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2024 in review: the biggest stories and the best shows - podcast
From the devastating war in Gaza to art attacks in museums, our editors analyse the year's biggest stories
Could Israel’s shuttered embassy in Dublin become a gallery for Palestinian art?
Fresh off a pop-up show in Ireland, the director of the Connecticut-based Palestine Museum US hopes the former Israeli Embassy could become a permanent European outpost
Artist withdraws from Miami-area exhibition over anti-BDS language in contract
“It was disheartening to experience this level of institutional complacency and complicity,” says the artist Les Gomez-Gonzalez
Gaza Biennale seeks to provide support and relief for Palestinian artists
More than 50 Palestinian artists are participating in the worldwide event
Candida Gertler steps down from Outset Contemporary Art Fund citing 'alarming rise of antisemitism' in cultural spaces
Move comes after 1,100 art workers sign an open letter demanding Tate cuts ties with the philanthropic organisation, which she co-founded in 2003
Artists protest at Toronto Arts Foundation gala over funding from Israeli real estate company’s charitable foundation
The protests are part of a broader campaign pressuring Canadian arts organisations to cut ties with the Azrieli Foundation
Pro-Palestine boycott of Goldsmiths CCA ends after gallery cuts ties with donors
Students ended the action, which had led to the London institution’s temporary closure over the summer, after the names of Candida and Zak Gertler were removed from one of the CCA’s galleries and its donor list
Nan Goldin supported by protesters as she pleads for Gaza at Berlin opening
In an impassioned speech at the Neue Nationalgalerie, the artist accused Germany of gagging artists and conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism
Photobook exploring the suffering of families in Gaza awarded top prize at Paris Photo
Taysir Batniji’s ‘Disruptions’ has been named Photobook of the Year at this year's Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards
Popular digital artist Mahasen Al-Khateeb killed in Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza
The death of Al-Khateeb, who had more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, has sparked questions about why she was not more widely recognised by the arts community during her life
Exhibition at Columbia University seeks to bring renewed attention to war in Gaza
Two-day exhibition organised by student activists and outside collaborators comes sixth months after the height of the campus encampment movement
Hate crime charges for three suspects in vandalism at Brooklyn Museum leaders’ homes
The alleged vandals are said to have targeted the homes of board members with “Jewish-sounding names”
Artist demands Stedelijk Museum remove his work amid row over 'refused' loan request
Ahmet Ogut claims a request to loan ‘Bakunin’s Barricade’ to Gaza protesters was denied by the Amsterdam museum
Students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold walkout in support of Palestine
SAIC students continue to protest the school’s ties to defence contractors
Sonia Boyce, Jeremy Deller and more donate works to a charity auction for Gaza
More than 200 artists have given works to an auction and exhibition in London, with all proceeds going towards the work of Médecins Sans Frontières UK/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK
'We have been able to act as a safe space': amid war in Gaza, London's Mosaic Rooms announces major expansion plans
The non-profit space dedicated to Arab culture has been a vocal supporter of a ceasefire, and now aims to increase its space and income streams
Artist sues US city that cancelled her residency over a pro-Palestine painting
Danielle SeeWalker and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado are suing the town of Vail, alleging its decisions violated her free speech rights
Two arrested after Picasso painting targeted by protestors at London's National Gallery
Members of campaign group Youth Demand covered the painting with an image of a Gazan mother and children
'It’s always important to have constructive dialogue': Gaza-focused works get prime spot at newly designed Frieze London
At the Experimenter stand, Bani Abidi is showing subtle pieces inspired by the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
Students at multiple US art schools face tougher policies on protests this autumn
After a spring semester defined by widespread pro-Palestine demonstrations, some top art universities have imposed new restrictions
7 October survivor’s show at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art marks painful anniversary
Tal Mazliach’s exhibition reflects on her personal experience of Hamas’s attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza and the war that has raged since
Israeli archaeology bill raises fears of West Bank annexation
Experts warn that the bill, which expands the Israel Antiquities Authority’s jurisdiction, violates international law and could lead to sanctions against Israel
Palestinians begin preservation of Gaza’s heritage with help from $1m fund
Support includes the evacuation of artefacts, surveys of damage to buildings and training to bolster safeguarding of historical sites
Police investigate after Berlin culture senator’s home attacked with red paint
Joe Chialo has come under fire from artists and pro-Palestinian factions over state policies
‘Symbols of innocence and comfort’: Qatar art installation brings together 15,000 teddy bears in tribute to children killed in Gaza
The work, by the Lebanese artist Bachir Mohamad, was inspired by footage of a child in Gaza crying while holding a cuddly toy
After its Gaza ‘censorship’ row, London’s Barbican to host Palestinian literature festival
Voices of Resilience, which was temporarily cancelled earlier this year by Home, Manchester, is touring to the capital for the first time
Israel museums close amid general strike over Gaza hostage deaths
Thousands take to streets following news that six bodies were recovered in a tunnel in Rafah
Noguchi Museum workers walk out in protest against keffiyeh ban
Workers claim the dress code is “not in the best interest of the institution”, while leaders stated their desire to “foster a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment”
Activist and journalist charged with hate crimes over vandalism at Brooklyn Museum leaders’ homes
The charges stem from incidents in June, when activists sprayed red paint on the museum officials’ homes as a pro-Palestine protest
Gaza’s historic Greek Orthodox church sustains second Israeli strike
Saint Porphyrius, believed to be the third-oldest church in the world, is a key sanctuary for the local Christian community and is emerging as a symbol of resilience amid the ongoing war