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Catalan Museum Has Yet to Follow Through on Court Order to Return Contested Murals to Aragon Monastery
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (142+ words) Barcelona's National Art Museum of Catalonia has yet to follow through on a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court to return the Sijena murals to Aragon. Nearly a year after Spain's Supreme Court ruled that the National Art Museum of…...
Spain's Culture Minister Rejects Guernica Transfer, but Basque Leaders Refuse to Take No for an Answer
1+ week, 2+ day ago (221+ words) When the Basque regional government made a formal request last week to Spain's Ministry of Culture to authorize a temporary loan of Pablo Picasso's Guernica (1937), the region's head of government, Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, said he expected more robust discussion on…...
Non-European Artists Are Sorely Under-Represented in Paris Galleries, Spanish Minister Officially Rejects "Guernica" Loan Request by Basque Government: Morning Links for April 8, 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (267+ words) Spanish Minister Officially Rejects "Guernica" Loan Request by Basque Government New archaeological research by Colorado State University demonstrates that Native Americans created dice for various games over 12, 000 years ago, or 6, 000 years before similar objects appeared in Europe. [The Art Newspaper]…...
Christine Ruiz-Picasso, Founder of Museo Picasso M'laga and Artist's Daughter-in-Law, Dies at 97
1+ week, 3+ day ago (470+ words) Christine Ruiz-Picasso, who helped found a museum in M'laga, Spain, dedicated to the Cubist artist, died on April 6 at 97. She died at her home in Provence, France, according to Europa Press. " In a press release announcing her passing, the Museo…...
Now in Its 45th Edition, Arco Madrid Follows Its Own Measured Tempo
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) The 45th edition of'Arco Madrid, which runs until Sunday, March 8,'opened under an unseasonably cloudy Madrile'o sky'an atmospheric departure for a fair more often associated with early spring brightness. Inside'IFEMA Madrid, the city's sprawling exhibition and convention complex, a second surprise…...
Picasso's "Guernica' Could Leave Madrid for the First Time in Over 30 Years
2+ week, 4+ day ago (292+ words) The Basque regional government has formally asked Spain's Ministry of Culture to authorize a temporary loan of Pablo Picasso's Guernica to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, according to Ara, a Catalan-language newspaper. If the move is approved, it would mark the…...
Sagrada Familia's Central Tower Is Finished, 144 Years After Construction Began
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) Sagrada Familia's central tower reaches completion, 144 years after construction began. Long-gestating construction on Barcelona's famed Sagrada Familia reached a milestone this week when workers completed the upper section of its highest tower'a monument to Jesus Christ that makes the fantastical…...
An Appeals Court Clears a Spanish Art Dealer in the Case of a Convent's Sculpture Offered at TEFAF
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (184+ words) A Spanish dealer was acquitted of charges of misappropriating a sculpture from a 16th-century convent in Italy. He faced a four-year sentence. Senior Market Reporter, ARTnews After a convoluted process dating back to 2018, the High Court of Justice of Andalusia…...
Hundreds of People Stage Sit-Ins in Museums Across Spain to Protest Against the Country's High VAT on Art Sales
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) Hundreds of artists, gallery owners, and collectors staged sit-ins last week in museums across Spain to draw attention to the country's high cultural VAT. The sit-in was part of ongoing efforts by the visual arts community to push the government…...
Museo Reina Sof'a Calls for Investigation into Incident Involving Visitors with Israeli Flags
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (437+ words) The Museo Reina Sof'a in Madrid, one of Spain's top art museums, said on Monday that it was seeking an investigation into a widely publicized incident involving visitors who came to the museum with Stars of David and Israeli flags....