The committee voted to protect ancient sites in China, Iran, the West Bank and along the historic Silk Road, but Venice was not included

Paul Thompson will have a full in-tray when he takes over, as the organisation has suffered from a significant funding shortfall in recent years, leading to staff strikes

The management of one of the world's most valuable art collections has now been passed to Paloma Ruiz Picasso, the last of Pablo Picasso's four children

Police are attempting to "make contact" with a man photographed on the edge of the central London gallery's roof

A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"

Higgs, who was sacked earlier this year, is alleged to have sold uncategorised items from the museum's collection on eBay as early as 2016

The museum in London is reckoning with a huge security breach after admitting that jewellery and gems dating back millennia had been removed from its storeroom without detection

Police confirm a man was stabbed close to the entrance on Tuesday morning

An open letter urges museum to follow net zero carbon pledge and fully separate from oil giant, which recently recorded $2.6bn in quarterly profit

The co-founder of The Doc Society and the architect behind numerous films by visual artists was diagnosed with a brain tumour in July

Staff will stage protests at the museum over a nine-month long labour dispute which will likely delay the opening of 'The Echo of Picasso', a display of the Spanish artist's work, 50 years after his death

Honeycomb-like structures by the artist have welcomed a diverse array of wildlife from within Kensington Gardens over the past two months

The London institution will begin looking for his replacement this autumn, with the new hire having to deal with delicate issues such as the Parthenon Marbles and after-effects of controversial BP sponsorship deal

The museum won the prize for its six-year refurbishment and redisplay of one of Scotland's largest art collections, amassed by the late shipping magnate William Burrell

The true impact of the cost of living crisis on British art is revealed in a new survey by the UK charity Acme

The annual event opens in Arles as France contends with the killing of Nahel Merzouk and the violent protests that swept the country

Former employees of the newly reopened London museum have joined a chorus of criticism over the removal of materials related to trans rights and queer identities

Robert Jenrick instructed Home Office staff to remove art created to soothe asylum-seeking children, charity boss says

The British-Ghanaian architect, who “rejects” the allegations, has resigned as an architectural adviser to the mayor of London among other positions in light of the allegations reported in the Financial Times

Cécile Debray believes a truthful representation of Picasso’s life is “an important fight for everybody”

The footballer turned curator Juan Mata makes a star turn at Manchester International Festival, which opens in the city's new Factory International venue

Seven portraits of British women by female Magnum photographers will enter the permanent collection of London's newly reopened gallery as it attempts to balance a historic gender disparity

The artist, who left Guyana in exile, was an early pioneer of Abstract Expressionism infused with a unique insight into the ancient histories of indigenous art

The 45 portraits, cast in bronze, have been installed on the entrance to the newly restored London museum

We choose six dreamy design displays at the fair

The self-portrait is considered the final major work by the Dutch artist to enter a public museum from private owners—but sparked controversy after it was acquired with public funds during the pandemic

Collectors show greater interest in photographers but larger galleries still favour mid-career and older artists

The Biden administration has agreed to pay more than $600m in arrears to the United Nation cultural agency responsible for protecting the world's most significant heritage sites

The South African curator Khanyisile Mbongwa has some home truths for the people of Liverpool—but do the points land?

Tarini Malik, formerly of the Whitechapel Gallery and the Hayward Gallery, will seek to "extend the reach" of Akomfrah's work at a "critical, transitional moment" for the UK's visual sector