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October 26, 2026

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Good morning. 5 stories on the wire today — the lead comes via The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

THE LEAD

Met Museum Announces 'Rembrandt and the Ancients', First Major Rembrandt Show in 20 Years

via The Metropolitan Museum of Art

On October 15, 2026, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced 'Rembrandt and the Ancients', its first major Rembrandt exhibition in over 20 years. The show, running November 7, 2027, to February 6, 2028, features over 125 works, including 70 by Rembrandt, many new to the US. Organized with the Musée du Louvre, it examines the artist's engagement with antiquity through loans from Dresden, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The exhibition travels to the Louvre on March 22, 2028.

Exhibition

The Number

€261.6M

across 8 auctions this week

Today's dispatch New York (7) · Paris (4) · Zurich · Hong Kong

Market Snapshot

5 stories today | 2 exhibitions opening

This week · 103 stories · 8 auctions (€261.6M aggregate) · 35 exhibitions opening · most-active city: New York

Just Opened

Oct 24

Tate St Ives Opens Major Retrospective of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Spanning Eight Decades — Tate

By Region

Americas

White Cube Announces US Premiere of Sara Flores Documentary at DOC NYC via White Cube

Europe

Kunsthaus Zürich Announces 2027 Programme Spanning Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei via Kunsthaus Zürich

Asia-Pacific

Bonhams Hong Kong to Offer 40+ Lots from Jules Speelman's Chinese Art Collection via Bonhams

Middle East & Africa

quiet today

Featured

Cleveland Museum of Art Mounts First-Ever Show of Rococo Goldsmith Meissonnier

On October 20, 2026, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) announced 'Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier: Rococo Goldsmith in Focus,' the first exhibition to unite an extraordinary group of the artist's works. The…

via Cleveland Museum of Art · Exhibition

Nick Cave, Kahil El’Zabar Stage 'Mammoth' Performance at Smithsonian American Art Museum

On October 15, 2026, the Smithsonian American Art Museum announced a site-specific performance by artist Nick Cave and composer Kahil El’Zabar, titled 'Mammoth,' scheduled for October 24, 2026, in…

via Smithsonian American Art Museum · Other

Studio Museum in Harlem Announces 2026–27 Artists in Residence: Turiya Adkins, Timothy Yanick Hunter, Clifford Prince King

On October 21, 2026, the Studio Museum in Harlem announced that Turiya Adkins, Timothy Yanick Hunter, and Clifford Prince King have been selected as the 2026–27 participants in its…

via Studio Museum in Harlem · Appointment

This Week Ahead

Tomorrow

Aguttes to Auction Zidane's 2006 World Cup Final Jersey, Est. €15,000–€30,000 via Aguttes

Tomorrow

Aguttes to Auction Nancy Varenne-Brunot Contemporary Collection in Neuilly-sur-Seine via Aguttes

Wed Oct 28

Bonhams Hong Kong to Offer 40+ Lots from Jules Speelman's Chinese Art Collection via Bonhams

Wed Oct 28

Walker Art Center Presents Dorothée Munyaneza's 'Toi, moi, Tituba…' Oct 28–30 via Walker Art Center

Wed Oct 28

Sean Scully to Discuss Constable Affinities at Yale Center for British Art on October 28 via Lisson Gallery

Wed Oct 28

Rema Hort Mann Fund Announces 30th Anniversary Gala and Benefit Auction Hosted by Phillips via Gagosian

Thu Oct 29

Sadie Coles HQ: Alvaro Barrington to Debut in Africa at Limbo Museum, Accra via Sadie Coles HQ

Thu Oct 29

Lisson Gallery Announces Susan Hiller 'Lost and Found' Survey at Warsaw's Zachęta via Lisson Gallery

Full calendar →

Next Week

Wed Nov 4

Louvre to Present 'Louvre Photo' Exhibition with Over 300 Photographs via Louvre

Wed Nov 4

Lisson Gallery Announces Richard Long Site-Specific Installation at Yale Center for British Art via Lisson Gallery

Thu Nov 5

Southbank Centre to Host Free Concert by Rapper JÉVON on November 5, 2026 via Southbank Centre

Thu Nov 5

Aguttes to Offer Unseen Works by Modern Vietnamese Masters in November 2026 Auction via Aguttes

Thu Nov 5

Lisson Gallery: John Akomfrah's 'Arcadia' to Premiere at Natural History Museum, London, Nov 5 via Lisson Gallery

Artist Spotlight

Georg Baselitz · 5 mentions this week

Georg Baselitz is a German painter and sculptor best known for his expressive, figurative works and his signature technique of painting subjects upside down to emphasize the artifice of the medium.

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The Wire

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Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Teresita Fernández Site-Specific Commission — Cleveland Museum of Art

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