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To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0<\/em>Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tGood Morning!<\/p>\n NO-LONGER-HIDDEN GEM.<\/strong> A hidden gallery at London\u2019s Natural History Museum<\/strong> will reopen to the public in September for the first time since 1943, The Independent<\/em>reported. The 18-month exhibition, \u201cNature and Us,\u201d will explore humanity\u2019s changing relationship with the natural world through 50 objects, including a miniature Crystal Palace<\/strong> dinosaur, a Victorian monk seal skeleton, a 400,000-year-old hand ax, and a 14,300-year-old dog jaw replica. The gallery retains its original Victorian herbarium cabinets, recalling its former role as a scientific collections space. The experimental exhibition forms part of the museum\u2019s NHM150<\/strong> initiative, aimed at transforming the museum\u2019s South Kensington building by opening a new gallery space each year until 2031. \u201cNature and Us\u201d will help shape one of these galleries, due to open in 2029.<\/p>\n WHITE HOUSE TAKES AIM<\/strong>. As the FT<\/em>wrote, Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s administration is escalating its campaign to reshape how the Smithsonian<\/strong> presents American history, accusing the National Museum of American History<\/strong> of ideological bias and overemphasizing slavery, racism, and Native American dispossession. A White House <\/strong>report has criticized exhibits addressing these subjects, as well as those involving gender and sexuality, arguing museums should offer a more patriotic account of America\u2019s achievements. Historians and museum professionals warn that the campaign risks producing a politically sanctioned version of history and suppressing uncomfortable truths. The Smithsonian, which is federally funded but independently governed, has largely resisted the pressure, while some lawmakers have challenged the administration\u2019s proposed interventions.<\/p>\n Fair Play Art Fair<\/strong> is bringing 65 artists to London for its debut at One Marylebone during Frieze Week<\/strong>, with a radical no-upfront-booth-fee model designed to put artists first. [FAD]<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIrruption of Antiquity\u201d at Athens\u2019s Benaki Museum <\/strong>places contemporary Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska<\/strong>\u2019s surreal paintings among ancient and Byzantine artifacts. [Artnet News]<\/p>\n \n\tBritish artist Eric Ravilious<\/strong> disappeared over Iceland <\/strong>in 1942, but his distinctive vision of pre-war Britain, poised between the everyday and the uncanny, endures. [The Telegraph]<\/p>\n \n\tA long-overlooked painting once relegated to storage has been identified as a genuine Bernini <\/strong>and is set to go on display at Vienna\u2019s Kunsthistorisches Museum<\/strong>. [The Art Newspaper]<\/p>\n The Kicker<\/strong><\/p>\n EARLY BATH<\/strong>. Irish artist Se\u00e1nie Harte<\/strong> has turned Roy Keane<\/strong>\u2019s football career into a series of vibrant paintings, transforming moments of Manchester United <\/strong>history into theatrical, expressive scenes. The Guardian<\/em> wrote that the works focus particularly on Keane\u2019s notorious red cards and confrontational reputation, using bold color and exaggerated imagery to capture his intensity both on and off the pitch. Harte\u2019s interest goes beyond football fandom: the paintings explore celebrity, masculinity, conflict, and the mythology surrounding sporting heroes. <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/art-news\/news\/hidden-gallery-london-natural-history-museum-reopens-after-80-years-rediscovered-bernini-painting-vienna-morning-links-august-20-2026-1234795367\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.artnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2264598068.jpg?w=1024″] To receive\u00a0Morning Links\u00a0in your inbox every weekday,\u00a0sign\u00a0up\u00a0for our\u00a0Breakfast with ARTnews\u00a0newsletter. Good Morning! A hidden gallery at London\u2019s Natural History Museum will reopen to the public for the first time since 1943. Trump\u2019s administration is escalating its campaign to reshape how the Smithsonian presents American history. 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