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On Monday, A spontaneous strike by the overwhelmed workers at the Louvre led to the shutting down of the World’s Most- Visited Museum. The Louvre’s spontaneous strike erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts in protest over unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and […]
Archaeologists from the University of Kerala have unearthed a 5,300-year-old settlement near Lakhapar village in Western Kachchh, Gujarat. The excavation revealed an early Harappan habitation site, located near the now quiet Gandhi River, once a perennial water source, spanning nearly three hectares on either side of the Gaduli-Lakhapar Road. The excavators found well-planned structural remains
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In April, a couple of Tourists visiting Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy, destroyed an art piece by attempting to sit on it to take a picture. The Art installation valued at $50K, known as the ‘Van Gogh’ Chair, was built by the Italian artist Nicola Bolla and is bejewelled with thousands of shimmering Swarovski crystals
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Hercules and Omphale, Artemisia Gentileschi A previously unknown painting by renowned 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, Hercules and Omphale, is now on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles after surviving the devastating Beirut port explosion in 2020 and undergoing a three-year conservation effort. The work is the centerpiece of a new
Artissima Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea di Torino Italy’s only art fair dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, announces the first highlights of its 32nd edition, directed by Luigi Fassi. For its 2025 edition, Artissima will revive key initiatives from recent years, reinforcing its role as vibrant core of one of Europe’s most dynamic Art Weeks. The fair
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The Art Gallery of South Australia has announced Jack Ball as the winner of the prestigious Ramsay Art Prize 2025, awarding the Sydney-based artist $100,000 for their large-scale photographic and sculptural installation Heavy Grit. Jack Ball was among 22 finalists selected from more than 500 entries for the $100,000 biennial prize, awarded to a contemporary
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An oil portrait believed to be the only painting for which Mahatma Gandhi ever sat is set to go under the hammer at Bonhams this July, with an estimated value between £50,000 and £70,000 (approximately ₹58 lakh to ₹81 lakh). This will be the first time the historic artwork appears at auction. It remained in
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Twenty-five rare paintings by legendary Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain are set to go under the hammer on June 12, following approval from the Bombay High Court. The artworks, part of Husain’s ambitious but incomplete ‘Our Planet Called Earth’ (OPCE) series, have been locked away in bank vaults for years due to a complex financial
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Banksy Makes A Comeback in Southern France Guess who’s back? That’s right, Banksy, the elusive street art legend from Bristol, has returned with a brand-new mural. And this time, it’s more emotional, more mysterious, and possibly more personal than ever before. On May 29, 2025, Banksy posted an image of his latest work on Instagram,
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Egypt’s Ancient Secrets Resurface: Three New Kingdom Tombs Discovered Near Luxor In a landmark archaeological discovery, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the unearthing of three 3,500-year-old tombs of senior statesmen from the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.E.) in the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis, located on the west bank of the Nile River
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