A prized Gelman trove — including works by Frida Kahlo — has been placed under Banco Santander's management after a reported sale. The move has sparked protests in Mexico and fresh scrutiny of a New York curator's role.

Saher Alghorra’s Gaza photographs, documenting hunger, ruined hospitals and displaced families, won the 2026 Pulitzer for Breaking News Photography.

Ken Griffin has bought a second first printing of the U.S. Constitution; the Van Sinderen copy will be on view at South Street Seaport Museum beginning May 27. The purchase follows his 2021 record‑setting acquisition.

Rockefeller Center and Playbill are bringing free noon Broadway performances to The Rink this May, featuring casts from Wicked, SIX, MJ and more. The series runs Thursdays, May 14–June 4.

At the New York Philharmonic’s spring gala, Gustavo Dudamel led a starry program and donors contributed roughly $3 million as his New York era approaches.

A new Greenwich Village exhibit stages hyper‑real crime‑scene recreations and asks visitors to sign a waiver. Organizers call it education; critics call it exploitation.

A Manhattan jury awarded Morgan Art Foundation $102 million after finding Michael McKenzie sold forged works attributed to Robert Indiana.

The Avett Brothers’ shipwreck musical Swept Away opens at SpeakEasy’s Calderwood Pavilion April 24. The band is also touring with Mike Patton and plays the Wang Theatre June 10.

Mexican architect Frida Escobedo will lead a five‑story revamp of The Met’s modern galleries, adding nearly 50% more space, terraces and a limestone lattice façade.

A Manhattan judge dismissed Sean “Diddy” Combs’ $100M defamation suit against NBCUniversal, finding the Peacock film caused no new reputational harm.

State tax credits and local talent are bringing crews and festivals to Syracuse, where American High's 'Pizza Movie' and a new SASFest are putting Upstate on the map.

Tribeca’s 25th lineup turns premieres into party nights: Questlove opens, Alicia Keys closes, and Tarantino, Mumford & Sons and others headline a record slate.

A dance-first Summer for the City returns to Lincoln Center this June through August with dozens of free and low-cost events across the campus.