The White House plans to install new Commission of Fine Arts who “are more aligned with President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies”

The fundraising effort, which coincides with the organisation’s 60th anniversary, was bolstered by a $10m contribution from historian and philanthropist Suzanne Deal Booth

The latest Museums Moving Forward report on museum sector satisfaction found a few bright spots amid persistent low pay, inequity and burnout

The auction at Christie's London made £45.8m, and closes out a landmark year for the Indian art market

The patron and collector had a stellar career in the cosmetics business, but now surrounds herself with beauty of a different kind

Canada’s biggest art fair appeared to benefit from the Toronto Blue Jays’ first crack at baseball’s top trophy since 1993

The latest annual report looks at gender and generational differences when it comes to tastes and collecting behaviour

He replaces Clément Delépine, who announced his departure last month

The private institution, funded by Al Futtaim Group, will be built on a jetty

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long history

One group called the sudden demolition “a collective loss” while another expressed concern the $300m ballroom that will replace the East Wing “will overwhelm the White House itself”

The artist is urgently seeking a new home for his sizeable sculpture before the end of Black History Month

The show benefiting the Ali Forney Center at David Zwirner comes as LGBTQ+ organisations in the US struggle to replace government funding that has been rescinded or withdrawn

This sometimes muddled show gets lost in its own lyricism, but works by the likes of Marlene Almeida and a performance rescue the endeavour

Works by the six international artists shortlisted for the UK’s biggest contemporary art prize can be seen at five venues, including the National Museum Cardiff

In a departure from her practice, the artist, commissioned by the fashion brand Miu Miu, wrote a libretto for the two-hour long performance

The artist had “a very full existence” in the French capital during the 1970s

Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar

An new app allows visitors to ‘speak’ with 20 statues in three languages

The Queen of Pop’s 2003 visit sparked a lawsuit—but she was spotted there again just last month

A collection of essays about the Rijksmuseum‘s show also fascinating insights into the struggle for loans and what accompanying research revealed about its 17th-century subject

Novelist Laurent Binet weaves a compelling tale of Renaissance Italy with this art historical murder mystery

This evocative tale makes a compelling case Bell, who made inroads as an artist and designer at a time when this was rare for women

The book also includes myriad accounts of the British artist's inspirational teaching techniques

This year museums are falling over themselves to celebrate Robert Rauschenberg’s 100th birthday. But, asks Julia Halperin, who is it really all for?

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists

Investing in meaningful action on the climate emergency can seem daunting for smaller, cash-strapped outfits, writes Louisa Buck, but it pays off in more ways than one

The inaugural British Museum Ball will raise funds for the institution’s overseas collaborations, the BM’s director says, while emphasising the importance of the historic collection’s global reach

Redford, an Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Institute, died yesterday at his home in Utah

Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire

As well as for his iconic designs, Armani will be remembered for his broad cultural legacy

His death was announced on Sunday by the French culture minister, Rachida Dati