Restitution Returns, Museums Under Legal Fire

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Israeli organisation threatens legal action against Canadian Museum for Human Rights over Palestine exhibition https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/canadian-museum-human-rights-palestine-exhibiton-legal-threat-israeli-organisation Authorities in New York return more than 650 looted antiquities, valued at nearly $14m, to India https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-650-looted-antiquities-india Sainsbury Centre receives one of largest ever UK museum donations https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/sainsbury-centre-receives-one-of-largest-ever-uk-museum-donations Expansion plans for Rome's Galleria Borghese draw fierce response https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/05/20/expansion-plans-for-romes-galleria-borghese-draw-fierce-response Hong Kong Artists Bring Quiet Reflection to Venice https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hong-kong-museum-of-art-venice-biennale-2774715 Tilda Swinton Is Bringing a New Performance Piece to Guggenheim Bilbao https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tilda-swinton-performance-guggenheim-bilbao-2774868 Guggenheim to Screen Artistic Portrait of Soccer Legend Zinédine Zidane https://hyperallergic.com/guggenheim-to-screen-artistic-portrait-of-soccer-legend-zinedine-zidane/ Art Basel Qatar Taps Former Mathaf Director Wassan Al-Khudhairi to Shape 2027 Fair https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-qatar-artistic-director-wassan-al-khudhairi-2027-1234786338/ Paris Judge Rejects Bid to Suspend the Replacement of Notre-Dame’s Windows https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-judge-rejects-bid-to-halt-replacement-of-notre-dames-windows-1234786334/ CalArts President Booed During Commencement Speech https://hyperallergic.com/calarts-president-booed-during-commencement-speech/