The US struggles with history, Stephen Friedman Gallery closes, Tudor Heart pendant acquired by the British Museum—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to our editor-in-chief, Americas, Ben Sutton about the disputes that have arisen as the US marks its 250 years since the Declaration of Independence—and hears about the demise of Stephen Friedman’s Gallery. Plus, the story of a heart-shaped pendant tied to Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII
British Museum acquires £3.5m golden pendant linked to Henry VIII after high-profile campaign
The museum raised the money to buy the Tudor Heart following a celebrity-endorsed fundraising campaign launched in October
‘I'm going to miss the quiet life we had’: Greenlander artist Inuuteq Storch on Trump, travel and his ambitions to build a photography museum
As his latest exhibition opens at the Hasselblad Center, Storch discusses his love and hope for his home country
Art Basel Qatar, Dürer portrait debate, Paula Modersohn-Becker and Edvard Munch—podcast
Ben Luke talks to art market editor Kabir Jhala about the inaugural fair in Doha, explores the debate surrounding a painting of Dürer’s father, and we hear about the synergies between two 20th-century painters
Venice Biennale: South African pavilion scandal, Marian Goodman remembered, Paul Cezanne in Basel—podcast
We discuss the cancellation of Gabrielle Goliath’s pavilion and the artist’s attempt have the decision overturned, pay tribute to the lauded gallerist Marian Goodman, and hear about Cezanne’s famous ‘The Card Players’
African LGBTQ+ art at the Smithsonian, the Iran crisis, Louise Nevelson at Pompidou Metz—podcast
Ben Luke hears about ‘Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art’ at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C, discusses the cultural impact of a brutal crackdown in Iran and takes a look at a landmark 1958 installation by Louise Nevelson
Hawai’i at the British Museum, a Venice palazzo for sale, Joseph Beuys’s ‘Bathtub’—podcast
Ben Luke hears about the British Museum’s fresh approach to the stewardship of its collection of Hawaiian objects, discusses the eerie history of Ca’ Dario and learns more about a late Beuys work
The Year Ahead 2026: the big exhibitions and the key museum openings—podcast
From the opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Marcel Duchamp at MoMA, New York, The Art Newspaper's editors look ahead to next year's biggest stories
National Trust rejects pressure group’s claim that its buildings are ‘under-insured’
The UK charity has responded to a resolution put forward by Restore Trust, calling for its historic properties to be protected against ‘any eventuality’
Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters
Quirky items, from crossbows to Bronze Age spearheads, can be found at the fair
Solidarity and shared optimism take centre stage at 1-54 fair in London
As excitement builds around the opening of the Museum of West African Art, Nigerian galleries are making the most of the moment—while under-represented voices are highlighted across the event
‘It was the cheapest possible art form I could imagine’: Sophia Al-Maria performs stand-up for Frieze London
As the winner of this year’s Frieze London Artist Award, the artist will perform daily this week
Frieze London's Artist-to-Artist section highlights talent emerging amid political tensions
While leaders around the world are placing a great deal of focus on people's differences, here unity and collectivity come to the fore
British Museum seeks £3.5m to keep rare gold pendant—with ties to Henry VIII’s daughter—in the UK
The Tudor Heart, discovered by a metal detectorist in 2019, is the only object of its kind surviving from the British monarch’s reign
Makers of Ancient Egypt to be hailed in Cambridge exhibition
The show at the UK’s Fitzwilliam Museum will bring to life the personalities and remarkable achievements of the civilisation’s craftspeople
Museums and ethics, Fra Angelico in Florence, Cornelia Parker’s PsychoBarn—podcast
Unpacking the issues facing cultural institutions today, plus chats about a Renaissance blockbuster and a ”cut-up” architectural installation in Basel
Kerry James Marshall, National Gallery expansion, Picasso’s Three Dancers—podcast
Ben Luke takes a tour of Kerry James Marshall's critically acclaimed Royal Academy show and meets the curators behind Tate Modern's ‘Theatre Picasso’, and Alexander Morrison discusses the National Gallery's expansion with its director
David Bowie Centre, Bukhara Biennial, Hilton Als on Jean Rhys, Hurvin Anderson and Kara Walker—podcast
Ben Luke steps inside the V&A East's latest addition, discusses the Bukhara biennial with our art market editor, and explores a new exhibition at Michael Werner Gallery
Neo-Impressionism makes its thoroughly Modernist point at National Gallery in London
An exhibition featuring 58 works from the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands aims to raise profile of underappreciated movement
Banking family’s treasures go on show at Bath’s Holburne Museum
Nearly 200 Renaissance works, on long-term loan from the Schroder Collection, will be displayed in a dedicated gallery
Smithsonian under fire from Trump, Frieze Seoul, Dara Birnbaum and Quantum—podcast
The Art Newspaper's editor-in-chief in the Americas discusses the Trump administration’s interference in museums, we take an inside look at the season's first art fair and discuss landmark video art
4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian handprint discovered by Cambridge museum
Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK, found the marking on an artefact due to go on display in an exhibition this autumn
Arthur Jafa and Mark Leckey, Cecilia Alemani on SITE Santa Fe, Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg—podcast
We speak to Jafa and Leckey about their forthcoming London exhibition, ask Alemani about the US-based biennial—whose title this year was inspired by a film by Godfrey Reggio—and zone in on a landmark dance collaboration
Are you not entertained? Three ancient helmets headline UK exhibition exploring the ‘real’ gladiators
The show at Leeds’s Royal Armouries Museum also features everyday objects such as surgical equipment and souvenirs from visits to see battles at amphitheatres
Art Basel, human remains in Dutch museums, Eva Hesse—podcast
We ask The Art Newspaper's art market editor about the mood in Basel, discuss the Dutch museum tackling the difficult topic of human remains, and speak to Jo Applin, the co-curator of the Courtauld's newest show
No more business-as-usual: Art Basel demonstrates how dealers can adapt to thrive
Galleries showing at the fair are responding to a shifting art market
Art Basel and Frieze set their sights on the next generation of visitors
Young people enjoy free entry to Art Basel this week, while Frieze keeps charges low for the under-12s
In pictures: the best of the Liste art fair in Basel
Now in its third decade, the satellite fair has stayed true to its mission of showcasing young artists from often overlooked regions
Artist whose work addresses art world access is not in Basel—because his visa was denied
Richard Mudariki, the artist behind the ‘Art World Passport’, says his visa was rejected by the Swiss embassy in Pretoria, despite having two letters of invitation from Swiss organisations
Holbein drawings go back on show at Kunstmuseum Basel after almost 20 years
Fragile, light-sensitive works have been given a dedicated gallery as part of institution's rehang





























