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• Sotheby’s Quietly Tried to Sell Arne Glimcher’s Pollock for $50 M.—It Didn’t Go as Planned

  The sale was conducted with an unusual degree of secrecy. Oliver Barker, Sotheby's chairman for Europe and the auction house's star auctioneer, was flown in from London for the event despite the firm's summer sales season fast approaching there later this month.

• Mexico Demands a Halt to an Auction of Mexican Artifacts in Colorado

  The sale, titled “Fine/Visual Art, Ancient, Ethnographic Art,” includes 80 artifacts of Mexican origin.

• National Park Service Orders Removal of Quotes at Bunker Hill After Visitor Complains of ‘Woke’ Ideology

  While the panel quotes have not yet been removed, a spokesperson for the Interior Department characterized the removal order to the Post as a "routine exhibit refresh."

• Following Federal Order, Kennedy Center Begins Removing References to Donald Trump

  Meanwhile, an Israeli-controlled museum in Jerusalem is poised to name itself after Trump.

• Police Investigate Suspected Arson at Boston Museum of African American History

  "For us, this feels like a hate crime," said museum president and CEO Noelle Trent.

• Heir of Margarethe Lieser Sues for Restitution of Gustav Klimt Portrait That Fetched $37.5 M. at Auction in Austria Before the Sale Fell Through

  Patricia J. Leahy says she is the rightful heir.

• James Turrell to Open Largest Museum Skyspace in Denmark, Floating Art Hotel’s Maiden Voyage in Monaco, and More: Morning Links for June 5, 2026

  James Turrell is debuting his largest Skyspace to date in a museum setting, at Denmark's ARoS Aarhus Art Museum,

• Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Was Hauled 430 Miles From Northeast Scotland, New Study Argues

  The question of how the megalith made the 435-mile journey from Scotland to Britain is the focus of a new research study.

• High-End Art Market Not Exclusive Enough For You? Now There’s an Art Show Aboard a 236-Foot Yacht Featuring Marina Abramović and Shirin Neshat

  After Monaco, the Floating Art Hotel will head to other cultural destinations, namely Miami, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi.

• Trump To Divert $90 M. in National Park Revenue to D.C. Construction Projects

  Millions of dollars in entry fees collected at national parks, including Yellowstone and Yosemite, will fund project including a $1.6 million fireworks display.