Nigeria Renews Call for Return of Benin Bronzes Following British Museum Thefts
Nigerian officials have renewed called for the repatriation of Benin Bronzes held in the British Museum collection following news of missing, stolen, and damaged items...
Uffizi Director Calls for ‘Hard Fist of the Law’ in Case of Vasari Corridor Vandalism
In the latest attack on Italian cultural landmarks, a tourist defaced the cherished Vasari Corridor, an act that the director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries says...
Radiocarbon Dating of Borneo Cave Art Tells a Hidden History of Centuries-Old Indigenous Resistance
Recent radiocarbon dating of rock art in Malaysia’s Gua Sireh cave complex is offering unprecedented insight into a generations-spanning saga of Indigenous resistance to hostile...
Former OpenSea Executive Sentenced to Three Months in Prison on Insider Trading Charges
A former executive at the popular NFT marketplace OpenSea was sentenced to three months in prison in connection with a case revolving around insider trading....
Florence’s Vasari Corridor Vandalized, OpenSea Exec Sentenced for Insider Trading, and More: Morning Links for August 24, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TOURISTS ALLEGEDLY BEHAVING BADLY. Columns along the Vasari Corridor, which connects the Uffizi Galleries in...
British Museum Officials Were Warned of Thefts in 2021, Emails Reveal
A Danish art dealer alerted the British Museum to allegedly stolen items in 2021, but was dismissed by senior staff and told “collection is protected”,...
Recent Excavations in Ancient Greek City Reveal Cult Center
Recent excavations at the Greek city of Helike have revealed more about its cult center, according to a release from Greece’s Ministry of Culture. Helike,...
London’s National Gallery ‘Resolves’ Incident Involving Man Who Scaled its Roof
It wasn’t a kinetic sculpture or performance piece: a man, clad in a grey tracksuit, climbed onto the roof of the National Gallery in London...
The Met Plans Harlem Renaissance Show, ‘Art Worlds’ Sociologist Howard S. Becker Dies at 95, and More: Morning Links for August 23, 2023
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MARK YOUR CALENDAR. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will stage a show about the Harlem...
Smithsonian Secretary Apologizes After Human Brain Specimens Investigation
Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has responded to a report on on his institution’s collection of human brain specimens, which found that the majority...
Prehistoric Woman Could Likely Hunt as Well as Men, Researchers Say
Prehistoric peoples used a weapon called an atlatl that a new study indicates was an “equalizer” that allowed women to hunt as effectively as men,...
More Than 200 Artifacts, Some Dating to 900 BCE, Returned to Mexico by US
Some 281 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, including Olmec figures and ceramics dating to 900 BCE, agents have been returned to Mexico. The handover...
Internal Investigation at British Museum Says ‘More Than 1,500’ Ancient Artifacts Were Stolen: Report
The number of items from the British Museum that are missing, stolen, or damaged totals more than 1,500, according to the Daily Telegraph. While the...
New Museum in Lisbon Will Feature Artworks Previously Seized from One of Portugal’s Top Collectors
A new contemporary art museum slated to open in Lisbon, Portugal, in October, will feature art from a collection that was previously seized by the...