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Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Getty Images/iStockphoto A suspect has been charged in the wake of what British authorities described as a “high-value burglary” at the Bristol Museum in the UK last September. As reported by the BBC, “Dean Hall, 41, from Redcliffe, Bristol, has been charged with handling stolen goods. He was given unconditional …

Man Charged in Theft of More Than 600 Artifacts from UK’s Bristol Museum Read More »

Bronze figure from China’s Sanxingdui archaeological site. Courtesy Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology New research suggests that a treasured bronze artifact excavated from the Sanxingdui archaeological site in China is an assemblage of different parts made in different areas at different points in time—“offering fresh evidence of ancient trade networks and advanced …

Fresh Insights into China’s Famed Sanxingdui Illuminate Ancient Trade Networks Read More »

British actor David Prowse and American Mark Hamill on the set of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi directed by Richard Marquand. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images An iconic piece of Star Wars memorabilia smashed predictions and sold for a record-setting sum.  Heritage Auctions confirmed late Wednesday afternoon that …

Mark Hamill’s ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Breaks Auction Record with $3.7M. Sale Read More »

Auctioneer Helena Newman in action during Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale. Julian Cassady Sotheby’s reported record first-half consolidated sales of $4.4 billion on Tuesday, up 58 percent from the same period last year, fueled by gains across auctions, private sales, and its growing luxury businesses. Auction sales rose 59 percent to $3.4 billion, while private sales …

Sotheby’s Reports Record $4.4 B. First Half as Private Sales and Luxury Fuel Growth Read More »

The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. Photo Robert McKay The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Jersey is now richer by more than 70 artworks after a donation from the collectors Anne and Arthur Goldstein that includes pieces by established figures such as Tauba Auerbach, Darren Bader, Mark Bradford, Nicole …

Rutgers’s Zimmerli Art Museum Receives 70-Work Gift, Including Pieces by Mark Bradford, Nicole Eisenman, and Lee Friedlander Read More »

The members of the Round Table Historical Responsibility. Axel Koenig/StMWK The German state of Bavaria has overhauled the way that claims for restitution of Nazi-looted artworks will be evaluated. The state will establish a Center for Provenance Research and Restitution Issues of Nazi-Looted Art at the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ). This takes the provenance …

Bavaria Revamps Procedures for Evaluating Restitution Claims for Nazi-Looted Art Read More »

Zendaya attends The Odyssey photo call July 05, 2026 in London. Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images Actress Zendaya has been on the receiving end of some, ahem, piercing criticism after wearing ancient Iranian earrings to a London event promoting the new Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey, in which she plays the Greek goddess Athena. The film …

Zendaya Gets an Earful of ‘Orientalist’ Complaints for Wearing Ancient Iranian Earrings to ‘Odyssey’ Promo Amid US-Iran War Read More »

Installation view, “An Exquisite Eye: Introducing the Aso O. Tavitian Collection,” at the Clark Art Institute. Thomas Clark, courtesy Clark Art Institute. The Clark Art Institute, a treasure trove of Western art, opened in the scenic Berkshire Mountains in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1955. The site was chosen partly because of the museum’s ties to Williams …

Clark Art Institute Unveils its Massive Aso Tavitian Gift, To Be Housed in a Brand-New Wing: ‘Any Curator or Director’s Dream’ Read More »

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology field archaeologists excavating the long enclosure using tools such as shovels, wheelbarrows and hoes Oxford Cotswold Archaeology. British archeologists have uncovered a type of Neolithic earthwork called a long enclosure on England’s Suffolk coast. The news was first reported by Heritage Daily, following an announcement by Oxford Cotswold Archeology (OCA). A charity …

British Archeologists Find 5,800-Year-Old Neolithic Monument in Suffolk Read More »

Matt Johnson’s Meditating Figure (2026), a 60-foot sculpture assembled from 12 retired shipping containers, is on view at Max Levai’s The Ranch in Montauk and has become the subject of a legal dispute with East Hampton officials. Courtesy The Ranch Standing 60 feet tall in a former horse pasture at Max Levai’s Montauk exhibition space, …

Giant Shipping Container Sculpture at Montauk Art Space The Ranch Draws Municipal Fire Read More »