Art World Archaeologists Have Discovered the World’s Oldest Illustrated Book in an Ancient Egyptian Burial Site The writings were intended to aid the deceased through the underworld. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 2, 2020
Art & Exhibitions A New Exhibition Brings Together Family Photos Taken at Stonehenge Throughout History—See Them Here See visitors to the prehistoric site in 1875, the oldest known snapshot taken there. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 12, 2019
Art World Amid Financial Struggles and Cutbacks in Staff, the Rubin Museum Hires a Chief Experience Officer to Address the Institution’s ‘Body Language’ Jamie Lawyer, a veteran of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, has been hired to take on the newly created role. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 11, 2019
People A French Museum Says It Has Found Michel de Montaigne, Famed Humanist Philosopher of the Renaissance, in Its Basement It's probably his body, the museum's director says. "We need to check." By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2019
Law & Politics Police Raids Across Europe Have Led to the Discovery of 10,000 Stolen Artworks and the Arrests of 23 Suspects Agents from five countries took part in the complex operation. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 19, 2019
Art World George Soros’s Foundation Is Launching a $15 Million Initiative to Repatriate Cultural Objects to African Nations The project will support African organizations campaigning for the return of artifacts taken during the colonial era. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 15, 2019
Politics China’s President Pledges His Support to Greece in Its Effort to Recover the Parthenon Marbles From the British Museum Greece has campaigned for three decades for the British Museum to repatriate the marbles. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 13, 2019
Art World When Researchers Dated Spanish Cave Art to the Neanderthals, It Altered Our Understanding of Evolution. Did They Make a Mistake? An international group of scientists have published a critique of controversial cave art study. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 8, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Is Selling a $50 Million Collection Featuring Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo Flower Paintings and a Moody Magritte The collection will be sold across a series of sales through March. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2019
Law & Politics The Owners of Hobby Lobby Are Returning Biblical Antiquities That Were Allegedly Stolen by an Oxford Professor This is the second time that the family and its Museum of the Bible have bought illicit antiquities. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2019
Art & Exhibitions A New Exhibition of Artworks Recovered From Shipwrecks Reveals Some Fascinating—and Troubling—Histories A show at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco does not shy away from big issues. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 15, 2019
Art World A Maya Archaeologist Has Discovered 27 Previously Unknown Ancient Sites—All Without Ever Leaving His Computer The researcher took advantage of maps available freely online. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2019
People ‘The Colonial Effect on Us Is Huge’: Why Congolese Collector Sindika Dokolo Sees Restitution as a Way to Remake African Identity The Congolese mega-collector is on a quest to help return illegally looted art to Africa. By Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
Law & Politics Last Year the Met Spent $4 Million on a Golden Sarcophagus. It Turned Out to Be Looted. Now They Had to Send It Back The return coincides with a new interview with Max Hollein in which the Met director reveals his relatively centrist views on restitution. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2019
Analysis At Home and Abroad, the Market for Chinese Art and Antiquities Sharply Declined in 2018, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals Sales of Fine Chinese paintings and calligraphy—the largest collecting category in mainland China—experienced a major decline. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 24, 2019
