Science & Tech A Global Project Is Sending Time Capsules to the Moon Containing Artworks and Objects by More Than 30,000 Creatives The works will be sent in commercial shipments in tandem with NASA's Artemis missions. By Adam Schrader, Jul 31, 2023
Crime Three Ancient Roman Coins That Were Part of a Hoard Found in the U.K. Were Mysteriously Swapped With Other, More Valuable Coins The three coins were found missing during an inquest into the original find. By Adam Schrader, Jul 31, 2023
Museums British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer Will Step Down, Leaving the Unresolved Parthenon Marbles Debate to His Successor Hartwig has led the museum for eight years. By Adam Schrader, Jul 28, 2023
Art World Jeffrey Gibson Will Be the First Indigenous Artist to Represent the U.S. at the 60th Venice Biennale in a Solo Capacity Gibson's multimedia works have long centered Indigenous perspectives. By Adam Schrader, Jul 27, 2023
Law A London Court Fined an Art Dealer $142,700 for Losing a Bosco Sodi Work That a Judge Likened to a ‘Burnt Digestive Biscuit’ The dealer Esparanza Koren claims to not know the whereabouts of the abstract painting. By Adam Schrader, Jul 27, 2023
Auctions Tupac Shakur’s Bejeweled Crown Ring Sold for $1 Million at Sotheby’s—More Than Three Times Its Estimate The auction house had predicted the ring would bring in $300,000. By Adam Schrader, Jul 26, 2023
Law Financier and MoMA Trustee Leon Black Agrees to Pay $62.5 Million to Settle Jeffrey Epstein-Related Claims in the Virgin Islands The 71-year-old billionaire investor agreed to the cash settlement in January. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Archaeology The Remnants of a Bronze Age Ceremony Have Been Discovered at a Construction Site for a Rocket Launch Pad in the U.K. The remains include pits and burned bone. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Science & Tech The White House Struck a Deal With A.I. Companies to Manage the Technology’s Risks. Artists Say It ‘Does Nothing’ to Protect Them "The administration just isn't listening," said Molly Crabapple. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Archaeology An Archeological Dig in an Ancient Roman Synagogue in Israel Has Uncovered a ‘Spectacular’ Mosaic Depicting the Story of Samson The well-preserved artifact dates back to 400 A.D. By Adam Schrader, Jul 25, 2023
Auctions A $3 Thrift Store Vase Turns Out to Be a Japanese Cloisonné Masterpiece That Could Rake in More Than $13,000 at Auction The vase is the handiwork of Namikawa Yasuyuki, a Meiji-era cloisonné artist and one-time samurai. By Adam Schrader, Jul 24, 2023
Crime Thieves Have Been Stealing the Weird Props From the Vermont Set of ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ Including a 150-Pound ‘Abstract Art Statue’ A lamppost with a pumpkin decoration has also gone missing from the set. By Adam Schrader, Jul 24, 2023
Crime German Police Have Arrested Four Men Suspected of Stealing 483 Ancient Celtic Coins in an Elaborate Museum Heist The men were found in possession of gold bars, likely made by melting down the stolen coins. By Adam Schrader, Jul 21, 2023
Museums Rochester’s Strong Museum Is Now Home to the World’s Largest ‘Donkey Kong’ Arcade Game—and Yes, It’s Playable The 20-feet-tall arcade cabinet was created with input from Nintendo America as part of a museum expansion. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
Art World An Artist Has Made Microscopic Vincent Van Gogh Replicas and Painstakingly Placed Them Inside a $190,000 Wristwatch The timepiece was made to commemorate the Van Gogh Museum's 50th anniversary. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
