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Thieves Steal Roman-Era Statues From Damascus Museum
A historian speculates it might have been an inside job.
Isa Farfan
Isa Farfan is a staff reporter for Hyperallergic. She lives in Brooklyn. Email her at isa@hyperallergic.com.
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Public Artwork by Shellyne Rodriguez Pays Homage to the Bronx
"Phoenix Ladder: Monument to the People of the Bronx" honors the undefeatable spirit of the New York borough.
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Can’t Make It to The Met? Take a VR Tour Instead
The institution’s first foray into virtual reality offers free digital tours of the Temple of Dendur and its new Oceania galleries.
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The Week in Art Crime and Mischief
Googly eyes on a sculpture, updates in the Louvre heist, a teenager arrested for damaging exhibits at the Met. Art crime made the news this month.
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A Look Inside the Studio Museum’s New Home
After a seven-year closure, the beloved Harlem institution is opening its new building to the public on November 15.
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Colorado Museum Accused of Censoring Anti-ICE, Pro-Palestine Artwork
History Colorado Center cited campaign finance laws. Free speech groups are not convinced.
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A Brief Art History of Grief
Scholar Roger Luckhurt’s richly illustrated book chronicles the ways we memorialize the dead across the world, tracing burial practices from Ancient Greece to the present day.
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Artists Call to Boycott Maxxi Museum Over Alleged Israel Ties
Tania Bruguera, Phil Collins, and others said they withdrew their work, citing the institution’s “stance on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
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Thieves Rob 1,000 Collection Items From California Museum
Native American artifacts and jewelry were among the objects taken from the Oakland Museum of California’s off-site facility.
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Trump Fires Entire Arts Oversight Committee
The termination of all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts follows the president's questionable razing of the historic East Wing.
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Women Art Collectors Are Outspending Men, Survey Finds
They’re also more likely to buy works by artists they’re not familiar with, according to the UBS and Art Basel's 2025 Survey of Global Collecting.
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Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers
Museum directors and curators published a letter expressing solidarity with the Louvre’s embattled director.