Applications for Sotheby’s Summer Institute 2026 are open now! From learning the intricacies of running galleries and museums to exploring painting and drawing techniques throughout history, our two-week summer courses for teenagers are designed to engage, inspire, and fuel creativity. Taught in the heart of New York City by leading scholars and professionals in the art world, each course draws on the global expertise of Sotheby’s Institute of Art and takes students behind the scenes of world cl

The Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City is more than a memorial; it’s a work of art. Designed by artist Brian Tolle, the memorial layers history and landscape into a sculptural form. Native Irish plants, famine-era stone, and inscriptions from past and present crises create an environment where memory and politics converge. As Tolle reminds us: hunger is not just about food, but about power, land, and control. #ArtHistory #PublicArt #IrishHungerMemorial #BrianTolle #SothebysInstitute

Happy Halloween. 🎃 If you think your décor is spooky, imagine having dinner across from Francisco de Goya’s Black Paintings: 14 works so haunting they were never meant to be seen. Painted directly onto the walls of his home between 1820–1823, these visions of darkness were discovered only after his death. #Halloween #Goya #BlackPaintings #ArtHistory #Art

The recent heist at the Louvre has everyone talking, but what really goes through the mind of an art thief? Director of Art and Technology at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Gareth Fletcher discusses the psychology of art theft. Interested in learning more about art crime and law? Visit our website to explore courses through Sotheby’s Institute of Art. #louvre #louvreheist #artcrime #artlaw #art

This work of art may not be what you think it is at first glance. Interested in learning more about fine art, decorative art, and design from the Renaissance to the late twentieth century? Explore the Historic Art and Design MA degree programme from Sotheby’s Institute of Art: link in bio. #Art #ArtHistory #Design #History #SothebysInstitute