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Nilbar Güreş to represent Türkiye at 2026 Venice Biennale
Article date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Nilbar Güreş to represent Türkiye at 2026 Venice Biennale

Güreş, known for her poetic, witty and critical engagement with cultural symbols, gender issues and social inequalities across multiple media, was unanimously selected by the Advisory Board of the Türkiye Pavilion.


Rembrandt's "The Blinding of Samson" will be restored
Article date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Rembrandt's "The Blinding of Samson" will be restored

The Städel Museum in Germany announced the start of extensive conservation and restoration measures, supplemented by intensive scientific research, on one of the most important works in its collection: The Blinding of Samson (1636) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn.


Italy's Carabinieri seized 21 suspected forged Salvador Dalí Artworks
Article date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Italy's Carabinieri seized 21 suspected forged Salvador Dalí Artworks

Italy’s Carabinieri have seized 21 artworks purportedly by Salvador Dalí on suspicion they were forgeries, after being tipped off by the Surrealist's Fundación Gala – Salvador Dalì in Spain about suspected anomalies in the works.


MF Husain Museum to open in Qatar on November 28
Article date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

MF Husain Museum to open in Qatar on November 28

A museum dedicated to Maqbool Fida Husain, India’s priciest Modernist, will open in Doha, Qatar, next month.


UNESCO opens Virtual Museum to Spotlight Artefact Trafficking
Article date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

UNESCO opens Virtual Museum to Spotlight Artefact Trafficking

UNESCO on Monday announced the launch of a virtual museum showcasing hundreds of looted artefacts in a bid to draw attention to the trafficking of cultural property.


Bana Kattan to Curate the National Pavillon for UAE at the 61st Venice Biennale
Article date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Bana Kattan to Curate the National Pavillon for UAE at the 61st Venice Biennale

The National Pavilion UAE announced the appointment of Bana Kattan, Curator and Associate Head of Exhibitions at the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, as curator of the UAE’s upcoming participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026.


The Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden reopens
Article date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

The Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden reopens

One of China’s most important imperial sites reopens following a two-decade conservation in partnership with the Palace Museum and World Monuments Fund. 


Leuven to be the European Capital of Culture 2030 in Belgium
Article date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Leuven to be the European Capital of Culture 2030 in Belgium

On 24 September 2025, the chairperson of the European Capitals of Culture Expert Panel announced that Leuven has been recommended to become the European Capital of Culture 2030 in Belgium.


Riemer den Ouden: Beauty as an Answer - A Conversation on Art and Connection
Article date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Riemer den Ouden: Beauty as an Answer - A Conversation on Art and Connection

Riemer den Ouden's work invites us to step away from daily reality and enter a world where light, color and emotion take center stage.


Art Cologne to launch Palma de Mallorca Edition
Article date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Art Cologne to launch Palma de Mallorca Edition

Art Cologne, founded in 1967, will revive an edition on the island of Mallorca from 9 to 12 April 2026. Art Cologne Palma Mallorca returns nearly two decades after a one-off edition in 2007.


4,500-Year-Old Golden Brooch discovered in Türkiye’s Ancient City of Troy
Article date: Monday, September 29, 2025

4,500-Year-Old Golden Brooch discovered in Türkiye’s Ancient City of Troy

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy calls the brooch, dated to the Early Bronze Age, “one of the most important finds of the past century.”


Christie's Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Autumn Sales Total: US$106M
Article date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Christie's Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Autumn Sales Total: US$106M

From 26-27 September, Christie's presented the 20th/21st Century Autumn Auctions in Hong Kong which totalled US$105,529,147, and were the highest value auctions in the Asia market this season.


Showcase Your Work on Art to Collect
Article date: Sunday, September 28, 2025

Showcase Your Work on Art to Collect

ArtDependence is a leading magazine on contemporary art reaching over one million readers annually—including collectors, artists and art professionals.


Marina Abramović to have a Solo Exhibition at Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia
Article date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Marina Abramović to have a Solo Exhibition at Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia

Marina Abramović will make history in 2026 as the first living woman artist to be honored with a major exhibition at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice.


The Netherlands to return Dubois Collection Fossils to Indonesia
Article date: Friday, September 26, 2025

The Netherlands to return Dubois Collection Fossils to Indonesia

The Dutch government has decided to return the Dubois Collection to Indonesia. This decision was made by the Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Gouke Moes, based on the recommendation of the independent Colonial Collections Committee. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, which currently manages the collection, will cooperate in the restitution.


World Jewish Restitution Organization calls for Renewed Transparency and Accountability
Article date: Friday, September 26, 2025

World Jewish Restitution Organization calls for Renewed Transparency and Accountability

The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) released a report revealing that there are major gaps in the provision of publicly accessible provenance research on potentially looted objects that were in Europe during the Holocaust and are currently held by U.S. museums. 


Study dates Back our Origins by 400,000 Years to more than One Million Years Ago
Article date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Study dates Back our Origins by 400,000 Years to more than One Million Years Ago

A groundbreaking new study suggests that Homo sapiens could have begun to emerge over one million years ago - pushing back our species’ origins by some 400,000 years compared with genetic estimates. 


Christie's to offer Three Works by Lucian Freud in its Evening Sale in October 2025
Article date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Christie's to offer Three Works by Lucian Freud in its Evening Sale in October 2025

Christie's offers three important works by Lucian Freud coming from the same private collection - Self-portrait Fragment, Woman with a Tulip, and Sleeping Head – to be offered in its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025.


This Week's Artwork: Available to Collect
Article date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

This Week's Artwork: Available to Collect

Each week, Artdependence highlights one exceptional artwork, hand-picked for its beauty and uniqueness. This featured work is available to collect now.


ArtDependence Magazine, Now on WhatsApp
Article date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

ArtDependence Magazine, Now on WhatsApp

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