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Museums

A Museum Dedicated to Bob Dylan Will Open in Tulsa With Performances by Music Legends. But Dylan Himself? Questionable

While Dylan has always been an elusive figure, this is a chance to find out more about his work.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 6, 2022

Law

The MFA Houston Can Keep a Bellotto Painting That the Heirs of a Jewish Collector Say Is Rightfully Theirs, a Judge Has Ruled

The judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by heirs of a German Jewish collector.

By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2022

Law

Canadian Police Seized 1,000 Works From a Dealer Suspected of Selling Art on Behalf of Clients and Then Ghosting Them

Works by Emily Carr and David Blackwood are at the heart of the charges against the art dealer.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 6, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: A Quintet of Casual Thieves Heisted 27 Photographs From Fergus McCaffrey Gallery in Chelsea + Other Stories

Plus, collector and philanthropist Toby Devan Lewis has died at 87, and a legal battle looms over an August Sander NFT project.

By Artnet News, May 6, 2022

Archaeology

A Swiss Metal Detectorist Uncovered a Literal Pot of Gold Filled With 1,300 Exceedingly Rare Late Roman Coins

The discovery raises questions about life in the region under Emperor Constantine the Great.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 6, 2022

People

‘If This Doesn’t Touch You, I Have Failed’: Watch Louise Bourgeois Demonstrate How She Sculpted Her Own Hands

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Artnet News, May 5, 2022

Crime

Hackers Created a Fake Yuga Labs Website to Trick Collectors Into Handing Over $6.2 Million Worth of Bored Apes and Other NFTs

The attack targeted users of the Otherside universe, a project created by Yuga Labs.

By Dorian Batycka, May 5, 2022

Politics

A Second Worker at the Melitopol Museum of Local History in Ukraine Has Reportedly Been Abducted by Russian Soldiers

Galina Andriivna Kucher was reportedly taken from her home after she refused to divulge information about the museum's collection.

By Artnet News, May 5, 2022

Art World

A Texas Shopper Bought a $35 Bust at Goodwill. Experts Say It’s Actually an Ancient Roman Portrait of One of Julius Caesar’s Greatest Enemies

The bust will return to Germany in 2023.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 5, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: Sheena Wagstaff, Who Overhauled the Met’s Contemporary Program, Is Leaving After 10 Years + Other Stories

Plus, Sotheby's expands in Brussels, and Cindy Sherman and Cate Blanchett compare notes about getting into character.

By Artnet News, May 5, 2022

People

Artist Duo Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl Make Instagram-Friendly Installations That They Hope Will Start a Social Revolution

The duo is representing Austria at the Venice Biennale.

By Naomi Rea, May 5, 2022

On View

An Off-Ramp, a Trauma Specialist, and Preparedness Pamphlets: How the MFA Boston Reworked Its Philip Guston Retrospective

The touring show was controversially delayed for a year.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 5, 2022

On View

In Pictures: See Long-Lost Paintings by Francis Hines, Who Wrapped Art and Buildings in Fabric, Discovered in a Dumpster by a Car Mechanic

Thirty of the paintings and one sculpture are going on show at Hollis Taggart’s Southport gallery in Connecticut.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 4, 2022

Under a New Policy, the Smithsonian Will Consider Ethical, Rather Than Legal, Concerns When Faced With Restitution Claims

The policy was recommended by a group of Smithsonian curators and historians who quietly convened over six months last year.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2022

A Museum Dedicated to Bob Dylan Will Open in Tulsa With Performances by Music Legends. But Dylan Himself? Questionable

The MFA Houston Can Keep a Bellotto Painting That the Heirs of a Jewish Collector Say Is Rightfully Theirs, a Judge Has Ruled

Canadian Police Seized 1,000 Works From a Dealer Suspected of Selling Art on Behalf of Clients and Then Ghosting Them

Art Industry News: A Quintet of Casual Thieves Heisted 27 Photographs From Fergus McCaffrey Gallery in Chelsea + Other Stories

A Swiss Metal Detectorist Uncovered a Literal Pot of Gold Filled With 1,300 Exceedingly Rare Late Roman Coins

‘If This Doesn’t Touch You, I Have Failed’: Watch Louise Bourgeois Demonstrate How She Sculpted Her Own Hands

Hackers Created a Fake Yuga Labs Website to Trick Collectors Into Handing Over $6.2 Million Worth of Bored Apes and Other NFTs

A Second Worker at the Melitopol Museum of Local History in Ukraine Has Reportedly Been Abducted by Russian Soldiers

A Texas Shopper Bought a $35 Bust at Goodwill. Experts Say It’s Actually an Ancient Roman Portrait of One of Julius Caesar’s Greatest Enemies

Art Industry News: Sheena Wagstaff, Who Overhauled the Met’s Contemporary Program, Is Leaving After 10 Years + Other Stories

Artist Duo Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl Make Instagram-Friendly Installations That They Hope Will Start a Social Revolution

An Off-Ramp, a Trauma Specialist, and Preparedness Pamphlets: How the MFA Boston Reworked Its Philip Guston Retrospective

In Pictures: See Long-Lost Paintings by Francis Hines, Who Wrapped Art and Buildings in Fabric, Discovered in a Dumpster by a Car Mechanic

Bot Battle in the Sky? A Saboteur Unleashed Enemy Drones to Attack Studio Drift’s Latest Aerial Drone Ballet in Hamburg

Under a New Policy, the Smithsonian Will Consider Ethical, Rather Than Legal, Concerns When Faced With Restitution Claims

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