Historic homecoming for tekoteko after more than a century
After more than a century in national museum collections and four decades of negotiations, a misidentified tekoteko has…
Outrage as local board votes against more events at Eden Park
A local community board has voted against having more concerts at Auckland’s Eden Park, angering a local business…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic that sold for $16.25m!
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted…
Filmmaker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer
Prolific documentary and filmmaker Costa Botes – who found fame creating mockumentary Forgotten Silver alongside Peter Jackson –…
Auckland gallery to get major donation of NZ art – but doesn’t know when
Auckland Art Gallery is set to receive one of the most significant bequests in its history – $5…
Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks auction record for female artists
A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Friday for US$54.7 million (NZ$97.7 million) at a…
Klimt painting breaks modern art record with $420m sale
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold…
Bridget Jones statue joins film figures in London’s Leicester Square
Bridget Jones has joined Harry Potter, Mary Poppins and Paddington as permanent residents of London’s famed Leicester Square.…
Louvre closes offices, gallery over structural concerns
The Louvre Museum in Paris said on Monday it is temporarily closing some employees’ offices and one public…
Bob Ross paintings raise $1m for public TV
Three paintings from the famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold on Tuesday for more than US$600,000…
How to get close to Gareth Morgan’s giant Transmission Gully sculptures
For the past four years, economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan has been working on a giant art project…
‘A legacy at least as great as McCahon’
The new owner of the country’s oldest tattoo studio is working to honour the legacy of the shop’s…