman implicated in the audacious theft of a £4.75 million solid gold toilet from Winston Churchill’s birthplace, has walked...
Lost Magna Carta Unearthed In Harvard Archives Is A Medieval Treasure
It languished in obscurity for decades—a stained, neglected parchment dismissed as a mere copy. But now, a manuscript tucked away in Harvard Law...
Marlene Dumas Sets New Auction Record for Living Female Artist at Christie’s
New York – In a landmark result for Christie's, the South African artist Marlene Dumas has claimed the auction record for a living female artist....
Groucho Club: Tory MP Charged with Sexual Assault
Patrick Spencer, the Conservative MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault involving two women...
Botticelli Masterpiece: Virgin and Child Enthroned Faces UK Export Bar
A rare early Botticelli painting of the Madonna and Child, valued at £10.2 million, has been temporarily barred from export by the UK government,...
Koyo Kouoh, Visionary Curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale Dies Aged 57
Koyo Kouoh, the visionary director and chief curator of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), has died at age 57. Kouoh, recently...
Royal Reopening: King And Queen Open Transformed National Gallery Sainsbury Wing
On the second anniversary of their Coronation, King Charles III and Queen Camilla returned to the National Gallery to mark the completion of a...
Jacob Rothschild: Legacy Enriches National Collections Through Acceptance in Lieu
The late Jacob Rothschild 4th Baron (1936–2024), a towering figure in British cultural philanthropy, continues to shape the nation’s artistic...