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Apr 09, 2026 Court Documents: Mickalene Thomas Motion to Dismiss Chevremont Lawsuit

Records from New York Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Norton Museum pushes to throw out phone provider’s countersuit

The museum says Verity Partners withheld the PIN needed to transfer service, effectively holding its phone system hostage.

by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Norton Museum answers counterclaim in dispute with phone provider

Records from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Museum of Sex denies harassment, retaliation claims in lawsuit response

A massive inflatable is pictured in the Museum of Sex's location in Miami

Travis White had sued the museum in January.

by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Museum of Sex Lawsuit Response

Documents from New York Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Louisiana investigators arrest two men who allegedly stole painting

Michael Ostrager, 27, and 35-year-old Harley Brown have been arrested.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Apr 08, 2026 Saudi Arabia opens Black Gold Museum, dedicated to oil, amid war disruptions

New Riyadh institution reframes energy history through art.

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Apr 07, 2026 Surveillance footage of protests reworked into installation on policing, injury

Artist uses public records and data-driven audio to reinterpret protest footage and surveillance systems

by Adam Schrader

Apr 09, 2026 Court Documents: Mickalene Thomas Motion to Dismiss Chevremont Lawsuit

Records from New York Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Norton Museum pushes to throw out phone provider’s countersuit by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Norton Museum answers counterclaim in dispute with phone provider by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Museum of Sex denies harassment, retaliation claims in lawsuit response by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Museum of Sex Lawsuit Response by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Louisiana investigators arrest two men who allegedly stole painting by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Apr 08, 2026 Saudi Arabia opens Black Gold Museum, dedicated to oil, amid war disruptions by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Apr 07, 2026 Surveillance footage of protests reworked into installation on policing, injury by Adam Schrader

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Government and Cultural Heritage - Mar 05, 2026 Art Restitution Tracker: A global ledger of looted art returns and disputes

A compilation image of three ancient Egyptian artifacts restituted in 2025

A database tracking lawsuits, settlements, and voluntary returns of artworks and cultural artifacts.

Law and Crime - Nov 04, 2025 Global Art Crime Tracker: A ledger of art theft, vandalism and cultural heritage crime

An NYPD police van is pictured on the sidewalk in Central Park in New York City. The grass is green and the leaves are colorful, indicating fall

Urgent Matter’s tracker follows major crimes targeting cultural property, from museum heists and forgeries to activist vandalism globally.

Shows and Exhibitions - Nov 03, 2025 Global art fairs calendar: what’s coming through 2026

An external view of the Design Miami fair in 2023 as people walk past sculptures outside the tent.

New markets are opening as the art-fair economy adjusts to higher costs and slower top-end sales.

Law and Crime - Nov 03, 2025 How climate activists are leaving museums behind

Authorities are seen detaining a protester who threw black paint onto a Gustav Klimt painting while the hand of another is pictured glued to the glass protecting it

Facing tougher laws, rising costs, and waning support, climate activists are quietly ending the museum protests that once shocked the art world.

Law and Crime - Oct 27, 2025 Tracking art lawsuits and legal disputes: The Urgent Matter database

A bird flies past the scales of Lady Justice atop a courthouse dome

A running record of lawsuits shaping the art world, maintained by Urgent Matter.

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Apr 09, 2026 Court Documents: Mickalene Thomas Motion to Dismiss Chevremont Lawsuit

Records from New York Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Norton Museum pushes to throw out phone provider’s countersuit

The museum says Verity Partners withheld the PIN needed to transfer service, effectively holding its phone system hostage.

by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Norton Museum answers counterclaim in dispute with phone provider

Records from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Museum of Sex denies harassment, retaliation claims in lawsuit response

Travis White had sued the museum in January.

by Adam Schrader

Apr 08, 2026 Court Documents: Museum of Sex Lawsuit Response

Documents from New York Supreme Court.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Apr 08, 2026 Louisiana investigators arrest two men who allegedly stole painting

Michael Ostrager, 27, and 35-year-old Harley Brown have been arrested.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Apr 08, 2026 Saudi Arabia opens Black Gold Museum, dedicated to oil, amid war disruptions

New Riyadh institution reframes energy history through art.

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Apr 07, 2026 Surveillance footage of protests reworked into installation on policing, injury

Artist uses public records and data-driven audio to reinterpret protest footage and surveillance systems

by Adam Schrader