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Three Paintings in Three Minutes: The Heist at the Magnani Rocca Foundation
30.03.2026 On the night of March 22-23, 2026, four masked men broke into the private museum of the Magnani Rocca Foundation—a villa in Mamiano di Traversetolo, Parma Province, northern Italy—and stole three paintings by French artists: "Fish" by Auguste Renoir, "Still Life with Cherries" by Paul Cézanne, and "Odalisque on a Terrace" by Henri MatisseAccording to the BBC, the total value of the stolen items is approximately 9 million euros, which at the current exchange rate is equivalent to approximately 825 million rubles.
Michelangelo’s Secret Room: Archival Discoveries and the Master’s Undiscovered Works
26.03.2026 On March 4, 2026, Italian researcher Valentina Salerno announced at a press conference in Rome the discovery of three previously unpublished archival documentsAccording to her, they reveal that Michelangelo Buonarroti personally orchestrated a scheme to conceal his works, entrusting their safekeeping to his students.
Banksy Exposed? Reuters Investigation and the Man Behind the Mask
17.03.2026 In March 2026, Reuters published a major investigation claiming to have identified the artist Banksy. According to the journalists, the pseudonym was actually Robin Gunningham, a Bristol native born in 1973 who later changed his name to David Jones.
The sweat of millions of tourists forced the Vatican to take on the "Last Judgment" for the first time in 32 years.
15.03.2026 On January 12, 2026, scaffolding was erected near the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s fresco "The Last Judgment" is locatedThe unscheduled intervention was prompted by an unusual enemy: visitors’ sweat, which had settled on the surface of the painting year after year, turning it into a whitish salt crust.
Font-de-Gaume Cave: First direct radiocarbon dating of a Paleolithic painting in the Dordogne
12.03.2026 On March 9, 2026, a study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that marked the first direct radiocarbon dating of cave paintings in the Dordogne regionAn international team led by Ina Reiche of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) determined the age of two images in the Grotto of Font-de-Gaume—a bison and a mask.
Authentic El Greco painting discovered under layers of poorly painted paint
09.03.2026 A small wooden panel that had hung in the papal apartments for decades has turned out to be one of the most unexpected discoveries in the modern history of restoration.
A painting lost for six decades: the Rijksmuseum confirms it is a Rembrandt.
05.03.2026 Researchers at the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum officially confirmed that the 1633 painting "The Vision of Zechariah in the Temple" was painted by Rembrandt van Rijn. The announcement was made on March 2, 2026, and on March 4, the painting was unveiled to the public for the first time in 65 years.
Iran’s Golestan Palace under shockwave: US-Israeli airstrikes damage the heart of historic Tehran
04.03.2026 On March 2, 2026, on the third day of the American-Israeli military operation against Iran, Golestan Palace staff discovered a scene of destruction the likes of which the site had not seen in a century and a half.
Artificial intelligence casts doubt on Jan van Eyck’s authorship: two "Saint Francis" paintings are in question.
08.02.2026 In February 2026, the Swiss company Art Recognition announced that two works, classified for centuries as works by the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck, were not by the master. Both paintings are housed in major museums in Philadelphia and Turin. The academic community responded not with agreement, but with questions.
The world’s largest archaeological museum welcomed its first visitors in Cairo.
31.10.2025 The Grand Egyptian Museum, located near the Giza Pyramids, has opened its doors to the public after more than two decades of anticipationThis event marks a significant milestone in the preservation and presentation of Ancient Egypt’s cultural heritage, offering an unprecedented space for study, scholarly discussion, and visual immersion in the history of this ancient civilization.
A fake Rembrandt worth 130 million: German police uncover an international art fraud ring.
29.10.2025 In October 2025, German authorities launched a large-scale operation against an international network of counterfeit art scammers. The criminals passed off the fakes as works by Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, and Frida Kahlo, demanding sums ranging from €400,000 to €130 million.
Empress Eugénie’s crown was found broken after the Louvre robbery.
19.10.2025 The Louvre robbery in Paris occurred on the morning of October 19, 2025, when criminals stole nine pieces of jewelry from the Napoleon and Empress collection. The daring theft took place in the Apollo Gallery in less than seven minutes, after which the museum closed for the day.
Taylor Swift fans sparked a massive influx of visitors to a Wiesbaden museum.
15.10.2025 The German Museum Wiesbaden experienced an unexpected phenomenon in mid-October 2025Hundreds of people lined up to see a little-known painting by a German artist from the early 20th century. The reason for this sudden interest was Taylor Swift’s music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," from her new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," released on October 3, 2025.
The tomb of Amenhotep III has reopened after two decades of restoration.
08.10.2025 After more than 20 years of painstaking restoration, one of the most magnificent tombs in the Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors. The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, known as WV22, was unveiled to the public on October 4, 2025, on the west bank of Luxor.
Archaeologists have discovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt.
07.10.2025 The sunken port was active during the reign of Cleopatra VII, the last Ptolemaic ruler. The discovery could bring researchers closer to solving the mystery of the legendary queen’s tomb.