How UK museums are embracing citizens’ assemblies to help frame their futures – The Art Newspaper Art Market January 10, 2026 UK museums are asking members of the public to help them define future policy and direction—even encompassing funding decisions—as part…
‘Thoughtless and Malicious’: Trump Administration Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations, Saying They Are ‘Contrary to U.S. Interests’ Art Market January 10, 2026 While the world was dealing with horrific news about an ICE agent fatally shooting an American civilian in the streets…
Acquisitions round-up: a rare early Italian portrait of a Black man, a record-breaking Kiddush cup, and a limewood sculpture of the Madonna – The Art Newspaper Art Market January 10, 2026 Il mendicante moro (The Moorish beggar) (1725–30) by Giacomo CerutiUffizi Galleries, FlorenceThe Uffizi Galleries have acquired this unusual portrait of…
1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Monastery Discovered in Egypt Art Market January 10, 2026 The foundations of a building complex from the 5th–6th century CE were recently uncovered at Al-Qarya bi-Al-Duweir, an archaeological site…
Storm over closure of South Africa’s much-loved Irma Stern Museum – The Art Newspaper Art Market January 10, 2026 A row has erupted over the closure last year of the Irma Stern Museum (ISM), founded in 1971 to celebrate…
Recovered Picassos at Center of Art Theft Trial in Nice Art Market January 9, 2026 Seven years after an undercover sting led police to a house packed with stolen art in the hills above Nice,…
Sexual assault lawsuit against the estate of artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed – The Art Newspaper Art Market January 9, 2026 The lawsuit brought by a British Columbia man against the estate of the First Nations artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007) alleging…
Delcy Morelos to Stage Major Public Art Commission at Barbican in London This Spring Art Market January 9, 2026 As part of its upcoming spring program, the Barbican in London will stage a major commission by artist Delcy Morelos,…
Comment | In worrying times for politics and the environment, art can still provide hope – The Art Newspaper Art Market January 9, 2026 As 2026 begins, hope is on my mind. This follows my discussions at the end of last year with the…
Belgian Dealer Paid $116,000 for Artwork Now Attributed to Peter Paul Rubens Art Market January 9, 2026 Belgian art dealer Klaas Muller has identified a new study of a bearded man’s head by Flemish master Peter Paul…
