Archaeology & History Ethiopia Calls for British Auction House to Cancel the Sale of a Looted Shield The auction house Anderson & Garland did not detail the item's provenance. By Adam Schrader, Feb 27, 2024
On View A New Survey of Black Portraiture Rewrites the Art Historical Canon The survey spotlights celebrated artists like Kerry James Marshall, Amy Sherald, and Michael Armitage. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 27, 2024
Archaeology & History A Bulgarian Farmer Uncovers an 1,800-Year-Old Family Necropolis Researchers now hope to find the family's villa. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 27, 2024
Art World Italy’s Fondazione Arte CRT Makes Plans to Go Global The organization will launch a new acquisition program at Arco Madrid and lend more than 25 works to the Bourse de Commerce in Paris. By Margaret Carrigan, Feb 27, 2024
Art World Art Bites: ‘Mummy Brown,’ a Once Popular Pigment, Has a Dark Secret The pigment was a favorite of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. By Verity Babbs, Feb 27, 2024
Archaeology & History A Rare Medieval Ring Is Found Beneath Polish Castle It probably belonged to a member of the elites who served under Poland's first dynasty. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 27, 2024
Art World Inside El Anatsui’s Private Record Collection The Ghanaian artist is also a music buff. By Brian Boucher, Feb 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Gerhard Richter’s Student Mural Is Recovered in Germany The mural was painted over in 1979, nearly two decades after Richter fled East Germany. By Adam Schrader, Feb 26, 2024
Archaeology & History A 2,000-Year-Old Rune-Inscribed Knife Sheds Light on Denmark’s Past The text reads ‘Little Sword’ in Old Norse. By Adnan Qiblawi, Feb 26, 2024
Art World New Forensic Architecture Report Disputes Israeli Evidence at ICJ Hearing By Margaret Carrigan, Feb 26, 2024
On View Klimt’s Idyllic Landscapes of the Austrian Countryside Are on View in New York The Neue Galerie is focusing on the lesser-known works by the artist. By Anya Smirnova, Feb 26, 2024
Pop Culture A Documentary on Looted Benin Treasures Wins Big at Berlin Film Festival French-Senegale director Mati Diop's ‘Dahomey’ won the coveted Golden Bear prize. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Art World Rosa de la Cruz, Who Helped Build Miami into an Art Destination, Dies at 81 She and her husband had built a vast contemporary art collection, starting in the 1980s. By Brian Boucher, Feb 26, 2024
Collectibles ‘Little Red Book’ Signed by Chairman Mao Sells for $250,000 at Auction The first edition was a gift for the wife of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Archaeology & History Bronze Age Settlement Unearthed in Quaint Swiss Village Archaeologists expected to find a Roman settlement at the site, but something much older was uncovered. By Adnan Qiblawi, Feb 26, 2024