UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham reverses position on returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece
In 2023, when he was mayor of greater Manchester, Burnham had expressed unequivocal support for returning the Parthenon Marbles with ‘no strings’ attached
Online platform connects hundreds of emerging Iranian artists with collectors abroad
The Continuum initiative provides rare access to a global audience and market
Alleged antiquities smuggler’s children convicted of money laundering in Germany
A criminal court in Hamburg has ordered the confiscation of €32m in sales proceeds from Serop Simonian’s children, who plan to appeal their conviction
London Science Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP ends after almost 25 years
Museum leadership said the partnership would end on 31 August ‘at the end of its agreed term’, though reports suggest the agreement was due to continue until 2028
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Written by Lea Johnson “‘It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’” -J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber […]
Guatemala museum that suddenly shuttered after court-ordered raid to reopen
The Museo de Arte Colonial in Antigua closed abruptly last December, and its collection of 287 works has been in limbo ever since
From the flower field to the infinity room: a story of Yayoi Kusama’s journey to becoming a superstar artist
Discouraged from pursuing an artistic career as a young woman, Kusama went on to inspire millions with her performances, installations, paintings and more
Neolithic sculpture of a man riding a leopard discovered in Turkey
According to archaeologists, the statue’s abstract style and depiction of a human on an animal make this discovery significant
Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen caught up in alleged bribery scandal as civil servants dismissed
The city’s mayor said that two civil servants were found to have accepted “gifts from the municipality’s business contacts in exchange for possible preferential treatment”
Remembering Sliman Mansour, a defining figure of Palestinian art
Through his art, Mansour was a pioneering force of Palestinian cultural resistance
