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European Commission Withdraws €2 Million from Venice Biennale Over Russia Row
The European Commission has pulled €2 million in funding from the Venice Biennale following a dispute over the return of the Russian Pavilion...
Hauser & Wirth Cleared of Sanctions Charge Over Russian George Condo Sale
Hauser & Wirth has been cleared of criminal charges relating to the alleged sale of a work by George Condo to a collector connected to...
Thieves Raid Lalique Museum in Alsace Stealing Jewellery Worth Millions
Burglars have broken into the Lalique Museum in Wingen-sur-Moder in northeastern France in the early hours of Sunday morning, forcing a door,...
Unknown Velázquez Portrait of Count-Duke of Olivares Discovered in Private Collection
A previously unknown painting by Diego Velázquez has been identified in a private collection in Spain. The work is a half-length portrait of...
Government Launches National Lottery Good Cause Funding Review After Two Decades
The UK government has launched a 12-week public consultation on how National Lottery Good Cause funding is distributed, the first major...
Metropolitan Museum’s Looted Artefacts Seizures Top $95 Million
Investigators from the Manhattan district attorney's office seized dozens of ancient artefacts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in June,...
Arts Council England Explains New Criteria For National Portfolio Applications
Arts Council England has published the first details of how organisations can apply to become National Portfolio Organisations for the...
Lee Miller’s Sussex Home to Become A Charitable Trust
Farleys House and Gallery in Chiddingly, near Lewes in East Sussex, the home of photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller and the...
Van Gogh Restitution Bid Against Musée d’Orsay Nears Decision
A long-running effort to recover a Vincent van Gogh painting believed to have been lost during the Nazi era has entered a decisive new phase,...
The Box Plymouth Wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026
The Box Plymouth has been named Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026, winning the £120,000 prize at a ceremony held aboard the Cutty Sark at...
Helen Cammock Withdraws National Portrait Gallery Installation After Churchill Row
Helen Cammock has removed her video installation Persistence from the National Portrait Gallery. The Turner Prize-winning Artist's work came...
Stolen Picasso Portrait Found During Paris Drug Raid
French police discovered a stolen Picasso during a drug trafficking raid in Champigny-sur-Marne, a suburb southeast of Paris, on 15 June....
