
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
‘Amazon-style’ conditions: Prospect union members overwhelmingly vote to strike at London's V&A museums
V&A staff represented by the Public and Commercial Services Union are also considering industrial action
English Heritage debuts daily prize draw for ‘private time’ at Stonehenge this August
Winners and their booking group will receive ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stand within the ancient stones with no one else around’ before opening hours
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces opening date
The latest museum in the Guggenheim network will open on 11 December 2026, twenty years after its original 2006 announcement
Royal College of Art and Norwich University of the Arts announce jointly awarded undergraduate degrees
Undergraduate art students will be able to study for the jointly awarded degree based at the Norwich University of the Arts from September 2027
The Artists Information Company, the UK's largest artists’ membership organisation, relaunches as Artists Now
Founded in 1980, the organisation has also developed a Green Manifesto to guide artist members toward a more environmentally responsible practice
Viking centre that loaned ship for ‘The Odyssey’ says that it has not been compensated by Universal for repairs
The Värmlands Vikingacenter in Sweden has reportedly not been able to sail its replica ship this summer due to $6000 worth of damages; Universal disputes the non-payment claims
Glasgow School of Art says £265m needed to restore destroyed Mackintosh building is ‘unaffordable’
The future of the iconic Art Nouveau building may be in jeopardy following fires in 2014 and 2018, as the Scottish art school looks for external funding
Jessica Morgan named new Tate director
Currently the director of Dia Art Foundation in New York, Morgan will succeed Maria Balshaw as director of the UK museum network from January 2027
Cuban artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara travels to Miami following end of prison sentence
The artist was held in government custody before being expelled from Cuba while a human rights organisation filed a legal petition for his release
V&A reveals 2027 exhibitions, ranging from South Asian contemporary art and textiles to punk music and fashion
Exhibitions on chintz, ceramics, and pop culture will headline in South Kensington, while South Asian contemporary art and Vivienne Westwood will feature at the museum's east London and Dundee locations, respectively
Robert Rauschenberg foundation donates three sculptures to shared Tate and National Galleries of Scotland collection
Now part of the joint Artist Rooms collection, the 1980s works will go on show at Tate Modern in September as part of a free Robert Rauschenberg display
Bayeux Tapestry arrives at the British Museum in London after secret English Channel crossing
The medieval embroidery was delivered to the museum from France in the early hours of the morning ahead of the September exhibition opening
Icom adopts new code of ethics for museums in bid to address a ‘rapidly changing world’
The new code provides revised principles on how institutions should handle issues ranging from education to their relationship to society
July Book Bag: from a selection of US folk art to a closer look at the work of YBA Gary Hume
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The worst of us: a philosopher’s guide to the world’s most depraved art
The academic Daisy Dixon discusses her new book investigating the art that has provoked outrage over the centuries
Interest in art’s benefit to health grows as Wales and Greece take major steps
Government awareness is increasing globally as the emphasis shifts from treatment towards prevention
National Gallery in London adds to its collection of women artists with Angelica Kauffman donation
A painting by the 18th-century artist was given to the museum by Dallas-based collectors Richard and Luba Barrett, alongside two other works
British Museum to turn red for second fundraising ball
Tickets for this year's event will cost £3,500 a head to raise funds towards the museum's billion-pound transformation
Bayeux Tapestry exhibition brings in £2.5m for the British Museum on first day of ticket sales
Tickets to view the fragile medieval tapestry, which is on rare loan from France, are now sold out through the end of 2026, with further releases to come
National Museum Cardiff may temporarily close for renovation work, officials say
Any closure of the museum's building “will be subject to a full review and consultation”, according to Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales)
UK charity Hospital Rooms to distribute artist posters to more than 1,000 mental health facilities for tenth anniversary
Designs by Grayson Perry and Yinka Shonibare will go on show across England and also be for sale to raise funds to support more artist commissions in psychiatric wards
UK government leaving museums vulnerable with ‘hands-off approach’, parliamentary report says
The Public Accounts Committee scrutinises the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in its report, accusing the government department of a ‘lack of leadership’
What sold at Christie's London auction of controversial Zabludowicz collection?
Consigned from the holdings of Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, the £15.4m sale fell within estimate
The Box in Plymouth, ‘a welcoming space’ which ‘reaches beyond its walls’, wins UK Art Fund’s Museum of the Year prize
The museum has been praised for the ambitious way it has shared its collections and for its social outreach
Women auto workers who helped inspire UK's Equal Pay Act honoured in east London public sculpture
Made in collaboration with local students, Ruth Ewan's sculpture will mark the beginning of a heritage trail at the redeveloped Dagenham Green site
Helen Cammock removes film criticising Winston Churchill from London's National Portrait Gallery following complaint
‘Persistence’ implies that the former prime minister is to blame for the 1943 Bengal famine, which historian Andrew Roberts says is inaccurate
London Museum announces opening date for new Smithfield location
The revamped museum, which focuses on the history of the UK capital, will open to the public on 28 November 2026
London’s Jewish Museum receives £1m funding boost and opens new temporary home
The Manchester Jewish Museum was meanwhile awarded £100,000
Paula Cooper Gallery wins first Art Basel Gallery Legacy Award
The prizewinner nominated Chapter NY to receive funding towards participation at next year's fair
Art Basel Qatar to move to Herzog & de Meuron-designed venue
The emir's Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani revealed details of the purpose-built location, on which construction is expected to begin in 2028




























