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A prehistoric long cairn on Dudderhouse Hill in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England. ©YDNPA One of England’s oldest structures constructed by humans, the Dudderhouse Hill long cairn, has been granted protected status by the country. At 5,000 years old, the stone marker in the Yorkshire Dales National Park is thought to predate Stonehenge. Cairns are …

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The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2018. Photo Michael Perez Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation, in partnership with the Penn Museum, is expanding its online learning technology this fall. The Visual Experience Platform (VXP), which was developed by the Barnes to teach visual material to K-12 students as well as adults, will host the Penn Museum’s “Deep Dig” …

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Sotheby’s York Avenue headquarters. Getty Images A planned research facility by Weill Cornell Medicine at 1334 York Avenue—the former headquarters of Sotheby’s—is moving forward despite a federal funding freeze that has disrupted hundreds of research projects across the university. A story published on July 22 in Crain’s, citing data from S&P, claimed the auction house was “exposed to the turmoil” …

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Maurizio Cattelan Comedian (2019) Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images. A visitor to France’s Pompidou-Metz last week took a bite of an iteration of Comedian (2019), Maurizio Cattelan‘s infamous conceptual artwork that involves a banana duct-taped to a wall, the museum announced on Friday. Exhibitors said the visitor ate the fruit on display at the museum …

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An archaeologist excavating the tomb’s stone enclosure. Photo courtesy the Complex of Landscape Parks of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship. Archaeologists recently discovered two megalithic tombs built 5,500 years ago in Dezydery Chłapowski Landscape Park in west-central Poland. The tombs are considered among the largest sepulchral structures built in prehistoric Poland and commonly known as “Polish pyramids”, …

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Migrant Child (2019), by British street artist Banksy in Venice. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images A fading Banksy mural in Venice has been removed from the side of a palazzo for restoration, according to The Associated Press, two years after officials first sparked debate by introducing the unconventional option. Titled Migrant Child, the piece shows a child in …

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The 2023 edition of the ADAA’s Art Show. Photo Jason Wyche The 37th edition of the Art Dealers Association of America’s (ADAA) flagship art fair, The Art Show, has been cancelled. marking the first time in decades that the fair will not take place at the Park Avenue Armory. In an email to members on Wednesday reviewed by ARTnews, …

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PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 11: Flags from several countries float in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 11, 2017 in Paris, France. From this Monday, the 58 members of the Executive Board of Unesco will vote by secret ballot at the headquarters of the organization …

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Nanne Dekking and Elizabeth von Habsburg of Winston Artory Group. Winston Artory Group In a move that underscores the growing demand for transparency and data in an opaque industry, art appraiser Winston Art Group and art-tech firm Artory have merged to form the Winston Artory Group (WAG), a new firm offering art appraisal, advisory, and …

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Entrance to Museo Dolores Olmedo with famous collection of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by: Jumping Rocks/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jumping Rocks/Universal Images G To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HAIRLESS DOGS, UNCERTAIN FUTURE. Mexico City’s Museo Dolores Olmedo, home to the world’s …

Museo Dolores Set for Controversial Reopening, No Charges Yet Over British Museum Thefts, Christie’s Seeks Potential in Trump’s ‘Big’ Bill, and More: Morning Links For July 17, 2025 Read More »