Rebecca Schiffman

Workers stood outside the Picasso Museum Malaga in May, wearing masks of faces from Picasso’s oeuvre. Source: MPM Workers Twitter
Picasso Museum Workers Set to Strike, Delaying Celebration
Workers at Museo Picasso Málaga are organizing a strike for fare wages and working conditions just as the international initiative, Celebrating Picasso 1973-2023, which honors the life and…
ELIZABETH COLOMBA The Wheel of Fortune, 2023 Oil on canvas Courtesy of The Christian Levett Collection
This Summer Show Marries Buzzy Artists with Newport Heritage
“Games, Gamblers & Cartomancers: The New Cardsharps," a summer show in Newport curated by Dodie Kazanjian and Alison M. Gingeras, brings together seventeen buzzy contemporary artists—including…
The Transfiguration Cathedral, the largest orthodox cathedral in Odesa
Russian Attack Damages Historic Cathedral in Odesa
A recent Russian airstrike on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa badly damaged several UNESCO-protected heritage sites including the historic Transfiguration Cathedral, the first Orthodox church in…
Book of HOV Brooklyn Public Library
See Replica of Jay-Z’s Recording Studio in Surprise Exhibition
“The Book of HOV” is a sprawling exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library that features among its vast array of memorabilia, art, and clothing, a full-scale replica of Jay-Z’s Baseline Studios,…
The Queen’s Bedchamber
Marie Antoinette’s Hidden Haven at Versailles Open to the Public

In the opulent halls of the Chateau Versailles, where grandeur and …

Promotional poster for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (detail)
The True Story Behind the Antikythera in Indiana Jones 5

This year’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny finds Harrison Ford in his final adventure as the legendary …

Panorama of Madrid from the San Isidro park.
Madrid’s Royal Collections Museum Opens with Treasures of Spanish Royalty

On Thursday, June 29th, Madrid’s cultural landscape is set to be forever changed with the opening of the Royal Collections Museum. Destined to become a haven for art enthusiasts…

Rubens, Saint Sebastian Tended By Two Angels, circa 1650 COURTESY SOTHEBY'S
Long-Lost Rubens Masterpiece Heads to Auction in July

Over four hundred years ago, Peter Paul Rubens painted a bloody, yet…

Art Basel in Basel 2023
Four Must See Exhibitions to See Around Art Basel 2023

An essential pilgrimage for art enthusiasts is the fair Art Basel…

Aerial shot of the British Museum, London.
British Museum Cuts Ties with Fossil Fuel Giant BP

With news of the oil and gas company BP beating predicted revenue streams this year with over …

Aerial view of the museum's campus, including a rendering of the new Gundlach Building, Great Lawn, and indoor Town Square covered by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann's Common Sky.
Buffalo’s AKG Art Museum Opens in June with Major Updates and Expansion

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is going through a major update.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Le Printemps, oil on canvas Estimate $250,000-350,000, Courtesy Christie’s
Masterpieces by Alma-Tadema, Moore, and Bouguereau to Headline Getty Collection Auction

Featuring exquisite …

Nina Simone in 1965, Wikimedia Commons
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Gains Support to Become a Historic Site

This past Satuday,…

Yayoi Kusama, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, 2023 (detail) © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner, Ota Fine Arts, and Victoria Miro
3 Shows by Female Artists to See in NYC This Spring

As the blooms of spring emerge, so does a fresh wave of artistic brilliance in the heart of …

King Charles III and Camilla Waving from Buckingham Palace Balcony
The Star Of Africa Diamond: Symbol of Monarchy, Colonization, or Both?

Since antiquity, fine …