Record culture budget for New York City

[The Art Newspaper Weekender]

Plus, Italy unveils Etruscan frescoes

View in browser Weekender 03 July 2026 News and analysis, plus an updated story from the archives of our Adventures with Van Gogh blog, which is on a summer break until 4 September. Latest Arts funding New York City’s 2027 budget includes record $323m for culture Elena Goukassian Exhibitions Etruscan frescoes worth €15m go on display in Rome as part of Italian acquisition strategy James Imam Museums & Heritage Human rights museum’s Palestine exhibition sets off feud between Canadian politicians Hadani Ditmars Ai Weiwei ‘Even sewing a button can be subversive’: Ai Weiwei opens vast new show in Manchester Rachel Kubrick Museums & Heritage Bayeux Tapestry exhibition brings in £2.5m for the British Museum on first day of ticket sales Gareth Harris Long read Exhibitions At Mexico City’s Laboratorio Arte Alameda, restoration shapes artistic practice Constanza Ontiveros Valdés Adventures with Van Gogh (from the archive) Adventures with Van Gogh Epstein files reveal Leon Black as a key Van Gogh buyer Martin Bailey © The Art Newspaper You are receiving this email because you opted in on our website The Art Newspaper 40 Furnival Street London, EC4A 1JQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Contact: in...@theartnewspaper.com Unsubscribe from this list Update your profile Forward this email