Increase in seizures of cultural property in France in 2025
According to its annual report, French customs seized 25,070 cultural goods in 2025, an increase of 12% compared to 2024….
In Madrid, the Prado keeps under seal a Velázquez disputed by two ex-spouses
In Madrid, an investigating judge ordered the Prado Museum to temporarily preserve a painting attributed to Velázquez representing Philip IV,…
Gérard Lhérier admits his guilt and obtains a reduced sentence
New twist in the Aristophil affair. On April 14, Gérard Lheriter admitted his guilt as part of an appearance on…
art publisher fined $102 million
After four days of hearing in a federal court in Manhattan, a jury has just ordered Michael McKenzie and his…
New York’s Metropolitan Opera loses $200 million Saudi contribution
The Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York has just lost a Saudi partnership presented a few months earlier as a…
A permanent location for Thanks for nothing in 2030
Paris. A 53 m high crane dominates the roofs of the 14th arrondissement. Steel signal planted in the blue sky…
Oviedo will host the world’s first philosophy museum
Oviedo (Spain). In Oviedo, capital of Asturias, the Miñor sanatorium has long welcomed patients for thermal treatments and also served…
“AI is not a “game changer” at the level of pure creation”
Paris. Arriving in November 2024, before his appointment was announced in January 2025, Aurélien Bosc took over from Bruno Monnier…
The European Parliament keeps up the pressure
Strasbourg. On March 10, 2026, the European Parliament adopted the Voss report entitled “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities…
Fake Warhol, Haring and Banksy seized in Italy
In Reggio Calabria (Italy), a pop art and street art exhibition dedicated to Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Banksy served…
Anti-Trump statues challenge the White House
Washington, D.C. A Throne Fit for a King (“A throne fit for a king”, (see ill.)). During the month of…
The Victoria & Albert Museum gives in to Chinese censorship
According to revelations reported by the British newspaper The Guardianthe Victoria & Albert Museum has removed a 1930s map depicting…