Crime A BBC True Crime Podcast Is Asking Museums for Help Locating a Murder Victim’s Remains to Solve a Cold Case If the skeleton is recovered it may reveal the woman's origins or even her surviving relatives. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 4, 2023
Art History Does the Met’s Vermeer Painting Hide a Self-Portrait of the Artist? Here’s What a New X-Ray Analysis Found The painting, 'A Maid Asleep,' might actually depict an artist's model who had fallen asleep during work. By Sarah Cascone, May 4, 2023
On View Got Milk? See Inside a New Exhibition That Unpacks the History and Ubiquity of the OG Superfood The Wellcome Collection's exhibition is the first to explore milk. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
Law A Former OpenSea Manager Has Been Convicted in the First Major NFT Insider Trading Case Nathaniel Chastain now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
Science & Tech Amnesty International Faces an Outcry From Photographers Over Creating A.I.-Generated Images of Protestors The human rights organization removed A.I.-generated images after photojournalists criticized their use in an era of fake news. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 4, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: An Investigation Reveals That Jeffrey Epstein Had Planned to Meet With Art-World Bigwigs, Including Jeff Koons + Other Stories Plus, Aki Sasamoto wins the Calder Prize and U.S. museum foundations pledge $11 million to increase diversity. By Artnet News, May 4, 2023
Valuations Art Advisor Nazy Nazhand Revels in Art by Iranian Women, Cocoons Herself in Khaite, and Snags Precious Downtime in Ibiza We spoke to the art world multi-hyphenate about the things she values most—in art and in life By Katie White, May 4, 2023
People Meet Frédéric Jousset, the Thrill-Seeking French Millionaire Funding Outlandish Ideas to Make People Fall in Love With Art Jousset's ideas included building a museum on a boat because "boats fascinate people." By Devorah Lauter, May 4, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Egypt Have Discovered a 3,200-Year-Old Underground Tomb Complete With Elaborate Wall Reliefs—See Them Here The reliefs depict the tomb's owner and his wife engaging in religious rituals. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
Museums Austria Will Return Two Small Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Officials Hope the Move Will Encourage Britain to Follow Suit The return comes at a crucial time for Greece as it seeks to reunite the remaining pieces that once wrapped the Parthenon Temple. By Taylor Dafoe, May 3, 2023
Science & Tech Molly Crabapple Has Posted an Open Letter by 1,000 Cultural Luminaries Urging Publishers to Restrict the Use of ‘Vampirical’ A.I.-Generated Images The letter pulls no punches, saying generative A.I. 'sucks the lifeblood' from living artists. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 3, 2023
Art World Who Was the Anonymous Buyer of Andy Warhol’s $85 Million ‘White Disaster’ at Auction Last Year? The Truth Won’t Surprise You The work will appear in a major Warhol survey at the Brant Foundation, New York, opening May 10. By Lee Carter, May 3, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: A Rare Blue Diamond Priyanka Chopra Jonas Showed Off at the Met Gala Could Fetch $25 Million at Auction + Other Stories Plus, an artist accuses the Met of copying his chandeliers and the Rauschenberg Foundation appoints an interim COO. By Artnet News, May 3, 2023
Museums What Is ‘Shared Heritage’? Here Are the Big Takeaways From Embattled Former Louvre President Jean-Luc Martinez’s New Report on Restitution The report recommends the creation of a fund to finance provenance research and acquire African art for museums on the continent. By Anna Sansom, May 3, 2023
Art History The British Royal Family’s Private Art Collection Holds a Lot of Freebies From Artists. See Who Has Gifted Works to Their Highnesses The royal family's personal art collection contains gifts from the likes of Lucian Freud and Marc Chagall, among others. By Min Chen, May 3, 2023
