Biennales, Betrayals, and Masterpieces Resurfacing

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/04/liliana-angulo-cortes-museo-nacional-colombia-director-obituary Obscured Gauguin nude sculpture may be revealed in its entirety following museum donation https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/04/gauguin-nude-sculpture-set-to-be-restoried-entirety-following-museum-donation Exiled Belarus Free Theatre Brings Exhibition on Authoritarianism to the Venice Biennale https://news.artnet.com/art-world/exiled-belarus-free-theatre-brings-exhibition-on-authoritarianism-to-the-venice-biennale-2749991 Trump Launches Traveling ‘Freedom Truck’ Exhibition https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-freedom-truck-exhibition-2749780 Explore The Met’s Collection in 3D From Your Couch https://hyperallergic.com/explore-the-mets-collection-in-3d-from-your-couch/ Russia Returns to the Venice Biennale After a Hiatus https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-2026-national-pavilions-2604196 Long-Lost Rembrandt Goes on Display at the Rijksmuseum https://hyperallergic.com/long-lost-rembrandt-goes-on-display-at-the-rijksmuseum/ New Book Reveals British Museum Staffer Stole 350 Artworks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-staffer-stole-artworks-1234775632/ Guggenheim Union Rallies Outside Carol Bove Reception for New Contract https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/guggenheim-union-rally-carol-bove-new-contract-1234775718/ New Allegations Disrupt Sentencing in Massive Norval Morrisseau Forgery Case https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/norval-morrisseau-forgery-case-sentencing-interrupted-1234775644/