Israel Condemns UNESCO as Lebanese and West Bank Sites Are Added to Endangered List
August 6, 2026
UNESCO this week added six sites to its World Heritage Sites in Danger list, including the Mount Amel Castles in Lebanon and Sebastia in
Trump Border Plan Puts 6,000-Year-Old Cave Art at Risk
August 6, 2026
Hundreds of archaeological sites in Texas’s Big Bend region, including 6,000-year-old cave paintings, are at risk from the Trump administration’s planned border wall expansion.
Required Reading: Classics, Controversy, and Culture Wars
August 6, 2026
Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s film headlines this week’s Required Reading, alongside reflections on Shu Lea Cheang’s Fresh Kill, efforts to save London’s
Todd Caissie Steps In as Montclair Art Museum Executive Director
August 6, 2026
Todd Caissie has been named executive director of the Montclair Art Museum after serving as deputy director and interim director. The museum says it
How Rembrandt Turned His Name Into a Brand
August 6, 2026
An exhibition in Kassel and Utrecht examines how Rembrandt began transforming his name into a marketable brand after moving from Leiden to Amsterdam in
Van Gogh and Paris: The City That Shaped an Artist
August 3, 2026
Miles J. Unger’s account traces Vincent van Gogh’s complicated relationship with Paris, a city that first left him unmoved and later became central to
Simone Forti, Trailblazing Artist of Movement and Chance, Dies at 91
August 3, 2026
Simone Forti, the pioneering choreographer whose work bridged performance, dance, and contemporary art, died Wednesday morning at her home in Los Angeles at 91.