
Gareth Harris
Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper
Where next for museums? Four key takeaways from Louvre Abu Dhabi symposium on the post-pandemic future
Event marking anniversaries of the Emirati museum and New York University Abu Dhabi looked at museum collections, buildings and people, and the impact of coronavirus
London's National Gallery charges £8 for virtual tour of blockbuster Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition
Move reflects how museums could cash in on digital initiatives
Gwangju Biennale artistic directors discuss Korean shamanism and planning in a pandemic
13th edition of the biannual Korean art exhibition will look at queer theory, feminism and how centuries of tradition collide with contemporary art
Actor Samuel L. Jackson and footballer Samuel Eto’o pay tribute to art collector Sindika Dokolo during six-hour televised memorial
Dokolo was buried at Brompton Cemetery in West London yesterday following his funeral at Westminster Cathedral
Friends forever? Museums rely on generosity of paying members and loyalty schemes to survive pandemic
Many UK institutions are hoping members will continue to support them despite limited benefits and recurring closures
Prize-winning Gainsborough publication shines light on lives of painter's female sitters
New book, which reveals how the Old Masters influenced the 18th-century British artist, has won the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History
UK's £120m post-Brexit festival selects teams—including art organisations—for next step of controversial initiative
Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding
New heritage body aims to keep Unesco in check by calling on public to report sites in danger
Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco
Somerset House to dig into its colonial past
Move follows release of National Trust’s slavery report, which was accused of following a ‘woke agenda’
Plans for £1.7bn tunnel under Stonehenge—approved by UK government—sparks criticism
Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"
Freelands Foundation awards £1.27m in diversity funding—including Windrush education programme
The move follows the foundation's launch of a diversity action plan which aims to stamp out racial inequality in the visual arts
Popular apocalyptic beach performance from 2019's Venice Biennale will pop up in Berlin Bauhaus swimming pool
Sun & Sea (Marina) won the Golden Lion for Lithuania
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt has contracted coronavirus
Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine
From the Dalai Lama’s tailoring to beekeeping in Kenya, British Museum saves world's dying skills
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme will be extended for seven more years with £8.8m grant from Arcadia fund
Will UK government furlough extension make museums rethink redundancy plans?
Petition launched calling for Southbank Centre staff to be reinstated in light of Chancellor’s announcement while Royal Academy confirms coronavirus funding snub
Kara Walker kicks Donald Trump to the curb and more of the best Instagram art responding to the US election
From Jules de Balincourt's painting of Kamala Harris to Rania Matar's photograph of Boston celebrations, we look at artists' reactions to Joe Biden's win
Saudi Arabia continues relentless cultural drive with Jean Nouvel subterranean desert resort
The plans are part of a ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia to develop the AlUla region into a tourism destination
Extract | How artist couple Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore resisted the Nazis with their ‘paper bullets’
New book outlines the campaign led by the gender-fluid artists on the island of Jersey during the Second World War
Marina Abramovic work to show on 'world's largest digital canvas' in London
Curator Marco Brambilla says public art programme on vast screens off Tottenham Court Road will rival Tate's Turbine Hall commissions in impact
Museums and galleries to close across England as second coronavirus lockdown announced
Exhibition schedules disrupted and concerns raised over funding after institutions required to shut down until 2 December
Yayoi Kusama on 2020: ‘O demons of unwonted fate. We will stand and face you’
New publication—described as “most personal book to date”—will focus on artist’s use of language
The Art Newspaper at 30: how has art criticism changed in the digital age?
Through blogs, websites and social media, there is more writing than ever on the arts. But whether it adds meaningful insight, or just noise, is a matter of debate
Richard Saltoun Gallery builds entire 2021 exhibition programme around late political philosopher Hannah Arendt
Her work addresses relevant issues today such as tyranny, fascism and totalitarianism, dealer says
Historic Book of Lismore returns to Ireland from Britain
Medieval vellum manuscript has been donated to University College Cork by Chatsworth, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire
'King of colour': tributes paid to Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi who has died of Covid-19, aged 84
The abstract painter transformed the art scene in post-colonial Morocco
Man tries to take artefact from Louvre—just two weeks after being charged for the same crime at Quai Branly
Congolese activist Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza, fined €1,000 earlier this month, will go to court again later today
Shepard Fairey—creator of famous Obama 'Hope' poster—makes new Time cover image ahead of US election
For first time in 100-year history, magazine replaces logo with the imperative to vote
Art X Lagos fair supports frontline photographers in Nigeria who are documenting anti-police brutality protests
Images capturing unrest will be shown during the next edition of the fair
Actor Russell Tovey to judge 2021 Turner Prize
Award's exhibition moves to Herbert Art Gallery and Museum as part of the year-long UK City of Culture 2021 festival
Stolen Klimt painting—buried for 20 years—to go back on show at Italian museum
Discovered by the gardener at the Ricci Oddi gallery last year, Portrait of a Lady will be the star of a series of exhibitions on the much-loved artist