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• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs

  The gift comes from the holdings of financier and former Dreyfus Corporation chief Howard Stein (1926–2011)

• Paris Judge Rejects Bid to Suspend the Replacement of Notre-Dame’s Windows

  The judge reasoned that because the new windows by artist Claire Tabouret could conceivably be removed in the future, the project was not irreversible.

• Harald Metzkes, Postwar German Painter of ‘World Theater,’ Dies at 97

  In East Germany, the artist defied the dictates of socialist realism.

• Whitney Gala Honors Julie Mehretu, Benefactor of Museum’s ‘Free Under 25’ Initiative

  "Engagement with art is not a privilege to be purchased, but a right and a necessity," the artist said.

• Bharti Kher Commissioned by Powerhouse Parramatta, Australia’s New Cultural Center Opening Later This Year

  The piece is related to Kher's

• Tilda Swinton to Perform at Guggenheim Bilbao in June

  Dom Pérignon commissioned the new work, titled House of Gestures.

• National Trust Names America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, Including Sites Targeted by Trump Administration

  The Stonewall National Monument and the President’s House Site are among those receiving $25,000 grants from the National Trust.

• Art Basel Qatar Names Artistic Director, Sotheby’s Nets $303.9 M. In Modern Art, and More: Morning Links for May 20, 2026

  Here's what we're reading this morning.

• 1,200-Year-Old Limestone Lintel was Inadvertently Repatriated to Mexico Instead of to Guatemala

  The stone carving was signed by Mayuy, once of the only artists in the ancient Americas to sign his name to his sculptures.

• Canadian Museum of Human Rights Threatened With Legal Action Over Palestinian Nakba Show

  An Israeli legal group claims staging the exhibition could turn the museum into “a platform for partisan political advocacy.”