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France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu appointed Catherine Pégard as culture minister on 27 February 2026, replacing Rachida Dati, who is campaigning to become mayor...
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ARTnews reported that France’s controversial right-wing culture minister is stepping down in order to run for mayor of Paris. The article frames the move as a shift from a national cabinet role to a...
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On 25 February 2026, French president Emmanuel Macron appointed Christophe Léribault as president and director of the Musée du Louvre, replacing Laurence des Cars, who resigned on 24 February...
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ARTnews.com reported that France has returned a looted “talking drum” to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire as part of ongoing efforts to repatriate cultural objects taken during the colonial era. The...
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French police searched the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris as part of an investigation connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The search was reported by ARTnews as linked to a broader probe examining...
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Christie’s will headline its London 20/21 Spring Evening Sale with a Wassily Kandinsky painting estimated at $21.3 million, according to ARTnews. The same sale will also feature a work by British...
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In an Art Law Corner column published 11 February 2026, Alexander Herman of the Institute of Art and Law examines how the legal principle of “inalienability” restricts museums—especially in...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Jack Lang, France’s former culture minister, resigned on 7 February 2026 as president of Paris’s Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA), a role he held since 2013, after renewed scrutiny from the Jeffrey...
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Newly released US Department of Justice documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, made public on 30 January 2026, name several prominent art-world figures, including former French culture minister Jack...
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Jewish heirs filed a lawsuit in a French court challenging the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ownership of a painting by Camille Pissarro, according to ARTnews. The case seeks to contest the work’s...
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ARTnews reported that a bill backed by French President Emmanuel Macron to facilitate the return of artworks looted during France’s colonial era has passed the French Senate. The measure is intended...