Crime A New Podcast Lifts the Lid on the Notorious Theft of a Caravaggio From an Italian Church The series aims to locate the painting, which has been missing since 1969. By Adam Schrader, Nov 30, 2023
Art History Was Winter Monet’s Favorite Season? Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About His Snowy Masterpiece ‘The Magpie’ We took a closer look at Monet's largest winter landscape and found some surprising details. By Katie White, Nov 30, 2023
Museums & Institutions Pompidou Staff Protest Plans for the Museum’s Collection to ‘Crisscross’ the Globe During Renovations The claims come amid strikes concerning job security during the museum's planned five-year closure. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 30, 2023
News Mellon Foundation Raises Funding for Its Monuments Project to Half a Billion Dollars The foundation has already spent more than $170 million to fund at least 80 public art projects. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
News Banksy’s Big Brexit Mural, Painted on a Crumbling Building in Dover, Is Demolished The building has been flattened to make way for redevelopment. By Adam Schrader, Nov 29, 2023
Law & Politics A Trove of Scythian Gold Was Shipped to Kyiv After Dutch Courts Rejected Crimea’s Claims to It The ancient artifacts have been the subject of years of legal wrangling over where to return the treasures. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 28, 2023
News Meet the Collectors Who Just Acquired the Copyrights to M.C. Escher’s Work Salvatore Iaquinta and Federico Giudiceandrea are also the new owners of the M.C. Escher Company. By Adam Schrader, Nov 28, 2023
News Art Critic Jerry Saltz Gets Into an Online Skirmish With A.I. Superstar Refik Anadol Saltz enraged Anadol after dismissing his latest installation at MoMA. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
News Parthenon Marbles Dispute Erupts as U.K. Leader Abruptly Cancels Meeting With Greek Counterpart The sudden decision came after prime minister Mitsotakis said keeping the marbles in Britain was akin to cutting the Mona Lisa in half. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 28, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Has Snapped Up a Terracotta Madonna by Donatello for $1.3 Million Deemed a cultural gem, the work will go to the Bargello Museum in Florence. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 28, 2023
Archaeology See the Life-Sized Marble Statue of Apollo Just Unearthed From an Ancient Spa in Tuscany The statue was found at a site that has already proven rich in Roman and Etruscan finds. By Artnet News, Nov 28, 2023
Law & Politics A Lawsuit Aimed at Halting the Brauer Museum’s Controversial Deaccessioning Plan Is Dismissed An Indiana judge ruled that Richard Brauer, the museum’s founding director, lacked standing to file the lawsuit. By Adam Schrader, Nov 27, 2023
Art History The Old Masters of Comedy: See the Hidden Jokes in 5 Dutch Artworks There's nowhere better than the Dutch Golden Age if you're after an art historical laugh. Here are our five favorite punny pieces. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions Bex Wade Becomes the First Trans Artist on Permanent Display at London’s V&A Museum The move follows criticism of the V&A's removal of LGBTQIA materials from its Design Gallery shop. By Verity Babbs, Nov 27, 2023
Art History Did Edward Hopper’s Trusted Friend and Minister Steal a Trove of His Art? A self-portrait by the artist at the Museum of Fine Arts is linked to a leading expert’s long-held accusations of a massive theft. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 27, 2023
