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New EU Law To Curb Antiquities Trafficking To Go In Effect
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Regulation 2019/800, which was first proposed 6 years ago, will be implemented across the EU member nations from Saturday. The law aims to curtail the flow of illegal cultural goods by increasing the due diligence required by the…
Club And Ex-Employee Battle Over Ownership Of A Banksy Mural
A club in East London is fighting a legal battle with its ex-employer over the ownership of a Banksy mural once painted over its office wall.
The mural Yellow Lines Flower Painter appeared on the walls of the office of Bethnal Green…
Parallel Souls: Sally Gabori and Forrest Bess in Switzerland
An extraordinary encounter between two visionary artists—Sally Gabori from Australia and Forrest Bess from Texas—takes place in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Hosted at the Opale Foundation, the only European institution dedicated to…
Louvre Shut Down On Monday After Workers Strike Over Working Conditions
On Monday, the Louvre remained closed after the workers called an impromptu strike over ‘untenable’ working conditions.
During an internal staff meeting, the workers, who included ticket sellers, security, and museum maintenance, decided…
Tourist Sits & Breaks Crystal-Studded Chair Artwork Before Fleeing
A man sat on a Svaroski-studded chair while taking pictures, before breaking it and fleeing from the museum in Italy
The incident originally occurred in April at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, Italy. The artwork in question was by…
Helsinki Biennial 2025: When Art Listens to the More Than Human World
The third edition of the Helsinki Biennial becomes a dialogue between public art and nature, imagining new forms of ecological coexistence.
In recent years, biennials have multiplied across the globe, evolving from exclusive gatherings…
Christie’s Design Sale A Moderate Success, Fetching $23.6M
Thanks to a Tiffany Studios work, the design sale at Christie’s brought in a combined total of $23.6 million even in a slow market.
On Thursday, Christie’s organized two auctions related to design works. The first was the “American…
Two Men Sentenced In Theft Of Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet
Six years later, two men have been sentenced for stealing the golden toilet by Maurizio Cattelan in England.
Titled “America” (2016), the work – a critique of the American society – first appeared at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In…
Sotheby’s London To Sell Surrealist Collection Of Pauline Karpidas
The collection of British socialite Pauline Karpidas will hit Sotheby’s London and is expected to shatter records.
Considered the greatest collection of surrealist art in modern times, the Pauline Karpidas collection boasts names like…
France To Charge Non-Europeans $10 More To Visit Museums
From next year, major French museums – including the Louvre – will charge non-European visitors $10 more to visit.
The move comes as an effort to meet the ever-growing funds needed to repair major French institutions. Starting January…