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Mar 06, 2026 Documents: University of North Texas records on canceled Victor Quiñonez exhibition

Records from the University of North Texas

by Adam Schrader

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.

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Mar 05, 2026 Artist Robert Strati cancels OSU exhibit to protest buildings named for Les Wexner

Les Wexner is pictured in a screenshot from his deposition to the House Oversight Committee.

Wexner recently sat for a nearly five-hour deposition with lawmakers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Yves Bouvier points to resurfaced Swiss testimony in battle over $100M art trove

The declaration cites 2022 statements given to Swiss prosecutors by Jean-Marc Peretti.

by Adam Schrader

Mar 05, 2026 Court Documents: Yves Bouvier §1782 Filing and Swiss Testimony Exhibit

Records from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Swiss testimony surfaces on Bouvier deal for ‘Salvator Mundi,’ painting later referenced by Epstein

Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, a portrait of Christ holding a crystal orb, is pictured against a blue background

Court documents reveal how a Paris dinner helped seal the painting's 2013 private sale.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 04, 2026 MoMA PS1 lawsuit over falling panel settled and dismissed

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

by Adam Schrader

Mar 04, 2026 Court Documents: Kroksnes v. MoMA PS1 Settlement and Dismissal

Records from the U.S. District Court for the Eatern District of New York

by Adam Schrader

Mar 06, 2026 Documents: University of North Texas records on canceled Victor Quiñonez exhibition

Records from the University of North Texas

by Adam Schrader

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

Shows and Exhibitions - Mar 05, 2026 Artist Robert Strati cancels OSU exhibit to protest buildings named for Les Wexner by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Yves Bouvier points to resurfaced Swiss testimony in battle over $100M art trove by Adam Schrader

Mar 05, 2026 Court Documents: Yves Bouvier §1782 Filing and Swiss Testimony Exhibit by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Swiss testimony surfaces on Bouvier deal for ‘Salvator Mundi,’ painting later referenced by Epstein by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 04, 2026 MoMA PS1 lawsuit over falling panel settled and dismissed by Adam Schrader

Mar 04, 2026 Court Documents: Kroksnes v. MoMA PS1 Settlement and Dismissal 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 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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Mar 06, 2026 Documents: University of North Texas records on canceled Victor Quiñonez exhibition

Records from the University of North Texas

by Adam Schrader

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

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

by Adam Schrader

Shows and Exhibitions - Mar 05, 2026 Artist Robert Strati cancels OSU exhibit to protest buildings named for Les Wexner

Wexner recently sat for a nearly five-hour deposition with lawmakers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Yves Bouvier points to resurfaced Swiss testimony in battle over $100M art trove

The declaration cites 2022 statements given to Swiss prosecutors by Jean-Marc Peretti.

by Adam Schrader

Mar 05, 2026 Court Documents: Yves Bouvier §1782 Filing and Swiss Testimony Exhibit

Records from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 05, 2026 Swiss testimony surfaces on Bouvier deal for ‘Salvator Mundi,’ painting later referenced by Epstein

Court documents reveal how a Paris dinner helped seal the painting's 2013 private sale.

by Adam Schrader

Law and Crime - Mar 04, 2026 MoMA PS1 lawsuit over falling panel settled and dismissed

The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

by Adam Schrader

Mar 04, 2026 Court Documents: Kroksnes v. MoMA PS1 Settlement and Dismissal

Records from the U.S. District Court for the Eatern District of New York

by Adam Schrader