In viral essays and beyond, those who bemoan the dominance of identity politics in museums often reveal more of their own biases than of the art world's

France’s culture budgets have long been sacrosanct but concerns are raised about generous public arts funding in the wake of political turmoil

Miguel Coyula’s "Chronicles of the Absurd" provides a rare inside view of artist interactions with an oppressive government

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

A long-awaited report from Ontario’s auditor general finds that the redevelopment plan for Toronto's modernist landscape is “not fair, transparent or accountable”

This year has been marked by a rising number of politically-motivated attacks on art. But we should not forget the power of art to unite diverse groups of people

Development comes after 177 staff also threaten to quit in protest at the ministry of culture’s handling of the country’s leading art institution

A judge in London ruled in favour of the seafood multinational Samerji, finding that the artist Odee Fridriksson’s satiric project “crossed the line”

An urgent treatise on the decommodification of culture by the professor of cultural economy Justin O’Connor

The museum's latest exhibition explains and scrutinises democracy through objects spanning 2,500 years

Right-wing governor's decision to slash entire $32m budget leaves smaller organisations fighting for survival

In a major re-hang, scenes from Rego’s mural Crivelli’s Garden have appeared in place of portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh

In the aftermath of a contentious presidential election and amid ongoing political and economic crises, cultural organisations band together

In front of a crowd at Frieze Masters, Chris Bryant MP discussed funding, culture wars and the importance of education

A small group of anti-fascist campaigners protested outside the Sapienza University in Rome where Alessandro Giuli was taking the final oral exam for the degree he started in the 1990s

Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson’s spoof of the Samherji Group’s website featured a prominent apology, seemingly acknowledging its alleged role in the Namibian fishing scandal

The debacle over the commissioning of Notre-Dame's stained-glass windows highlights the politician's propensity to ignore expert advice

Labour’s pre-election arts manifesto, Creating Growth, included policies to put the arts back into education and bring museums into line with universities on open data

At least 360 professionals sign open letter in defence of Alexandra Kusá, who was sacked alongside the head of the national theatre

Alexandra Kusá's removal follows the ouster of National Theatre director Matej Drlička

Photographers Shahidul Alam and Munem Wasif document upheaval as prime minister flees the country

The fate of the landmarked Ontario Science Centre also hangs in the balance of the redevelopment dispute over Ontario Place

As demonstrations continue, artists reflect on the violence and how police suspicion is limiting their ability to work

After a successful campaign to help block the far-right National Rally from winning a majority, arts bodies, much like the rest of the country, face an uncertain future

The politician lost the Faizabad constituency in which he built the controversial Ram temple

British street artist launched an inflatable boat artwork at Glastonbury to highlight the migrant crisis

Rassemblement National, New Popular Front and Renaissance politicians discuss policy areas, closing the Centre Pompidou and free entry to museums

Sara Funaro, a local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party, reportedly took more than 60% of the vote

In addition, it was discovered that the provincial government agreed to pay almost C$1m to make its controversial case for moving the Ontario Science Centre, which closed permanently Friday due to structural decay

Lawrence Wong has shown signals that he intends to support arts-related initiatives with significant funding, though entrenched societal attitudes mean concerns about censorship remain