Restitution Rising, Museums Cutting Deep

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. How the Met Opera Turned Beloved Murals Into Financial Tools https://news.artnet.com/market/met-opera-murals-financial-tools-2740082 MFA Boston will lay off 33 employees amid rising deficit and restructuring https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/30/museum-fine-arts-boston-layoffs-financial-hardships Macron-Backed Bill to Return Art Looted During Colonial Era Passes French Senate https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-senate-passes-colonial-art-bill-1234771450/ Andy Warhol Films, Left Undeveloped for Decades, Come to Light https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rediscovered-andy-warhol-films-moma-2741801 Leon Black’s Extensive Art Collection Seemingly Revealed in Jeffrey Epstein Files https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/leon-black-art-collection-revealed-jeffrey-epstein-file-1234771582/ After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies? https://hyperallergic.com/after-the-strike-will-art-galleries-be-allies/ Chung Sang-hwa, Korean Painter Associated with Dansaekhwa, Dies at 93 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/korean-dansaekhwa-artist-chung-sang-hwa-dies-1234771675/ Zapotec Tomb Unearthed in Mexico Hailed as ‘The Most Significant’ Discovery of Last Decade https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/zapotec-tomb-unearthed-oaxaca-mexico-600-ce-1234771635/ Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism https://hyperallergic.com/tribeca-galleries-discuss-reporting-street-vendors-drawing-criticism/ James Castle Was a World Unto Himself https://hyperallergic.com/james-castle-was-a-world-unto-himself/