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Museums & galleries

Los Angeles finally opens audacious ‘amoeba’ art museum

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, April 3, 2026. Two decades in the making, the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA will offer an unconventional approach to art history and cement the director Michael GovanÕs legacy. (Damien Maloney/The New York Times)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, April 3, 2026. Two decades in the making, the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA will offer an unconventional approach to art history and cement the director Michael GovanÕs legacy. (Damien Maloney/The New York Times)

British proposal to charge tourists to visit museums sparks backlash amid demands for restitution

Some long-standing claims for artefacts involving the British Museum include Greece’s Parthenon Sculptures, known as Elgin marbles, and Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes.
Some long-standing claims for artefacts involving the British Museum include Greece’s Parthenon Sculptures, known as Elgin marbles, and Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes.

From relics to daily sanctuary: Inside the National Museum of Korea’s boom

The National Museum of Korea is illuminated in pink, to commemorate the release of K-pop band BLACKPINK's new EP 'DEADLINE', in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
The National Museum of Korea is illuminated in pink, to commemorate the release of K-pop band BLACKPINK's new EP 'DEADLINE', in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Late pop star David Bowie’s childhood home open to public

The former home of British singer David Bowie (C) is pictured in Bromley, south east of London, on March 11, 2026. No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one. The modest terraced house, originally built as a railway workers' cottage in the late 19th century, is the childhood home of pop phenomenon David Bowie.
The house has been in private ownership for some 55 years but has now been acquired by a leading London heritage body which plans to turn it into a Bowie immersive experience. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Helen ROWE
The former home of British singer David Bowie (C) is pictured in Bromley, south east of London, on March 11, 2026. No. 4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one. The modest terraced house, originally built as a railway workers' cottage in the late 19th century, is the childhood home of pop phenomenon David Bowie.
The house has been in private ownership for some 55 years but has now been acquired by a leading London heritage body which plans to turn it into a Bowie immersive experience. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Helen ROWE

Washington’s ‘hall of history’ gets a rare makeover

Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.
Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.

‘Extraordinary news’: Dutch recover stolen gold Romanian helmet

In 2025, a gang of robbers used firework bombs to break into the Drents Museum in the northern Netherlands to steal the items.
In 2025, a gang of robbers used firework bombs to break into the Drents Museum in the northern Netherlands to steal the items.

Uniqlo to open first museum pop-up at Asian Civilisations Museum and launch T-shirt collab in April

The pop-up kicks off its opening weekend with a series of free arts programmes at the museum titled “A Weekend of Curiousities”, part of ACM’s Crossing Cultures festival.
The pop-up kicks off its opening weekend with a series of free arts programmes at the museum titled “A Weekend of Curiousities”, part of ACM’s Crossing Cultures festival.

Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse works stolen from Italian museum

Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks overnight.
Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with the artworks overnight.

MoMath in New York brings prime numbers to a prime new location

The interactive exhibit ÒPrime Properties,Ó which shows the prime factors of integers from 1 to 100, at the National Museum of Mathematics in New York, Feb. 24, 2026. After outgrowing its original home, the National Museum of Mathematics has added new exhibits and an art gallery space in what was an empty storefront along the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. (Emon Hassan/The New York Times)
The interactive exhibit ÒPrime Properties,Ó which shows the prime factors of integers from 1 to 100, at the National Museum of Mathematics in New York, Feb. 24, 2026. After outgrowing its original home, the National Museum of Mathematics has added new exhibits and an art gallery space in what was an empty storefront along the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. (Emon Hassan/The New York Times)

Inside the arrest that led to Banksy’s possible unmasking decades later

People taking photos of a piece of art by Banksy on a wall in New York on Oct 15, 2013.
People taking photos of a piece of art by Banksy on a wall in New York on Oct 15, 2013.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.