Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year

We round-up the biggest shows opening each month

New welcome pavilions and a landscaped forecourt are scheduled for completion early 2026

The deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum says she is "humbled by the breadth of this responsibility"

Former minister of state for culture, creative Industries and tourism Margaret Hodge will lead the process

A vast new digital art institute, Diriyah Art Futures in Riyadh, opened earlier this month with "cutting-edge labs and immersive exhibition spaces"

Whitley’s five year tenure resulted in 15 exhibitions

A new “capsule collection” trail will also feature works by Mark Rothko and Dorothea Tanning

From October 2025, Serpentine Galleries will host "House of Music"— a “multi-sensory environment” pairing the artist's paintings with music and film

The new bilateral agreement is intended to help Saudi Arabia “fulfil its ambition to become a global visitor destination”

Since the agreement came into force on 27 November, spaces have been trying to return to some semblance of normality

France will also help develop a raft of new museums in the kingdom, including a photography institution

Historic pieces by the acclaimed Swiss sculptor Giacometti will be brought together with works by three leading contemporary artists at the Brutalist London venue

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Our literary editors share what has delighted them this year, from art-themed novels to edifying histories

The French culture minister insists the move is “a handover, not a restitution, in that these objects have never been part of French public collections”

An Ivorian drum will be returned—though only under a special “deposit agreement”—while a crucial colonial bill has stalled

The British-Guyanese artist will place five masts in front of the depiction of Leopold II, whose administration was characterised by “systematic brutality and atrocities”

Wales may follow cities such as Venice in introducing the controversial levy

Overall visits were down on 2022, but organisers report an uptick in attendees from underrepresented groups

The document warns that visual arts is now a 'privileged profession', where 'only those with certain economic advantages can afford to pursue and sustain a career'

Gautam Adani—who lends his name to the museum's Adani Green Energy Gallery—was indicted in New York on charges including securities fraud

Council rejects proposal to replace windows in Arlington House, a Brutalist seafront building

Italian police used wire taps and drone surveillance to intercept the thieves

The members of Just Stop Oil are set to appear in court next month

National Lottery players raise more than £30m every week and fund over 700,000 projects across the UK—but when it comes to funding the arts, some say the scheme is in need of an overhaul

Following an “extraordinary” meeting, the heritage body has put 34 historic sites on its enhanced protection list

Curators, institutions and critics remember a “humble giant of figurative painting” who worked from the same London studio for 70 years and made his home city, its art collections and inhabitants the subject of his unique output

As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall

Ahead of the Biennale's closing week, we highlight the talking-point exhibitions and events that there's still time to catch