Museums & galleries

Jewelry worth millions stolen in French museum burglary

Jewelery created by French glass maker Rene Lalique are seen at the Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, France on June 23, 2011.

A billionaire’s bounty of Basquiats goes on display

Basquiat’s Untitled (Baptismal), painted in 1982, receives a final dusting before the public opening of the exhibition, Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, at the Perez Art Museum Miami in June. Ten of Ken Griffin’s Basquiats are on loan to PAMM.

Thousands rush to get tickets for Bayeux Tapestry’s UK show

(FILES) Workers and volunteers, rest before preparing to pack the Bayeux Tapestry in a crate for transfer to the British Museum, at the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on September 18, 2025. Thousands rushed to get tickets on July1, 2026, for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London, with the 11th-century artwork depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England set to be transported from France for its first showing in the UK, set to be July 11. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / POOL / AFP)

Los Angeles AI museum brings sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest to visitors

Visitors experience Dataland, the “world’s first Museum of AI Arts,” on opening day on June 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia opens new show dedicated to Palestinian embroidery

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia’s newly opened exhibition, Tatreez: Reclaiming Palestine Through Embroidery, looks at an age-old Palestinian craft.

Some European museums are free havens to cool off in, while others cannot take the heat

In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed at 4pm instead of 6pm last week because of the heat.

Diamonds, panthers and Tanks: Cartier stages its biggest showcase in Melbourne

The Cartier Melbourne Winter Masterpieces at NGV features 400 exceptional objects, from historic jewels and diamond tiaras to archival sketches and rare Cartier watches.

‘Boston Tea Party’ compensation claim to be displayed at UK exhibit

A compensation claim for the 340 chests of tea thrown into Boston harbour is pictured at a photocall ahead of the exhibition in London on June 22.

BTS’ RM is now the face of South Korea’s national museum

The National Museum of Korea announced the appointment of BTS leader RM (right) as its global ambassador on June 20.

Obama Presidential Center, designed as hub of civic life, set to open in Chicago

Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with Nigerian-born visual artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby next to their first commissioned portrait by Crosby, at the Obama Presidential Center on June 14.

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