Glasgow Museums Will Return 17 Benin Bronzes, Marking the Largest Restitution of Cultural Artifacts in Scotland’s History
Glasgow is the latest city to restitute Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The Glasgow City Council in Scotland voted to return…
Did Two Schoolteachers Pull Off the Heist of a Major de Kooning? A Documentary Explores Their Possible Double Lives
An unsolved art heist captivates the imagination, conjuring images of acrobatic thieves hired by devious billionaires seeking the perfect trophy…
Ai-Da, the Robot Artist Powered by AI, Will Make Its Way to Venice for a Show During the Biennale
When the stars of the contemporary art world descend on Venice later this month for the hotly anticipated Venice Biennale,…
What I Buy and Why: Hannah Gottlieb-Graham on Trading PR Services for Art to Build Her Budding Collection
Just over two years ago, Hannah Gottlieb-Graham left her full-time job at the New York photography nonprofit Aperture to launch her…
A New Immersive Art Experience Allows Audiences to Enter the Fabled Tomb of the Boy King Tutankhamun
The craze for all things immersive meets Egyptomania in “Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience,” a new exhibition from the National Geographic…
COMPLETELY Paralyzed Man Walks After Spine Implant
A possible new chapter in the medical field. — About ColdFusion —ColdFusion is an Australian based online media company independently…
Disgruntled Member Stabs Two Employees at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Prompting an Evacuation of the Building
Two employees were stabbed this afternoon at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, triggering an emergency evacuation of the institution.…
Giant Sloths, Ancient Elephants, and Ungulates: Prehistoric Rock Art in the Amazon May Depict Extinct Ice Age Animals, a New Study Says
A masterpiece of prehistoric rock art from the Amazon, hailed by some as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients,” may…
‘Everything We Say Can Be Used Against Us’: Russian Art Workers Weigh the Risks of Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine
An open letter demanding the end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has attracted the signatures of over 13,000 Russian art…
South Africa Has Halted an ‘Unfathomable’ Auction of Nelson Mandela’s Personal Belongings in New York
Guernsey’s auction house in New York has called off an auction of Nelson Mandela’s possessions. The South African government objected…
A New Space Telescope Is Poised to Take Unprecedented Images of the Origins of the Universe, and Scientists Are Freaking Out
NASA is one step closer in its plan to take unprecedented images of the universe, and possibly discover new planets.…
What Is Ransomware and How Does It Work?
Ransomware is one of the most common types of cyberattacks. With how vastly the internet has become embedded in our…
A Major Pandemic Spike Is Forcing Museums to Close—Again. But This Time, It’s Because Staffers Are Out Sick
Museums across the U.S. are once again grappling with whether to close their doors due to the pandemic—but the calculus…
The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple’s $69 Million ‘Everydays’ to XCOPY’s $3.8 Million Portrait of ‘Some Asshole’
As 2021 draws to a close, it seems like a good time to revisit the explosive market for NFT art.…
The U.K. Is Doubling Its Emergency Arts Funding to $80 Million in Response to the Spread of Omicron
How’s this for an early Christmas present? As the sudden surge of the Omicron variant leaves the world reeling, the…
In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy
Painted jars, marble busts, ceramic figurines, and even an ancient Roman statue reportedly sold to Kim Kardashian are part of…
‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died
Many of us know the story about the end of Vincent Van Gogh’s life, and how a mysterious madness ultimately caused…
8 Common Identity Theft Scams
Would you believe that incidents of identity fraud increased by more than 40% from 2019 to 2020? A report created…