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Lost Michelangelo Draws $27 Million, Trouncing Estimate and Smashing Record
Lost Michelangelo Draws $27 Million, Trouncing Estimate and Smashing Record
The study by Michelangelo for his Sistine Chapel murals had been passed down through several generations of an anonymous European family.
news.artnet.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Lost Michelangelo Draws $27 Million, Trouncing Estimate and Smashing Record
Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale
Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale has | Aeon Essays
Sea pandas or sadistic killers? These enigmatic creatures invite contradictory labels that say far more about us than them
aeon.co
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale
Haiti’s Hand-Painted Winter Olympics Uniforms Are a ‘Story of Resistance’
Haiti's Hand-Painted Winter Olympics Uniforms Are a 'Story of Resistance' | Artnet News
Haiti’s hand-painted Winter Olympics uniforms turn censorship into an act of creative defiance and national pride.
news.artnet.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Haiti’s Hand-Painted Winter Olympics Uniforms Are a ‘Story of Resistance’
How Milan designed an unmonumental Olympic Games
Milan Designed an Unmonumental Winter Olympic Games
Plus: Discover the Art Deco history of Greyhound bus stations.
www.bloomberg.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
How Milan designed an unmonumental Olympic Games
Renowned Mexican art collection to be managed by Spanish bank
Santander to manage the Gelman Collection, one of the most significant collections of 20th-century Mexican art
Banco Santander has reached a long-term agreement with the Zambrano family to manage the Gelman Collection, during which it will be known as the Gelman Santander Collection.
www.santander.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Renowned Mexican art collection to be managed by Spanish bank
The Last House Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Is on the Market
The Last House Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Is on the Market
Frank Lloyd Wright’s final residential design, a desert gem of curves and circles built in 1959 for Norman Lykes, is up for sale.
news.artnet.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The Last House Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Is on the Market
How the Met Opera Turned Beloved Murals Into Financial Tools
How the Met Opera Turned Beloved Murals Into Financial Tools | Artnet News
The Metropolitan Opera floated the idea of selling its two beloved Chagall murals. It's been using them to borrow millions for years.
news.artnet.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
How the Met Opera Turned Beloved Murals Into Financial Tools
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If you’ve ever wanted to design your own museum, play at being a Medici patron or infiltrate the Louvre, then these are the games for you
Eight video games for art-lovers
If you’ve ever wanted to curate your own museum, pretend to be a Medici patron or infiltrate the Louvre, these games are just the ticket
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
If you’ve ever wanted to design your own museum, play at being a Medici patron or infiltrate the Louvre, then these are the games for you
Lego is building out an in-house programmatic team
Lego is building out an in-house programmatic team
The Danish advertiser is hiring for programmatic roles to flesh out paid digital unit. It's not the only brand deepening its in-house bench.
digiday.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Lego is building out an in-house programmatic team
ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida
See a ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida
Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be restored?
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ghost 'fairyland' forest reemerge in Florida
Ancient Colossi of Egyptian Pharaoh Reemerge After Decades-Long Restoration
Ancient Colossi of Egyptian Pharaoh Reemerge After Restoration
Guests at the newly-opened tomb of the great Ancient Egyptian ruler Amenhotep III can now bask in the splendor of the Colossi of Memnon.
news.artnet.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Ancient Colossi of Egyptian Pharaoh Reemerge After Decades-Long Restoration
Decoding the Visual Poetry of the Met Opera’s Beloved Chagall Murals news.artnet.com/art-world/me...
Decoding the Visual Poetry of the Met Opera’s Beloved Chagall Murals
To shore up finances, the Met Opera says it may sell its Marc Chagall murals—though they'd remain in place.
news.artnet.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Decoding the Visual Poetry of the Met Opera’s Beloved Chagall Murals news.artnet.com/art-world/me...
Great read! www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/m...
Museums and galleries in Minneapolis join citywide general strike in protest of Ice operations
In protest of federal immigration enforcement officers’ violent campaign in the city, hundreds of local business and organisations will shutter on 23 January
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Great read! www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/22/m...
The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters
The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters
Pioneering Modernist designer Dorothy Waugh gets her due as Poster House reunites her groundbreaking Great Depression-era NPS posters
news.artnet.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Forgotten Designer Who Created America’s First National Parks Posters
Meet the task force, working to restore cultural heritage www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/g...
Meet the global taskforce working to recover stolen cultural heritage
A reporter for The Art Newspaper has been on the scene with the Heritage Crime Task Force (HCTF), tracking, identifying and repatriating a wide variety of art and antiquities lost to crime and conflic...
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Meet the task force, working to restore cultural heritage www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/19/g...
Robert Rauschenberg Headlines Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopening
Robert Rauschenberg Headlines Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopening | Artnet News
The Smithsonian will spotlight Rauschenberg’s lifelong fascination with flight in a major new exhibition opening at the Air and Space Museum.
news.artnet.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Robert Rauschenberg Headlines Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum Reopening
All about the new Kahlo show www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/h...
The road to ‘Fridamania’: how Frida Kahlo became a global phenomenon
A new show will explore the Mexican artist's complex personality and her rise to fame over the past 50 years
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
All about the new Kahlo show www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/15/h...
Take a Tour of Tiny Meow Wolf
Take a Tour of Tiny Meow Wolf | Meow Wolf
Explore some of the many miniatures and pocket-sized dimensions to be found across Meow Wolf's five permanent exhibitions.
meowwolf.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Take a Tour of Tiny Meow Wolf
A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show
A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show
The Morgan Library has organized a must-see show around the loan of a major Caravaggio from the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
news.artnet.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show
“Girl With Pearl Earring“ Headed to Japan www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/v...
Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ will head to Japan this summer in rare loan
The famous painting, held in the Mauristhuis museum in The Hague, was banned from travel in 2014
www.theartnewspaper.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“Girl With Pearl Earring“ Headed to Japan www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/09/v...
David Byrne on ‘Exploring and Sometimes Failing’ as an Artist
David Byrne on 'Exploring and Sometimes Failing' as an Artist
The legendary musician David Byrne answers all our burning questions about the creative process—from a plane!
news.artnet.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
David Byrne on ‘Exploring and Sometimes Failing’ as an Artist
Sony Files Patent for AI “Ghost” to Help Players Conquer Tough Levels
Sony Files Patent for AI “Ghost” to Help Players Conquer Tough Levels
The new concept could replace static tutorials with an interactive digital companion.
hypebeast.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Sony Files Patent for AI “Ghost” to Help Players Conquer Tough Levels
Where The Prairie Still Remains www.noemamag.com/where-the-pr...
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Where The Prairie Still Remains www.noemamag.com/where-the-pr...
A new Grammy category honors album covers, and the artists that make them
A new Grammy category honors album covers, and the artists that make them
Five albums are nominated for best album cover at the 68th Grammy Awards. Previously included in the best album package category, it's the first time covers have their own category in over 50 years.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
A new Grammy category honors album covers, and the artists that make them
Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years www.theverge.com/tech/854556/...
Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
Starting with Lego Star Wars.
www.theverge.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years www.theverge.com/tech/854556/...