Exterior view of the front entrance of the Oakland Museum of California, 2010. Photo Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images More than 1,000 objects were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)’s collection earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. On October 15, around 3:30 a.m., a thief or group of …
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Hale A. Woodruff, Opening Day at Talladega College (1942) Historical Collection of Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama In a move that may shine light on how museums and institutions could share the responsibility of preserving cultural heritage, Alabama’s Talladega College has entered into a partnership with three art institutions to share six monumental artworks. The alliance—between …
Decorated balcony in Triana, Seville, Spain, during Covid epidemic, 2020. Cristina Quicler/AFP via Getty Images. Over the past few decades, there has been increasing public awareness, in both the arts and medical communities, that art—along with sleep, good nutrition, and exercise—may play a role in promoting physical and mental health. Now an initiative launched by …
Rendering of the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), designed by Tadao Ando. Photo Al-Futtaim Group. With global attention fixed on the Gulf’s ascendent art market, Dubai has unveiled plans for its first art museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA) will be designed by Pritzker Prize–winning Japanese architect Tadao …
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Brian Eno, Block 284, 2025. Courtesy Paul Stolper, London Brian Eno, the storied musician and certifiable Renaissance man known for his musings related to the arts, sciences, and so on, will sell a cache of paintings for just £500 each (around $666) through his gallery, Paul Stolper, in London. The online sale—starting November 12—follows a …
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Dyala Nusseibeh, Director of Abu Dhabi Art. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Art Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Abu Dhabi Art Fair returns to the capital city of the United Arab Emirates next month for …
Rirkrit Tiravanija. Sarah Douglas/ARTnews As part of its continued bid to become a major art center, Qatar will launch a quadrennial called Rubaiya Qatar in November 2026. Among other festivities, the first edition will feature a show called “Unruly Water,” will be curated by Tom Eccles, executive director of the Center for Curatorial Studies and …
As part of the collaboration Margot Samel with show work by Finnish artist Man Yau’s sculpture HARDENER 01, 2025. Margot Samel Three New York galleries will present exhibitions of Finnish contemporary art this winter as part of a new partnership between the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, the Consulate General of Finland, and the …
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The digital billboard at the Pérez Art Museum Miami Photo by c_cinq, via Flickr A suit brought last Wednesday by Miami’s Frost Museum of Science against the Florida Department of Transportation seeks the removal of a giant billboard on the premises of the Pérez Museum of Art, Miami. The lawsuit was first reported by Axios. …
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A mid-15th-century Inca tent house in Huaytará, Peru. Photo Stella Nair, Courtesy UCLA A 15th-century Inca building in the remote Peruvian town of Huaytará may have been constructed for the purpose of amplifying sound and music. The carpa uasi, or tent house, is made of stone and is the only known one of its kind, with …
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