Since the 1980s the art historian and exhibition curator, Peter Lord, has been exploring the myth that there is ‘no Welsh art’, discovering and recording Welsh art and artists.

Researchers recreate Ancient Egyptian BluesA team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world’s oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient ...

A rare condom dating from 1830 will go on display at the Rijksmuseum on 3 June 2025. This almost 200-year-old contraceptive – probably made from a sheep’s appendix – features an erotic etching ...

The Van Gogh Museum has acquired its first work by Henri Matisse (1869–1954), achieving a long-standing ambition to expand its collection of artists directly inspired by Van Gogh with a Matisse.

This June 25 in Paris, Sotheby’s will offer one of the most comprehensive Napoleonic private collections ever to come to market – some hundred standout items from the storied trove of leading ...

Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, the second and final evening sale of the Spring Marquee Week took place Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in the auction house’s Rockefeller Center saleroom in the heart of ...

A 1955 bronze bust by Alberto Giacometti estimated at $70 million failed to sell at Sotheby’s modern evening auction in New York on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications Mykola Tochytskyi says Russian occupying forces have looted 1.7 million cultural heritage items from Ukraine’s occupied territories. Russia ...

The artistic career of Gerhard Richter, born in 1932, began at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Already during his training, the talented student was greatly encouraged by his teacher Heinz Lohmar ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of two stone sculptures to the people of Cambodia. The objects were recovered pursuant to several criminal investigations into ...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the return of 12 antiquities to the people of Cyprus and a Silver Medallion to the people of Spain.

The Flemish government has appointed Belgian firm Bovenbouw Architectuur and Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein to design the ambitious new building for the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA).