Italy’s Culture Minister Calls For Resignation Over Russian Pavilion’s Return to Venice Biennale

Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has demanded the resignation of Tamara Gregoretti, the government's representative on the Venice Biennale board, accusing her of failing to alert the ministry to Russia's planned return to the 2026 exhibition. Russia announced it will reopen its national pavilion for the first time since 2019 with a presentation titled 'The Tree Is Rooted in the Sky,' curated by Anastasia Karneeva and featuring over 30 artists.

Galleries condemned, bones exploding… The National Museum of Natural History is in a serious state of disrepair, warns its president

Galeries condamnées, ossements qui explosent… Le Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle est dans un grave état de vétusté, alerte son président

The president of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, Gilles Bloch, has issued a public alarm about the institution's severe state of disrepair. He warns that 74% of the museum complex is in grave danger, with urgent repairs costing an estimated €500 million needed to prevent collapse and reopen closed galleries. The deterioration includes mold-infested herbariums, flooded archives, and mineralized bones exploding due to heat and humidity, threatening the museum's world-class collection of over 70 million specimens.

Artist whose art was pulled by UNT credits students with alerting him about his exhibit's removal

Street artist Victor Quiñonez (Marka27) spoke at the Latino Cultural Center in Dallas, addressing the sudden closure of his exhibition at the University of North Texas (UNT). The university covered the gallery windows with paper and terminated its loan agreement with Boston University without explanation, removing art that confronted U.S. immigration policy and criticized ICE. Quiñonez credited UNT students for alerting him to the removal, stating he was "ghosted" by the institution and received only a vague justification after their intervention.