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Mauritshuis Museum To Lend Girl With A Pearl Earring To Japan
The Mauritshuis Museum in Holland will be lending Vermeer’s Girl A With Pearl Earring to a Japanese museum this fall.
The museum announced on Thursday that the painting will travel to the Nakanoshima Museum in Osaka for the fall season.…
Research Might Have Key To DNA Of Leonardo Da Vinci
A new research paper might have found the genetic data of Italian master Leonardo da Vinci from one of his sketches.
On Tuesday, researchers from the Leonardo Da Vinci Project (LDVP) posted a new paper that explored the DNA lineage of…
Bertrand Scholler, Others Convicted For Harassing First Lady Of France
French dealer Bertrand Scholler was among those convicted for falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron, wife of the French president, is a transgender.
On Monday, a Paris court found Scholler and 9 others guilty of online harassment of…
Art Loan Defaults On The Rise, Indicating Market Concern
A new report found that half of the non-bank art loans defaulted in 2024, up 12 percent from 2022.
Deloitte Private and ArtTactic released the Art and Finance Report 2025, listing some interesting and dangerous trends in the art market.…
NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani Takes Oath With Historic Qur’an
On New Year’s Eve last week, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani created history in more than one way.
On Wednesday, Zohran Kwame Mamdani became the 112th mayor of New York City, but the first Muslim to do so. As such, his mayoral…
Kochi Biennale Closes After Last Supper Inspired Work Causes Outrage
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale was forced to briefly close down after a work inspired by The Last Supper caused outrage in India.
At the center of the controversy was the work “For The Time Being” by artist Tom Vattakuzhy. The painting…
Bad Bunny Faces Backlash From Mexico After ‘Touching’ Ancient Artifact
Singer Bad Bunny is facing criticism from Mexican authorities after allegedly touching an ancient Mayan stone.
Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper. Reportedly, the singer posted a…
UK Taxpayers To Foot $1B Insurance Of Bayeux Tapestry
The French Bayeux Tapestry will arrive in the UK with an insurance cover of $1 billion, which would be ultimately paid by the British people.
The Bayeux Tapestry is scheduled to arrive in the UK from France in 2026, where it will go on…
Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Stolen Artifacts To Turkey
Earlier this month, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York returned dozens of smuggled artifacts to Turkey.
The repatriation ceremony occurred on December 8th in New York. It was a result of years of investigation by the…
MoMA Adds CryptoPunk, Chromie Squiggles To Its Collection
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has added 10 CryptoPunks and 10 Chromie Squiggles NFT artworks to its permanent collection.
CryptoPunks are digital characters, each of the size 24x24 pixels, created on the Ethereum blockchain. They were…