Germany to create council to oversee restitution of colonial-era acquisitions • Pinakothek in Munich Returns Nazi-Looted Painting by Lesser Ury to Jewish Heirs • Iran’s arts community and heritage suffer as US-Israeli attacks continue

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Germany to create council to oversee restitution of colonial-era acquisitions
On 30 March, the German federal government and the country’s 16 states agreed to create a new body to oversee restitution of cultural property and...

Pinakothek in Munich Returns Nazi-Looted Painting by Lesser Ury to Jewish Heirs
The Pinakotheken in Munich announced it will return Lesser Ury’s painting Interior with Children (The Siblings) to the Jewish heirs of its...

Iran’s arts community and heritage suffer as US-Israeli attacks continue
Iran’s arts community has been disrupted as US-Israeli bombardment that began on 28 February continued into the Nowruz period, the Persian New...

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors
The Art Newspaper’s annual survey of museum attendance reported that more than 200 million visits were made to the world’s 100 most visited art...

Venice Biennale Artists Push to Ban U.S., Israel, and Russia From Exhibition
An open letter by artists connected to the Venice Biennale called for the exclusion of the United States, Israel, and Russia from the exhibition,...

Plan to build border wall along the Rio Grande in Texas threatens prehistoric rock art, locals warn
Plans to extend the Mexico–US border wall through Val Verde County, Texas, have prompted warnings from archaeologists and local landowners that...

Rare Rauschenberg Experimental Dance Revived at Brooklyn Roller Rink
Artnet News reported on March 31, 2026, that a rare experimental dance work associated with artist Robert Rauschenberg has been revived in...

Mexico’s art community calls for greater transparency in management of treasured collection
More than 350 cultural professionals in Mexico signed an open letter calling for greater transparency and compliance with heritage laws in the...

Gladstone Gallery Now Represents the Estate of Pope.L, Boundary-Crossing Performance Artist
Gladstone Gallery announced it now represents the estate of Pope.L, the influential American performance and conceptual artist who died in...

1-54 New York Lines-Up More Than 20 Exhibitors, with a Special Focus on Brazil
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announced that more than 20 galleries will participate in its New York edition, running May 13–17 at the...

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