Iris van Herpen’s North American retrospective lands at the Brooklyn Museum May 16–Dec 6 with a bioluminescent 'living' dress and more than 140 couture works.

Sony Music Publishing is reportedly buying Blackstone's Recognition Music catalog — more than 45,000 songs — in a near-$4B deal through its GIC joint venture.

The Venice Biennale opened May 9 amid protests after its international jury resigned over Israeli and Russian participation. Organizers shifted prize decisions to ticket‑holding visitors and postponed awards to Nov. 22.

A Tribeca pop‑up has bound 3.5 million DOJ‑released Epstein pages into more than 3,700 printed volumes across a two‑story gallery. The appointment‑only installation pairs a timeline of ties with a survivor memorial.

BRIC’s 47th Celebrate Brooklyn! season runs June 4–Sept. 19 at the Lena Horne Bandshell with 15 free concerts and three benefit shows, featuring Patti LaBelle, Common and Sheila E.

Ten Carnegie Mellon alumni earned a record 15 Tony nominations across acting, design and producing, with nominees ranging from Will Harrison to veteran producers.

The Rolling Stones announced Foreign Tongues and released "In The Stars" during a Brooklyn launch event. The 14-track album arrives July 10 with guest appearances and a Charlie Watts contribution.

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.

NBC ordered eight pilots produced by Universal Television, bringing shoots back to L.A. and generating roughly 4,000 jobs across Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta.

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.

Cuts to federal arts funding and a pulled NEA grant have left the 35-year-old Brooklyn Youth Chorus scrambling; leaders hope a May 7 gala and community donors can fill the gap.

An Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin vanished after TSA ordered it into checked baggage at JFK; filmmakers say Lufthansa lost the box en route to Frankfurt.