Forgotten Ancient Structure Uncovered by Devastating Libyan Floods
Recent floods in Libya have uncovered long-buried archaeological structures in an ancient Greek settlement outside the devastated city of Derna.…
Author: Tessa Solomon
Excavation of Roman Cemetery Reveals Coffins Carved With Images of Grapes and Dolphins
Four Roman-era tombs have been unearthed in Gaza City, including two lead coffins, one delicately carved with harvest motifs and…
Painting Emerges After a Century in Storage as a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi
A painting left in storage for more than 100 years has been reattributed to Artemisia Gentileschi, a Baroque painter who, after…
Florida Museum Fires Curator After Show of Greek Artifacts Comes Under Scrutiny
The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, dismissed a curator after issues were raised over the provenance of…
Newfields, Still Reeling from Controversy, Names Indianapolis Museum Director After Lengthy Search
Newfields has appointed Belinda Tate as the next director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfield, concluding a nearly…
For a Second Time, UNESCO Urges Against Plan to Build Tunnel Near Stonehenge
UNESCO has once again urged the UK government to “not proceed” with its controversial plan to build a two-mile tunnel close…
Viking Fortresses, Burial Mounds in Mongolia, and Other Sites Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee, a cultural body within the United Nations, has inscribed 13 sites of historical or artistic significance…
Golden Lion Winner Sonia Boyce Joins Hauser & Wirth, 25 Best Museum Shows Opening Worldwide, Carol Bove Goes to Gagosian, and More: Morning Links for September 6, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MARK YOUR CALENDARS. This year lacks a…
V&A Dundee Is Latest UK Museum to Strip the Sackler Name from its Walls
V&A Dundee, the Scottish branch of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, has stripped the Sackler name from its galleries, but will not…
Veteran Cape Town Gallery Southern Guild to Open First US Branch in Los Angeles
Southern Guild, a Cape Town–based gallery known for nurturing superstars like Zanele Muholi, will open an outpost in the Melrose Hill…
Man Filmed Himself Destroying Stone Age Relic: ‘Archaeological Information Has Been Lost Forever’
A spate of cultural vandalism continued earlier this year when part of a buried Stone Age monument in Wales was…
Cuban Artists Sign Open Letter Urging Boycott in Protest of ‘Persistent Human Rights Violations’
Prominent Cuban and Cuban American artists including Tania Bruguera and Coco Fusco have signed an open letter urging the international…
Hundreds of Artworks from Los Angeles’s Embattled Ace Gallery Are Being Liquidated via Online Auction
Hundreds of artworks held by Los Angeles’s defunct blue-chip Ace Gallery are being liquidated via an online auction as the…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Names Task Force for Black History Museum Amid Criticism of State Education Reform
The Florida state government has taken another step towards the realization of a museum of Black history in the state.…