V&A Dundee Is Latest UK Museum to Strip the Sackler Name from its Walls
The museum will not, however, be returning the £500,000 it was gifted from the Sackler Trust before opening in 2018.
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The Egypt Government Is Demolishing Historic Tombs and Cultural Centers in Effort to Modernize Cairo, Per Local Reports
Green spaces, some of which date to the 19th century, have been torn down in the name of modernity.
‘Very Peculiar’ 3,000-Year-Old Tomb Found by Archaeologists in Northern Peru
A priest’s remains were discovered, buried beneath six layers of ash mixed with black earth.
Eying Expansion in South Korea, Gagosian Hires Seoul-Based Head of Operations
The gallery does not currently have plans to open a space in Seoul.
UK Police Make ‘Major Breakthrough’ in Search for Stolen Maurizio Cattelan Toilet
Valued at $6 million, the toilet was lifted during an early morning heist several years ago.
Lin May Saeed, Empathetic Sculptor Who Viewed Animals as Her Equals, Dies at 50
She wrestled with the male-dominated history of sculpture, reusing found Styrofoam in her art.
Ancient Mayan Nose Guard Carved From Human Bone Uncovered in Mexico
The artifact was meant to be worn by priests during funeral ceremonies.
Climate Protestor Smears Pink Paint on Tom Thomson Painting at National Gallery of Canada
The member of On2Ottawa splashed paint on the Tom Thomson landscape ‘Northern River’.
Radiocarbon Dating of Borneo Cave Art Tells a Hidden History of Centuries-Old Indigenous Resistance
A team of Australian scientists used radiocarbon dating to conduct what they have hailed as the first chronometric age study of Malaysian rock art
British Museum Staffer Fired for Lost and Damaged Items Identified as Veteran Curator Peter Higgs
Two UK news outlets named the longtime curator of Greek antiquities.