Restitution Reckonings and Censorship Flashpoints

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Smithsonian women’s museum launches augmented reality experience after congressional setback https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/23/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum-augmented-reality-project Fate of historic murals uncertain following Manhattan homeless shelter’s closure https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/23/bellevue-homeless-shelter-manhattan-wpa-murals-preservation-uncertain The Netherlands and Germany agree to return more than 2,000 cultural artefacts to Ghana https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/06/23/the-netherlands-and-germany-to-return-more-than-2000-cultural-artefacts-to-ghana New Museum and Korea’s Ulsan Art Museum Inaugurate Partnership with Ho Tzu Nyen Commission https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-museum-ulsan-art-museum-partnership-ho-tzu-nyen-commission-1234790042/ R.M.S. Titanic’s Plan to Sell Salvaged Artifacts at Auction Faces Ongoing Opposition https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rms-titanic-sell-salvaged-artifacts-auction-ongoing-opposition-1234790045/ Artists Facing Censorship Can Turn to This New Guideline for Guidance https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artists-facing-censorshipturn-to-this-for-guidance-1234790040/ Pace Gallery’s Hall of Mirrors https://hyperallergic.com/pace-gallerys-hall-of-mirrors/ Who Will Fight for Artists' Rights in Congress? https://hyperallergic.com/who-will-fight-for-artists-rights-in-congress/ Hundreds of Artists Ask NYC Mayor to Ban AI in Schools https://hyperallergic.com/hundreds-of-artists-ask-nyc-mayor-to-ban-ai-in-schools/ Paris Drug Bust Recovers Stolen $17 M. Picasso Canvas https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-drug-bust-recovers-stolen-picasso-1234790016/