Museums & Heritage
Vancouver Art Gallery expands Asian art programme with $1.1m gift
The museum’s renamed Centre for Global Asias seeks to “recognise the many Asias that exist, within the geography of Asia itself and in the global diaspora”
UK's National Lottery at 30: who are the culture sector's winners and losers?
National Lottery players raise more than £30m every week and fund over 700,000 projects across the UK—but when it comes to funding the arts, some say the scheme is in need of an overhaul
Unesco steps in to protect Lebanese heritage sites
Following an “extraordinary” meeting, the heritage body has put 34 historic sites on its enhanced protection list
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s director removed following staff complaints
Stephanie Stebich, who had led the institution since 2017, has been reassigned to a senior advisory role
Toledo Museum of Art uses cryptocurrency to acquire digital art piece
The museum used USD Coin to buy an NFT in a new series by the artist collective Yatreda ያጥሬዳ
Lisbon’s museum scene booms as new and revamped institutions are unveiled
With the reopening of the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, the Portuguese capital is developing a lively contemporary art landscape. But its “cool” reputation brings challenges as tourism soars
‘The forgotten factor’: nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery
A campaign to give arts and heritage “a seat at the table” for negotiations at the annual summit already has the support of around 40 countries and more than 1,500 civil society organisations
Garden party: one of the largest and most historic gardens in the US reveals its transformation
Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens unveils its $250m renovation and expansion project on 22 November
Remains of second victim of 1985 Philadelphia police bombing discovered at Penn Museum
The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been conducting an inventory of its biological anthropology section
Episode 300! British Museum, Tate Modern and V&A East directors in discussion
A special roundtable conversation touching on some of the biggest issues facing museums: from the need to address colonial histories to sponsorship and AI
Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall
Sponsorship, sustainability and security: what’s the future for UK museums?
The directors of the British Museum, V&A East and Tate Modern talked activism, funding, empire and more in a wide-ranging discussion on The Art Newspaper’s Week in Art podcast
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum to close indefinitely
Museum leaders cited persistently low attendance and support coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reasons for the “reimagining and rebuilding”
British Museum receives ‘highest value object donation in UK museum history’
A private collection of 1,700 ceramic items was given by the Sir Percival David Foundation
'It could have been more serious, even fatal': lead poisoning claim by Versailles restoration workers reaches court
Six stand accused of negligence causing involuntary harm, including the culture ministry’s heritage operator, for its role in overseeing the restoration of the Château de Versailles
Guggenheim Bilbao appoints Miren Arzalluz as director
Currently the director of the Paris Fashion Museum-Palais Galliera, she will take over from Juan Ignacio Vidarte in April 2025
‘A testament to change’: Arts Council England report details ways in which UK cultural sector is addressing climate challenge
The publication has been released as nations are meeting at the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan
Billionaire collector Ken Griffin gives $10m to Pérez Art Museum Miami
The gift was announced in tandem with the museum’s annual Art of the Party gala, where Griffin and the Colombian artist Delcy Morelos were honoured
Crowd control measures to be introduced at the Trevi Fountain and Pompeii
The introduction of an entrance fee has been proposed at the Rome landmark
Toronto will celebrate Henry Moore Day on 13 November
The municipal observance comes 50 years after the city’s leading art museum launched an art centre devoted to Moore
Prague to get new museum dedicated to Alphonse Mucha
The foundation established by members of the artist’s family terminates its relationship with the operator of the city’s pre-existing Mucha Museum
A dual social and artistic purpose: London's Whitechapel Gallery to screen films by Jarman Award nominees
Ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Film London Jarman Award winner on 25 November, Whitechapel gallery will show entries by all six shortlisted artists
Goodwood contemporary: Rachel Whiteread to headline new foundation’s first exhibition at Sussex woodland site
The artist’s sculpture and photography will feature at Goodwood Art Foundation, the ducal estate that once nurtured the work of George Stubbs and Canaletto, alongside semi-permanent installations by Veronica Ryan and Hélio Oiticica
Just a year after opening, Serge Gainsbourg’s house museum hits financial trouble
The Graffiti-strewn building became a pilgrimage for devotees of the singer when it opened 32 years after his death—but despite healthy ticket sales, the institution has racked up huge debts, with its backers accused of mismanagement
Australian museum under fire for acquiring object linked to protesters' attack on well-known painting
Politicians have slammed the museum for ‘glorifying’ the attack on Frederick McCubbin’s ‘Down on his luck’
Former museum curator accuses city in Arizona of censorship in lawsuit
The former chief curator of the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is suing the municipality for allegedly ordering the removal of a print from a Shepard Fairey exhibition
Frick Collection to reopen in April with Vermeer exhibition in the works
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is returning the favour and lending one of its works after showing the Frick’s Vermeers in its blockbuster exhibition last year
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
British Museum still taking money from tobacco firm
Japanese acquisitions have been funded by maker of Benson & Hedges, Winston, Camel and Silk Cut
How a tribute to 'victims of communism' became Canada's most controversial monument
A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain