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Proposed Restitution Law in France Advances in National Assembly
In what was described as “a decisive step in the long road to the restitution of property looted in Africa during the colonial era,” on Wednesday the French National Assembly’s Cultural Affairs Committee approved a proposed bill that wasunanimously passed by the Senate’s Cultural Affairs Committee in January, setting up a plenary session debate on read more
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Collector Bob Rennie Donates 24 Works to National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa has received a gift of 24 contemporary artworks from Bob Rennie, one of the country’s leading art collectors, and his family. The donated works include 17 works by Christopher Williams, two works by Kerry James Marshall, four by Brian Jungen, and one by Jin-me Yoon. With this read more
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60 Percent of Sudan National Museum’s Holdings Have Been Looted, Officials Say
In September 2024, officials reported that the National Museum of Sudan in the country’s capital city, Khartoum, had been subjected to looting by members of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during Sudan’s ongoing civil war. Now, museum officials have made public the extent of that looting. “More than 60% of the museum’s holdings were read more
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Director of Museo National de Colombia Liliana Angulo Cortés Dies at 51, Art Centers in Beirut Pause Programming Amid War: Morning Links for March 5, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines IN MEMORIAM. Liliana Angulo Cortés, who led Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, died on February 21, aged 51, reports the Art Newspaper. She was the first Afro-Colombian artist to direct the museum, which she diversified by including more Black and Indigenous artists. Angulo read more
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Veterans Sue Over Trump’s Arch, Saying It Would Blight Arlington National Cemetery and Nearby Monuments
A group of three military veterans and a historical preservationist filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proposed 250-foot arch that opponents contend would mar the views from Arlington National Cemetery to other monuments around Washington, D.C. At 250 feet, the arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial. And at read more
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Six National Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration Over Erasing History and Science at National Parks
Six national nonprofit organizations devoted to the national parks, history, and science have sued the Trump administration over its censoring of signage it disapproves of in national parks across the U.S. The plaintiffs in the sixty-page suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court of Masachusetts, include the National Parks Conservation Association; the American Association for read more
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Trump Wants the National Portrait Gallery to Commission a New Portrait
Since George Washington, it has been customary for presidents to have an official portrait—usually an oil painting—unveiled shortly after they leave office. That was to be the case for President Donald Trump, who sat for a portrait by artist Ronald Sherr just after leaving office in 2021. There is just one complication: Trump now wants read more
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Staff and Programming Cuts Are Coming to London’s National Gallery Amid Possible $11 M. Deficit
The National Gallery in London will institute cuts to staff and programming in the face of a deficit that would, in the absence of “decisive remedial action,” grow by 2027 to £8.2 million ($11.2 million), says the institution in an emailed statement. The museum says that “in the present global landscape and with the cost-of-living read more
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Police Arrest Network of Louvre Ticket Fraudsters, London’s National Gallery to Cut Jobs Amid Growing Deficit: Morning Links for February 13, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines ARTFUL DODGERS. The Louvrehas had a rough season since the brazen daylight theft of France’s crown jewels from its gilded halls last October. Now, French police have arrested nine people in connection with an extensive network of fraudsters who sold fake tickets via read more
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White House Floats Idea of Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, according to the New York Times.This, of course, would be in addition to his official read more
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National Gallery of Art Acquires Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece
An Artemisia Gentileschi painting entered the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., marking the first work by the artist to join the museum’s holdings. The painting, titled Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy (ca. 1625), was thought to be lost until it resurfaced in 2011 in a French private collection. In 2014, it read more
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Scholar Argues Portrait of Albrecht Dürer’s Father in National Gallery Is Authentic
In a new catalogue raisonné, scholar Christof Metzger argues that The Painter’s Father (1497), a painting in the collection of London’s National Gallery, is in fact an authentic work by Albrecht Dürer. The Painter’s Father, gifted to King Charles I of England in 1636, has long been thought to be a copy made decades after read more
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Amid National Upheaval Over Minneapolis Killings, Photographer Ellen von Unwerth Attends White House ‘Melania’ Screening
On Saturday, the same day that federal Border Patrol agents shot and killed intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in the street in Minneapolis, and as an historic winter storm bore down on a large swath of the United States, the White House staged a screening of Melania, the forthcoming documentary about First Lady Melania Trump. read more
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New Artwork on National Mall Lampoons Trump-Epstein Birthday Card
News The sculpture’s authors told Hyperallergic that they erected the piece after the government failed to release the complete Epstein files. A replica of Trump’s alleged birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein appeared on the National Mall on January 18, 2026. (photo courtesy Secret Handshake; all others Emma Cieslik/Hyperallergic) WASHINGTON, DC —A participatory public artwork drawing read more
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Isle of Man launches National AI Office with £1M investment
The Isle of Man Government has officially launched its National AI Office (NAIO) digitalisleofman.com/naio, a new function designed to help the Island harness AI in a practical, sustainable and responsible way. This marks a significant step in establishing a clear, coordinated national approach to the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence. Backed by a £1 million read more
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South Africa: Kruger National Park Implements Gate Quotas to Avoid Overcrowding
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has advised day visitors planning to visit the Kruger National Park (KNP) during the festive season that gate quotas will be in place to prevent overcrowding on the roads and facilities. “Once daily quotas are reached, only pre-booked visitors will be allowed entry. Queueing will then apply, and access read more
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Kenya: Tourism As a Measure of Kenyas National Maturity
When Kenya chose tourism as the theme for this year’s Jamhuri Day, it was more than a celebratory gesture. It was a statement of intent. Tourism was positioned not simply as an economic sector, but as a marker of national maturity, coordination and confidence. Few industries sit at the intersection of policy, culture, employment and read more
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MD One Ventures and Randox launch security and biotech accelerator for national resilience
Europe’s first National Security VC firm, MD One Ventures and Randox, a global diagnostics and healthcare company from the UK and Ireland, today announce the launch of Randox for Builders, a security and biotech incubator and accelerator. Randox for Builders gives early-stage companies the funding and hands-on support they need to grow faster. At its read more
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Ten Percent of National Endowment for the Humanities Budget Will Support Two Grantees
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant funds appear to have been put towards supporting two awards at nearly 10 percent of the agency’s annual $207 million budget, the New York Times reported. The Trump administration previously canceled the NEH grants that had been approved under the former Biden administration, laid off the majority read more
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