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The Alte Pinakothek (Old Picture Gallery) in Munich, Germany. Photo by Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images The Pinakotheken in Munich will return a painting by the German painter Lesser Ury that was auctioned under duress during the Nazi regime in Bavaria. First reported by Monopol, the news signals a renewed push for restitution within Bavaria’s museum sector, long …

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US President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. Mandel NGAN / AFP In an opinion filed March 31,  a US District Court judge for the District of Columbia has rejected the …

With 18 Exclamation Marks, a DC Judge Orders a Stop to Trump’s Ballroom Project: ‘Please!’ Read More »

Mariasole Cecchi, Hofit Golan and Maxim Sapozhnikov attend the Les Petits Joueurs Dinner at Galleria Uffizi on September 20, 2016 in Florence, Italy. Ernesto S. Ruscio Good Morning! Artist Henry Guimond, from Sagkeeng First Nation, designed a patch worn by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the Artemis II mission to the Moon. The Uffizi Galleries …

Manitoba Anishinaabe Artist’s Design Heads to the Moon, Uffizi Cyberattacked, and More: Morning Links for April 3, 2026 Read More »

This photograph shows a bicorn hat recently authentified as worn by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during a press preview in the library of the Chateau de Chantilly, northern France, on March 26, 2026. AFP via Getty Images Good Morning! Guillaume Cerutti is stepping down from his relatively new role as president of the Pinault Collection. …

Guillaume Cerutti Departs Pinault Collection, Rediscovered Napoleon Hat on View, and More: Morning Links for March 27, 2026 Read More »

Jeff Koons’s Evian water bottles. Courtesy Evian Evian water, filtered through glacial rocks in the town Évian-les-Bain in the French Alps, was discovered in 1789, and 37 years later, in 1826, it was first bottled by the King of Piedmont-Sardinia. The ubiquitous and bougie water brand is now celebrating its 200th anniversary by collaborating with …

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“Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition.” Courtesy SEE Global Entertainment The similarities between Rome and Paramus, New Jersey, are legion, and soon there will be one more point of commonality: Michelangelo’s hallowed paintings in the Sistine Chapel. The setting will be the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall, and the occasion will be “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: …

A New Immersive Art Exhibition on the Sistine Chapel Is Coming to New Jersey Mall Read More »

Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Glass Vase with Flowers and Fruit</i), ca. 1673-74. Courtesy Getty Museum The Getty Museum in Los Angeles has acquired two Dutch still lifes of note—including one that the institution said it “has been seeking over two decades,” according to a press release announcing the news. Jan Davidsz. de Heem’s Glass Vase …

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Artworks from Sarp Kerem Yavuz’s AI-generated Polaroid series “Polaroids from the Ottoman Empire.” Images by Sarp Kerem Yavuz; Illustration by Daniela Hritcu for ARTnews In a surprise move, OpenAI will shut down its Sora AI video app, just months after it was first launched. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built …

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The Venice Biennale’s Central Pavilion, located in the Giardini. Photo Francesco Galli As controversy mounts over Russia’s plans to mount its first Venice Biennale pavilion since the nation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 37 members of the European Parliament signed a letter that calls for the European Union to cease all funding to the Biennale. …

European Parliament Members Call on EU to Strip Funding from Venice Biennale Amid Russian Pavilion Controversy Read More »

Steve McQueen. Photo Michael Campanella/Getty Images The British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen is this year’s winner of the Erasmus Prize, given annually by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, a Dutch cultural institution. The award comes with a 150,000 euro (about $172,000) cash prize plus “adornments”—in this case, a folded paper booklet printed with text in …

Artist and Filmmaker Steve McQueen Wins $172,000 Erasmus Prize  Read More »