Art World Egypt Cracks Open a Newly Discovered Ancient Female Mummy, ‘Thuya,’ the Latest in a Blitz of New Finds It's the first time an ancient mummy has been opened in front of the press. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 26, 2018
Art World The Ancient City of Tenea Only Existed in Myths—Until a Team of Archaeologists Found the Real Thing in Greece The city is said to have been founded by the Trojans. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 21, 2018
Art World With Two Museum Expansions, the Met Hopes to Both Reinvigorate the Past and Link It With Contemporary Art Architect Kulapat Yantrasast will helm the $70 million overhaul of the Rockefeller Wing. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 19, 2018
Art World Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Portrait of Young Jesus in an Abandoned Israeli Church The 1,500-year-old wall painting was found in a Byzantine church in Israel's Negev desert. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2018
Art World Scientists Have Discovered the World’s Oldest Figurative Art: a 40,000-Year-Old Cave Painting of Cattle The art in a Borneo cave was dated using flowstone testing that detects uranium. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2018
Art World Does This Newly Discovered Ramp System Reveal How Egyptians Built the Pyramids? Archaeologists have discovered an ancient ramp in a 4,500-year-old quarry. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 7, 2018
Law & Politics Thailand Is Ramping Up Efforts to Recover Cultural Heritage From US Museums, Including the Met A sculpture the Met bought more than 50 years ago tops the kingdom’s most-wanted list. By Javier Pes, Nov 6, 2018
With Works From Blue-Chip Collectors, These New Jersey Auctioneers Are About to Stage Their Biggest Sale Yet By Artnet Gallery Network, Nov 5, 2018
Auctions A 3,000-Year-Old Stone Relief Sold for $31 Million at Christie’s, Setting a New Record for Assyrian Art The auction house is pushing back against Iraq's demands for repatriation. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 31, 2018
Art Fairs As Art Fairs Proliferate, Old Master Dealers Have to Decide Which Ones to Prioritize. TEFAF New York Makes the Cut—But Others Don’t Dealers are pulling out all the stops amid a shrinking supply of masterpieces. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2018
Art Fairs From a Portrait by a Teenage Picasso to Artemisia Gentileschi’s ‘Allegory,’ Here Are 5 Standout Works at TEFAF New York See the highlights from this year's edition. By Eileen Kinsella & Henri Neuendorf, Oct 29, 2018
Politics The National Museum of Damascus Reopens in the Heart of War-Torn Syria After More Than Six Years The museum closed in 2012 amid the country's civil war. By Naomi Rea, Oct 29, 2018
People Alex Katz on Why You Should Kneel in Front of El Greco (Literally) and 5 Other Provocative Thoughts About Art Katz takes art lovers on a stroll through art history with his new book. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2018
Law & Politics The Museum of the Bible Removes Five of Its Dead Sea Scrolls From View After Researchers Prove They’re Fake Scientific analysis of the scroll fragments found "characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2018
Politics Europe’s Largest Museums Will Loan Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria’s Planned Royal Museum The agreement marks a significant step in ongoing negotiations between European museums and Nigerian representatives. By Kate Brown, Oct 22, 2018
