Joe Ware
London's Royal Academy announces plans to close Collection Gallery until 2027
The gallery will be redeveloped by David Chipperfield Architects, who will add a 12-metre-high space with a mezzanine
The new chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art is bringing insights from London to the youth of Tashkent
Sara Raza, who is also the space's first artistic director, has big plans to reach young people, inspired by her time at South London Gallery
Frieze to launch climate change fundraising initiative at its London fairs
Participating galleries have signed up to pledge 10% of the sale price of selected works to fund the Gallery Climate Coalition
The ancient city of Carthage is under attack again—and this time the enemy is climate change
Environmental damage is increasingly visible at the ruins of the former trading hub, located in modern-day Tunisia
Full steam ahead: world’s first rail journey to be re-enacted for 200th anniversary
A newly restored replica of Locomotion No. 1, which was designed in 1825, will run along the first public track later this month
London’s Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff to step down after 20 years in role
Rugoff curated 23 major shows during his tenure, as well as serving as artistic director of the Venice Biennale
Lina Ghotmeh to transform historic Uzbek scholar’s house into Jadids’ Legacy Museum
The space, due to open in 2027, will be dedicated to the ideas and enduring influence of Jadidism
New draft guidance for UK museums calls for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels sponsorship
The draft “Code of Ethics” was published by the Museums Association earlier this week
Climate protestors install Anish Kapoor work on North Sea gas platform
The action by Greenpeace makes “BUTCHERED” the first artwork to be exhibited in such a location
Glasgow art centre to reopen under new leadership after pro-Palestinian protest incident
The Scottish organisation, which has been closed since police were called to stop a planned takeover in June, has issued an apology to its community
One of England's oldest human-made structures given protected status by Historic England
The 5,000 year old Yorkshire cairn is thought to be older than Stonehenge
Job cuts at National Trust could pose threat to charity's mission, union says
Up to 550 jobs could be axed at the charity as part of a bid to save £26m, despite rising visitor numbers
‘An act of solidarity’: exhibitions raising funds and awareness for Palestinians open in London
One show presents works by over 200 artists, while another focuses on protests across the UK
Ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship to be debated by UK parliament
Campaigners behind a petition that has garnered more than 100,000 signatures are seeking to end the kind of deals struck by the British Museum and Science Museum
‘Our biggest heritage crisis’: why Britain’s churches are in danger
The government has this year cut back a funding lifeline for listed churches, putting historic buildings and the art they house at risk
Glasgow art centre shuts after police called over planned pro-Palestinian take-over
Art Workers for Palestine Scotland had arrived to host an unofficial week-long programme of events before officers arrived and, the group claim, “violently escalated”
Gaudi’s original vision for Casa Batlló has been restored
One of the most famous sites in Barcelona has been given a €3.5m makeover
Education union calls on schools to boycott London's Science Museum over ‘image-laundering’ sponsorship deals
Groups representing scientists, teachers and culture workers held a protest outside the institution on Sunday over its deals with oil company BP and Adani Green Energy
New museum of contemporary art, designed by David Chipperfield Architects, to open in Slovenian mountains
The Muzej Lah will house over 800 post-war works by more than 100 artists
John Singer Sargent exhibition in London shines a light on the lives of the ‘dollar princesses’
The show at Kenwood House features 18 portraits of American heiresses who came over to the UK to marry into aristocracy—with many of them going on to make a considerable mark on British society
Public mosaic by Jeremy Deller and Coralie Turpin explores the history and nature of Scarborough
The Roman-style work completes the Wild Eye art and nature trail, which connects five other artist commissions along the coast
Catholic artists celebrate Antoni Gaudí’s place on the path to sainthood
Known as “God’s architect”, Gaudí was earlier this week declared “venerable” by the Vatican
‘I am glad you are recording what they have done to me’: portraits from Belsen concentration camp among exhibits in London anniversary show
An exhibition marking 80 years since the camp was liberated “takes a fresh look at a subject that many of us think we are familiar with”, says the director of the Wiener Holocaust Library
Paintings safe from soup as Just Stop Oil ‘hangs up the high viz’
The controversial climate campaign group, whose protests have included throwing orange cornflour at Stonehenge and supergluing themselves to various works of art, says its final action will take place in April
‘Ravaging shared heritage’: South Korea wildfires destroy ancient temple and threaten Unesco site
At least 28 people have died in the fires, which are now the country's worst ever natural fire disaster
Revelation over last surviving portrait of England’s ‘nine day queen’ was made 20 years ago, art historian says
English Heritage has published new research into the picture, supporting the fact it may depict Lady Jane Grey, but its sitter was also proposed in a 2007 exhibition
British Museum and Science Museum under increasing pressure to scrap BP sponsorship after oil giant drops climate targets
The pair are the last two major cultural institutions taking funding from fossil fuel companies
Culture and heritage ignite the regeneration fire in Sheffield
The Steel City is excavating its buried medieval castle and building new cultural spaces
Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
The survey of independent cultural attractions found that three quarters of respondents were concerned for the future of the wider sector
Cartier brooches—once owned by the unconventional arts patron Virginia Courtauld—go on display in London
The diamond-encrusted pieces of jewellery can now be seen in Eltham Palace, Courtauld’s former home