06/17/20264th-Century Roman Statues Discovered in an Ancient Vineyard in Israel
An archeological excavation conducted ahead of a railway expansion near Binyamina in northern Israel has uncovered two well-preserved statues from the late Roman period. The news was reported June 15 by the Israeli Antiques Authority (IAA), which carried out the …

06/17/2026Preservationists Sue to Halt Trump’s Scultpure ‘Garden of Heroes’
President Donald Trump’s proposed “National Garden of American Heroes” has hit another setback as a coalition of Washington-era preservation and cultural groups sues to halt its construction. The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues that the statuary garden—featuring roughly 250 Americans and …

06/17/2026Christie’s Will Open Wine Shop in New York, With Help from Lawmakers
Christie’s is planning to open a boutique wine shop at its headquarters in Rockefeller Center, thanks in part to assistance from New York state legislators who passed a law allowing the auction house to get around a regulation dating back …