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January 18, 2023

French city believes Madonna may own painting lost during WWI, asks for loan

On Monday, French Mayor Brigitte Fouré asked Madonna to consider loaning the city of Amiens a painting it lost during WWI as it attempts to become a 2028 European Capital of Culture.

December 21, 2022

Pope Francis orders Vatican Museums to return Parthenon marble sculptures to Greece

The three fragments, held by the Vatican since the 19th century, consist of a head of a boy, a bearded male head, and a part of a horse's head.

December 19, 2022

'Woke' London museum to change name of Christmas exhibit to 'Winter Festival'

The Museum of the Home, a well-known London museum, is changing the name of its Christmas exhibit to the "Winter Festival" in an attempt to be more inclusive.

December 16, 2022

US announces return of Iraqi artifacts looted from museum during 2003 invasion

At the time of the invasion, the plundering of the Iraq Museum's collection became the subject of debate on Washington's ability to maintain order in Iraq.

December 13, 2022

Reagan Library in California will host Holocaust exhibit in new year: 'So emotional,' says survivor

A new exhibit about the Holocaust will open in March 2023 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Two survivors recently shared the importance of remembering the atrocities.

December 8, 2022

Professor calls museums racist: Built to ‘justify’ empire, colonization marginalization

Professor Tukufu Zuberi suggested to “PBS Newshour’s” Jeffrey Brown on Wednesday that racial bias and prejudice are the foundations of museums everywhere.

December 7, 2022

UK government rules out law change for return of Parthenon marbles to Greece after 'secret' meetings

A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak told reporters that while the British Museum trustees are free to talk to whomever they want, the U.K. has no plans to change the law.

November 23, 2022

Celtic gold coins stolen from German museum in stunning heist

The circumstances of the nine-minute heist were straight out of a Hollywood movie; telecommunications cables were cut to avoid triggering the alarm.

November 15, 2022

Environmentalists in Vienna deface Gustav Klimt's 1915 'Death and Life' painting with 'black oily liquid'

Climate activists with the German group Last Generation defaced Gustav Klimt's "Death and Life" painting at the Leopold Museum in Vienna, Austria.

November 14, 2022

Gen Z climate activist: Throwing paint, stopping traffic is privileged protest and unhelpful

Young eco-activists having defaced paintings and poured onto freeways for environmental justice are not tangibly improving the climate, conservationist says.