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Jewish history museum in Philadelphia would become part of Smithsonian under proposed legislation
A new bill could create a commission to assess the feasibility of adding the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian family
FBI returns 22 looted artefacts to Japan
A haul of historic objects looted following the Battle of Okinawa make their way home after almost 80 years
Denver Art Museum to return 11 artefacts connected to smuggler Douglas Latchford
The repatriations to Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia come as the museum continues to distance itself from Latchford and his late collaborator Emma C. Bunker
Curator Naomi Beckwith awarded the $50,000 David C. Driskell Prize
The Guggenheim curator is being recognised for her outstanding contribution to the field of African American art
Frida Kahlo Corporation files trademark suit against Amazon sellers
The company that owns the anti-capitalist artist's image is embroiled in yet another legal tussle over representation
Laurene Powell Jobs's non-profit buys San Francisco Art Institute and its $50m Diego Rivera mural
After years of financial problems, the troubled institution will enter its next chapter with help from the Apple dynasty
Jeffrey Gibson and Jennie C. Jones will transform the Metropolitan Museum's outdoor spaces in 2025
The artists' forthcoming façade and rooftop installations at the museum will explore the intersections of identity and art history
Rita McBride: ‘I can draw through space, and it’s infinite’
The artist’s installation at the Hammer Museum dissolves space and time with laser beams and a uniquely science-fiction-flecked optimism
'Good night, moon lander': SpaceX lunar craft carrying 125 Jeff Koons sculptures expected to lose power
The tipped-over lander will soon lose contact with engineers on earth
Art Institute of Chicago accused of holding onto Nazi-looted Egon Schiele
The museum insists that heirs to the original collector waited too long to file their claim for the valuable work on paper
13 shows to see in and around Los Angeles during Frieze
From important shows of Korean and Japanese contemporary art, to major surveys of Paul Pfeiffer and Joan Brown, and more
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs announces $52.2m in grants to more than 1,000 organisations
The Cultural Development Fund distributed grants to 76% of eligible applicants throughout the city's five boroughs
Washington state's Bellevue Arts Museum faces 'dire' financial straits
The institution may be forced to close its doors if it doesn't raise the requisite funds, says its permanent director less than a week into her new role
Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Zendaya and Chris Hemsworth to co-chair 2024 Met Gala
The annual benefit gala's theme for this year is "The Garden of Time"; as usual, Vogue editor Anna Wintour will chair the event
Cave paintings in Patagonia discovered to be oldest rock art in South America
Radiocarbon dating by archaeologists has revealed that wall motifs in a cave in southern Argentina are over 8,000 years old
In open letter, MoMA employees urge institution's leaders to call for 'unconditional ceasefire' in Gaza
The statement has been signed by more than 30 museum employees
Cleveland's Front triennial cancels 2025 edition and shuts down
The recurring exhibition, which sought to make Northeast Ohio an arts destination, is ceasing operations after two iterations
Protester charged for defacing African American Civil War memorial at US National Gallery of Art
A climate activist with the group Declare Emergency has been taken into custody over a paint-smearing incident at the museum last year
New filing in Frankenthaler Foundation lawsuit alleges 'pay-to-play' scheme
Frankenthaler's nephew has accused the foundation, which terminated his board position last spring, of "extensive self-dealing"
Cambodian government takes over management of three Angkor archaeological sites from World Monuments Fund
The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng
Princeton University Art Museum identifies 16 artefacts linked to alumnus and alleged smuggler
Edoardo Almagià, who graduated from Princeton University in 1973, has been connected to a range of antiquities currently in the museum's collection
University of New Hampshire permanently closes its art museum amid budget cuts
In an effort to shave $14m off its projected 2024 budget, UNH will close its campus art museum
Orlando Museum of Art drops lawsuit against owners of allegedly fake Basquiats
The museum, which is operating at a significant deficit amid mounting crisis management fees, will focus its legal efforts on its former director
US university museum returns Nazi-looted painting to rightful heirs
The Ackland Art Museum restituted a painting taken from a prominent Jewish collector via Nazi coercion
US Air Force officer arrested for alleged NFT fraud
An active-duty senior airman was detained for his role in a scheme overhyping the value of NFTs
World Monuments Fund announces over $15m for climate change initiative
New initiatives emphasize WMF's commitment to the preservation and revitalisation of historic sites under threat of destruction from climate change
Ben Whishaw to play photographer Peter Hujar in upcoming film
The as-yet untitled film will be directed by Ira Sachs, who just directed Whishaw in the critically acclaimed film "Passages"
Baltimore Museum of Art acquires its first piece of performance art
The performance by Jefferson Pinder is one of more than 100 new acquisitions recently announced by the institution
Funerary urn dedicated to the Maya god of corn discovered in Mexico
The artefact is the latest archaeological marvel unearthed during the construction of the controversial Maya Train project
The big museum openings and expansions of 2024
The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension