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300 Masterpieces from France Set for Louvre Abu Dhabi

The exhibit in the new museum includes a Jewish Torah from Yemen. Museum is to open in December 2015.

300 Masterpieces from France Set for Louvre Abu Dhabi

Paintings Stolen from Russian Jewish Museum

Five works of Russian Jewish painter Isaac Levitan stolen; haul worth over $2 million.

Paintings Stolen from Russian Jewish Museum

PA To Show Pope Art of Jesus as 'Suffering Palestinian'

PA-commissioned art exhibit will be displayed in Bethlehem for pope's visit, mixing classic Christian art with 'Palestinian suffering.'

PA To Show Pope Art of Jesus as 'Suffering Palestinian'

Jewish Group Calls for Publication of Newest 'Nazi Art Trove'

Jewish advocates call for the publication of newly found artworks at the home of an elderly German recluse.

Jewish Group Calls for Publication of Newest 'Nazi Art Trove'

WJC Head: Germany Needs Law for Nazi-Looted Art

Germany must introduce a law specifically aimed at facilitating the return of Nazi-looted art, says Ronald Lauder.

WJC Head: Germany Needs Law for Nazi-Looted Art

Tel Aviv Exhibit Aids IDF's Budding Artists

Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers project offers gifted young Israeli artists a head-start after leaving the military.

Tel Aviv Exhibit Aids IDF's Budding Artists

Switzerland: High Price for Legal Fees in Nazi Art Lawsuit

European probes into art taken from Jews during the rise of Nazi Germany continues; Swiss museum wins case, only to pay hefty legal fees.

Switzerland: High Price for Legal Fees in Nazi Art Lawsuit

Germany: Some of Looted Art Trove May be Returned to Munich Man

Some paintings in an art trove looted by the Nazis may be returned to the Munich man in whose apartment they were discovered.

Germany: Some of Looted Art Trove May be Returned to Munich Man

Experts: It Won't be Easy to Track Owners of Looted Art

Identifying the rightful owners of a vast trove of art looted by the Nazis will be an enormous task, say experts.

Experts: It Won't be Easy to Track Owners of Looted Art

Switzerland: Found Artworks Not 'Looted', Bought Legitimately

Swiss gallery denies involvement with German art collector found to be holding some 1500 artworks looted by Nazis during Holocaust

Switzerland: Found Artworks Not 'Looted', Bought Legitimately

Germany Finds 1,500 Paintings Stolen by Nazis

Nearly 1,500 priceless paintings that were stolen by the Nazis have been discovered in a flat in Munich.

Germany Finds 1,500 Paintings Stolen by Nazis

Probe: Dutch Museum Artworks May Be From Nazi Theft

A probe of the Netherlands' museums reveals 139 possible cases of Nazi-looted artworks

Probe: Dutch Museum Artworks May Be From Nazi Theft

Samaria as You've Never Seen It on Display

Paintings by physicist and electro-optic engineer David Fish on exhibit at Modiin show the less-familiar side of Shomron.

Samaria as You've Never Seen It on Display

Stories of the Bereaved Became Works of Art

The "Longing for a Hug" art exhibition gives a voice to bereaved Israeli children sending a message of "loving and living."

Stories of the Bereaved Became Works of Art

Abandoned in an Arab Market

Since its inception, Emunah College has been pioneer in award winning work in educating religious young women in Torah and the arts

Abandoned in an Arab Market

400 Demonstrate in Paris Against Suicide Bomber Exhibit

Some 400 people took to the streets of Paris to demonstrate against a photo exhibition which glorifies Arab suicide bombers.

400 Demonstrate in Paris Against Suicide Bomber Exhibit

Lego Art Comes to Israel

‘Art of the Brick’ Lego exhibit comes to Israel. Arutz Sheva talks to the artist behind the phenomenon.

Lego Art Comes to Israel

Outraged Paris Jews Protest Arab Suicide Bomber Exhibit

Outraged French Jews are set to protest over a government-funded Paris museum exhibit glorifying suicide bombers.

Outraged Paris Jews Protest Arab Suicide Bomber Exhibit

"Landscapes of Judea and Samaria" Exhibit at Jerusalem Theater

Artist: "These are the natural landscapes within which we have built our lives, the sheep grazing in fields so evocative of the Bible..."

"Landscapes of Judea and Samaria" Exhibit at Jerusalem Theater

Drawings from Nazi Camp Displayed at Berlin Museum

Secret drawings and sketches that a Czech artist produced and kept hidden from his Nazi captors go on display at the Jewish Museum.

Drawings from Nazi Camp Displayed at Berlin Museum

Latvia Opens Museum Dedicated to Jewish Painter

A museum dedicated to painter Mark Rothko opens in his Latvian hometown, a century after he left and found fame in the U.S.

Latvia Opens Museum Dedicated to Jewish Painter

German Museum Returns Art Looted by Nazis

A German museum for the first time on Tuesday returned a painting despoiled by the Nazis to the estate of a late German Jewish art dealer.

German Museum Returns Art Looted by Nazis

Nefesh B'Nefesh Launches First Art Exhibit of New Olim

Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Ort Braude Academic College have launched an art exhibition to display the creative talents of Western Olim.

Nefesh B'Nefesh Launches First Art Exhibit of New Olim

Dutch 'Artwork' Vilifying IDF Just in Time for Holidays

Dutch artwork, which deliberately vilifies the IDF, attempts to garner international sympathy through artistic expression.

Dutch 'Artwork' Vilifying IDF Just in Time for Holidays

Heirs Demand Nazi-Looted Painting Include History in Exhibit

Heirs of German Jew claim auction painting was looted by Nazis, insist that exhibit at Museum of Modern Art explain its history.

Heirs Demand Nazi-Looted Painting Include History in Exhibit

Secret Iranian Art Collection Includes Works of Israeli Icon

An Iranian art collection, being partially displayed at Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art, includes works by Jewish and Israeli artists.

Secret Iranian Art Collection Includes Works of Israeli Icon

Are Human Organs as 'Artwork' in Bad Taste? High Court to Decide

A Tel Aviv show where human organs are on display may not be illegal, but is in very poor taste, a court petition says.

Are Human Organs as 'Artwork' in Bad Taste? High Court to Decide

High-End Hassidic Art Gallery Opens in Brooklyn

The highest-end Hassidic art gallery in the world opens Thursday with an exhibition by renowned artist Itshak Holtz in Brooklyn, NY.

High-End Hassidic Art Gallery Opens in Brooklyn

Orthodox Jewish Student 'Doodles for Google'

Johanna Robinson, 11-year-old student at orthodox Jewish day school in Maryland, is finalist for Google’s annual “Doodle 4 Google” contest.

Orthodox Jewish Student 'Doodles for Google'

The Ugly Truth Behind Beautiful Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Gertrude Stein exhibit will be amended to include mention of her Nazi sympathies.

The Ugly Truth Behind Beautiful Art

First Competition for Ilana Elovic Prize at Bezalel Art Academy

A new $20,000 art prize has been launched to honor the memory of self-taught Israeli-American artist Ilana Elovic.

First Competition for Ilana Elovic Prize at Bezalel Art Academy

A Hanukkah Treasure: The Safran Dreidel Collection

Rabbi Dr. Eliyahu Safran shares another look at one of loveliest and largest dreidel collections in the world with Arutz Sheva's readers.

A Hanukkah Treasure: The Safran Dreidel Collection

PA Artist Destroys Lacoste Elysee Prize Competition

A Palestinian Authority artist has managed to destroy corporate support for a major international art competition and exhibition.

PA Artist Destroys Lacoste Elysee Prize Competition

"Young Judea" Artists Join Immigrant Art Workshop & Exhibition

Rising in Art 2011, now on display in Bat Yam, features work of new immigrants as well as participants in Young Judea's arts track.

"Young Judea" Artists Join Immigrant Art Workshop & Exhibition

Livnat: For Some Zionism has Become a 'Dirty Word'

Minister Livnat expressed dismay that many believe 'Zionism' is a dirty word after artitsts complain over a Zionist art contest.

Livnat: For Some Zionism has Become a 'Dirty Word'

Art Brings Color and Life to the Jerusalem Market

Jerusalem's famous Machane Yehuda Market has been transformed into a huge urban art display. The market inspired the art.

Art Brings Color and Life to the Jerusalem Market

Biblical Art Exhibit Near the Tomb of Mother Rochel

Oil paintings by the Ellen Lapidus Stern at Beit Bnei Rachel, adjacent to the Tomb of Rachel.

Biblical Art Exhibit Near the Tomb of Mother Rochel