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Manhattan DA Raids The Met, Seizes Antiquities For Repatriation
Manhattan’s DA office recently seized antiquities from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) to repatriate them to their homes.
While the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has carried out multiple raids on the Met this year, this…
AI-Generated Work Wins Colorado State Fair, Causes Backlash
An A.I.-generated painting, which won the Colorado State Art Fair this year, has been making waves with both praise and criticism.
The work, titled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, is attributed to Jason Allen. For the submission, Allen used a…
National Portrait Gallery, UK Raises Funds To Acquire $58M Joshua Reynolds Work
The London-based National Portrait Gallery has been raising almost $58 million to buy an 18th-century painting by Joshua Reynolds.
Titled Portrait of Omai (1776), the work features a man called Omai, who was from Tahiti. In the late 18th…
Bored Ape NFTS Worth $13.5M Stolen Since Launch, Reveals Reports
Almost 150 NFTs from the Bored Ape NFT collection, worth $13,582,962, have been stolen since its inception, a report reveals.
Immunefi, a Web3 security firm, released their report on Tuesday which collected data from the launch of Bored…
At $12.6M, Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Become Most Expensive Sports Memorabilia
A Mickey Mantle baseball card was sold for a whopping $12.6 million at Sotheby’s on Sunday, making it the most expensive sports memorabilia ever.
The baseball card was issued in 1952, depicting Mantle looking off at a distance with his…
Prominent Russian Museum Director Arrested For Criticizing War in Ukraine
Russian museum director Yevgeny Roizman was the latest to be arrested for speaking against Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Roizman is well-known as the founder and director of the Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg. He is also a former mayor…
Billion-Dollar Collection Of Microsoft Cofounder Paul Allen To Be Sold At Christie’s
The art collection of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, will be sold at a mega auction at Christie’s.
Once the auction gets finalized, it will be the most expensive single-owner art collection ever to be sold in an auction.…
Wisconsin Museum Accused Of Institutional Racism By Black Women Artists
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) in Wisconsin has been accused of ‘institutional racist violence’ by Black female artists.
The Black artists were participating in the Wisconsin Triennial, a regional art exhibition organized…
In A First, Scotland’s Glasgow Museums Return Stolen Objects To India
In a historic first, the Glasgow Museums in Scotland became the first museum in the United Kingdom to return stolen objects to India.
The ceremony occurred on Friday last week at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It was attended by…
ICOM Panel Condemns Actions Of Russian Members In Ukraine
A Sunday panel by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) strongly condemned the actions of its Russian members during the Ukraine invasion.
The panel was hosted a day ahead of the 3-day General Conference Prague 2022. Titled…