From Henri Matisse to Frida Kahlo, 2025 is getting some amazing public domain content

On January 1, 2025, a new batch of art, literature, and film will enter the public domain for the first time. These are the people and works that designers should look for.

On January 1, 2025, a new batch of decades-old art, literature, and film will be made available to artists and businesses for the first time. That’s because, at the start of each new year, a new crop of works enters the public domain, meaning that it is no longer copyright-protected.