The City of Zurich has resolved to transfer ownership of eleven objects held by Museum Rietberg to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Originating from the Kingdom of Benin, these objects are of outstanding cultural significance for the royal descendants and for Nigeria.
A Greek art dealer, accused of trafficking forgeries, stolen art, and looted antiquities, was arrested in Athens on Friday.
BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés, in collaboration with the Cabinet de BAYSER, have decided to postpone the public auction scheduled for 23 March 2026 at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris of a drawing by Hans Baldung Grien, Portrait of Susanna Pfeffinger, executed in silverpoint in 1517, following its classification as a National Treasure and the temporary export ban from French territory (decree dated 20 March 2026 by the French Minister of Culture).
The White House has unveiled a statue of Christopher Columbus on its grounds. The statue now stands on the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus.
At 35, Belgian painter Sara Bervoets is emerging as a compelling voice within the country’s contemporary art scene.
Art Dubai announced that its 2026 fair would not take place in April as planned but instead would be held May 14–17 in an “adapted format” at its longtime home, the resort Madinat Jumeirah.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will acquire a newly rediscovered painting by Renaissance artist Rosso Fiorentino (1494–1540), one of the great masters of the maniera moderna, known today as Mannerism.
The 39th edition of TEFAF Maastricht has concluded with exceptional attendance and sustained market momentum, cementing its position as the world’s leading fair for art, antiques and design.
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released the visitor figures of its members for 2025 during English Tourism Week and Scottish Tourism Month.
Venice will close the Russian Pavilion at this year's Biennale if Moscow uses it for propaganda, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Thursday.
187 Artists, curators, and art workers participating in the 61 Biennale have signed an open letter demanding that Israel be excluded from the event, saying that the Biennale’s “complicity with the attempted destruction of Palestinian life must end.”
On Monday 2 March, the Golestan Palace in Tehran, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was reportedly damaged by debris and the shock wave following an airstrike to the Arag Square, located in the buffer zone of the site in the Iranian capital.