The resolution, passed during the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference held in Paris in late October 2025, outlines a comprehensive framework for technical assistance, capacity building, and ...

At first glance, the potato is an ordinary, unassuming food. Yet, in Van Gogh’s painting, it becomes a symbol of the hardships of peasant life. Potatoes were the staple sustenance of poor families, ...

Update 19.50: At the time of the break-in, the alarms, located on the outside window of the Apollo gallery as well as on the two high-security showcases, "sparked" at the time of the break-in, ...

The Musée d'Orsay and Qatar Museums announced an agreement to loan Gustave Courbet's masterpiece Autoportrait, also known as Le Désespéré. By virtue of an exceptional loan agreement between the Musée ...

Using a sartorial language—clothes, pattern, posture—and vernacular or archival photography as interlocutors, my practice mediates between past and present, photography and painting. The images hold ...

Whilst many have reported their delight and intrigue, others have been discomforted by encountering the artworks. Featuring questions including “Are you there?”, “Why did you create hate when love is ...

With this decision, the Foundation Board honors a body of work that has, for decades, combined artistic radicality with poetic force and political engagement. Vicuña is the 23rd recipient of Europe’s ...

Created by Artemisia Gentileschi between 1644 and 1648, the newly acquired painting depicts the story of Susanna and the Elders, a central and recurring subject in the artist’s oeuvre. Susanna is the ...

“I am thrilled that these nine pieces are being returned in what is our first repatriation with Costa Rica,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I am grateful to all of the investigators and prosecutors ...

Once again this year, the spotlight was on African heritage, with the inclusion of 4 new sites from the continent and the removal of three others from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Audrey ...

Currently, the art market, a $25 billion industry in the United States and the largest of its kind globally, is one of the last major markets not required to meet these standards, making it vulnerable ...

She continues: From our leadership in 20th and 21st Century art to record-breaking moments in Luxury and Old Masters, Christie's continues to deliver market leading results for our clients. With a ...