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Four masked men broke into a museum near Parma, Italy. They stole famous paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse in less than three minutes. The theft happened at the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on March 22 night. Police shared details on Sunday. Thieves Steal Priceless Artworks in Night Raid The men entered through a back […]
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The Alipore Museum in collaboration with DAG has unveiled Destination India: Foreign Artists in India 1857–1947, a landmark exhibition exploring how international artists viewed, interpreted, and contributed to the visual narrative of India during a transformative century. The show, which runs from February 28 to May 2, 2026, marks an important cultural event in Kolkata’s art
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Government of Ukraine has approved a sweeping new resolution that makes the evacuation of museum collections from active conflict zones mandatory. It is in a bid to shield millions of cultural objects from intensifying Russian attacks. Resolution and key provisions The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the new procedure on 17–18 February. How cultural
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The city of Mumbai is once again turning into an open-air museum this March, as DAG Museums presents the second edition of The City as a Museum, Mumbai. The ongoing festival reimagines Mumbai as a living archive—where its streets, institutions, and histories become both venue and collaborator in a dynamic exploration of performance, art, community, and
In a landmark announcement for the global art world, Arts AlUla has officially revealed the name and vision of the AlUla Contemporary Art Museum, a major new institution set to become a cultural cornerstone in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The museum, which will feature original works ranging from Pablo Picasso to Etel Adnan, underscores AlUla’s growing reputation as a hub for international
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MAP’s third birthday on 18 February 2026 marks the consolidation of a museum that has quickly become one of India’s most important experiments in making art public. Opened on 18 February 2023 as South India’s first major private museum, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru now sits at the intersection of collection,
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The British Museum has quietly removed references to “Palestine” from several exhibits on ancient Egypt and the Phoenicians in its Middle East galleries, following concerns raised by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). The changes replace terms like “Palestinian descent” for the Hyksos people with “Canaanite descent” and update maps to use “Canaan” instead, as the
India’s largest private art museum, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in New Delhi, has announced the appointment of Manuel Rabaté, Director of Louvre Abu Dhabi, as its new Chief Executive Officer and Director. Rabaté will assume his responsibilities in early spring 2026, and until then will continue in his current role leading Louvre
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The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza is a new, large-scale archaeological museum dedicated to the material culture of ancient Egypt, designed as the world’s largest museum focused on a single civilization. Located just outside Cairo near the Pyramids of Giza, it is planned as a flagship cultural and tourism hub, integrating galleries, conservation labs,
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India’s art scene is experiencing a renaissance, and it’s happening in real time. Across the country, world-class museums are opening their doors, each offering a unique gateway into the incredible diversity of Indian creativity. These aren’t stuffy, intimidating spaces, they’re vibrant cultural hubs designed to inspire, educate, and connect us to our heritage and to
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