The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale oil industry fueled capitalism's expansion

Felix Gonzalez-Torres's 1991 silent-disco performance work is turning fairgoers' heads

A new show at Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger is the often overlooked artist's first since the 1980s

The Minimalist bought and modified more than a dozen buildings in Texas in the 1970s, using them as studios and galleries for his sculptures and transforming a small city into the art-world pilgrimage site it is today

The Ethiopian American film-maker Sosena Solomon spent two years making short documentaries about specific heritage sites for the newly reopened wing

Patrick Bringley’s Off-Broadway one-man show distils ‘All the Beauty in the World’ into an 80-minute meditation on art, life and human connection

Textile-based art is abundant at the fair this year, from pieces approximating the forms of paintings but made of found fabrics to hand-woven, intricately beaded works and even a wearable, many-layered cape

Our pick of exhibitions includes Rashid Johnson's biggest ever show, Amy Sherald at the Whitney and hypermasculinity in Nigerian culture

Meanwhile, Americans of all political stripes disapprove of the president’s cultural takeover while Max Hollein says Trump’s new anti-DEI rules “do not apply” to the Met

The latest development in the ongoing dispute over a 1916 portrait believed to have been stolen from Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis

Four members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to the US Vice-President to articular their "great concern over [the Smithsonian's] future"

The longtime curator of arms and armour has served as the museum’s chief of curatorial affairs and conservation since January 2024

If everything goes according to plan, the buildout will open just before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

A deep dive into the self-styled “painter of light” uncovers a treasure trove of unseen works by the artist everyone loved to hate

A new museum in Shanghai leaps into our top ten and European museums continue their strong performance, but our exclusive annual survey finds that some British institutions are still lagging behind

Just in time for Halloween, the museum will celebrate with a 24-hour open house

EA Studios alleges that the estate and its director bad-mouthed the Calgary-based gallery in an attempt to steal its customers

As for the famed Diego Rivera mural housed there, its owner promises that public access will be “prioritised and maintained”

Thomas Trotta was part of a theft ring that nabbed a variety of items, including sports memorabilia and gold nuggets, from museums on the East Coast of the US over two decades

The de Young Museum, Legion of Honor and Asian Art Museum may let go of 20% of their security personnel

Florida’s largest art museum joins forces with the luxury fashion brand to host three artists this year

“Don’t touch the art” is, generally, a good rule of thumb at an art fair, but a few dealers at Frieze Los Angeles are offering more multi-sensory pieces involving touch, sound or the always-edifying experience of seeing yourself reflected in a work of art

Greg Ito’s sculpture at Santa Monica Airport aims to provide visitors with a healing message

From ancient Peruvian pottery and mid-century Modern ceramics, to reimagined Old Masters, an invented queer cowboy movie and more

The president is infusing his political agenda into officially nonpartisan national institutions across Washington, DC

Statues of George Washington and Frederick Douglass will join those of more contemporary heroes like celebrity chef Julia Child and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek

The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts has a large, fresh space at the L10 Arts and Cultural Center

A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

The Oklahoma skyscraper’s crypto-enthusiast owners had attempted to auction the tower after reneging on an agreement to sell it to a local company that restores historic buildings

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired the work, which is being exhibited at the de Young Museum ahead of Martin Luther King Jr Day