Museums

Two prominent museums from Korea and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding Saturday to enhance cooperation in exchanging their collections.

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A Netherlands court has sentenced three men to 47 months in prison each for stealing ancient Romanian gold artifacts from a Dutch museum last year.

Spain's Ministry of Culture has announced that two portraits of Carlos IV and María Luisa de Parma, painted by Francisco de Goya in 1789 on commission from Seville's Royal Tobacco Factory, will join the permanent collection of the city's Museum of Fine Arts. The decision follows a March Supreme Court ruling confirming state ownership against a 2017 claim by Altadis. The paintings will move there after a temporary exhibition ends on June 15.

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The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Belo Horizonte (Ccbb-BH) celebrated its 3rd place in Brazil's most visited museums ranking, per The Art Newspaper's 2025 data. The venue holds the 69th spot worldwide and leads in Minas Gerais.

The Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) has opened an exhibition reinforcing the legacy of the Master of Cabestany and the history of Sant Pere de Rodes with around 100 works, including unpublished pieces from the monastery's lost portal. Costing 1.2 million euros, the show runs until June 29 and pairs with an immersive experience at the monastery starting April 17.

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Researchers have developed a laser technique to examine the contents of Charles Darwin's original specimens from the Galápagos Islands without disturbing the nearly 200-year-old jars. The method, known as Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy, reveals the chemical makeup of preservation fluids inside sealed containers. This breakthrough aids museums in preserving delicate collections worldwide.