The $12.7 Million Painting That Exposed a Museum Scandal • Arrests made over alleged €10m Louvre ticket scam • Backlash Erupts After British Museum Removes ‘Palestine’ From Ancient Middle East Displays

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The $12.7 Million Painting That Exposed a Museum Scandal
An Artnet News report recounts how a painting that sold for $12.7 million became central to exposing a museum scandal, drawing attention to...

Arrests made over alleged €10m Louvre ticket scam
French authorities have made arrests in connection with an alleged decade-long ticket fraud scheme at the Musée du Louvre that prosecutors...

Backlash Erupts After British Museum Removes ‘Palestine’ From Ancient Middle East Displays
The British Museum has faced criticism after removing the term “Palestine” from displays in its Ancient Middle East galleries, prompting...

White House presses Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery for new portrait, larger exhibit on Trump
The White House has pressed the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) to expand its presentation of President Donald Trump by...

David Hockney to create ten metre-long window installation for Turner Contemporary
Artist David Hockney will create a large-scale window installation for Turner Contemporary in Margate, UK, as part of the gallery’s 15th...

Henrike Naumann, Set to Represent Germany at the Venice Biennale, Has Died at 41
German artist Henrike Naumann, who had been set to represent Germany at the Venice Biennale, has died at age 41, Artnet News reported on 17...

Alexander Wang Is Transforming a Chinatown Landmark Into a Hub for Asian Creativity
Fashion designer Alexander Wang and his mother, Ying Wang, are converting a landmark building in New York’s Chinatown into a new arts venue called...

The Sticky Politics of Wall Texts
A Hyperallergic essay examines how museum wall texts—often treated as neutral educational tools—can become flashpoints for political conflict and...

Museo Reina Sofía Calls for Investigation into Incident Involving Visitors with Israeli Flags
Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid has called for an investigation into an incident involving visitors carrying Israeli flags, according to ARTnews. The...

Wassily Kandinsky Painting Estimated at $21.3 M. to Headline Christie’s 20/21 Spring Evening Sale in London Alongside Henry Moore Work
Christie’s will headline its London 20/21 Spring Evening Sale with a Wassily Kandinsky painting estimated at $21.3 million, according to ARTnews....

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