Torey Akers
Cave paintings in Patagonia discovered to be oldest rock art in South America
Radiocarbon dating by archaeologists has revealed that wall motifs in a cave in southern Argentina are over 8,000 years old
In open letter, MoMA employees urge institution's leaders to call for 'unconditional ceasefire' in Gaza
The statement has been signed by more than 30 museum employees
Cleveland's Front triennial cancels 2025 edition and shuts down
The recurring exhibition, which sought to make Northeast Ohio an arts destination, is ceasing operations after two iterations
Protester charged for defacing African American Civil War memorial at US National Gallery of Art
A climate activist with the group Declare Emergency has been taken into custody over a paint-smearing incident at the museum last year
New filing in Frankenthaler Foundation lawsuit alleges 'pay-to-play' scheme
Frankenthaler's nephew has accused the foundation, which terminated his board position last spring, of "extensive self-dealing"
Cambodian government takes over management of three Angkor archaeological sites from World Monuments Fund
The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng
Princeton University Art Museum identifies 16 artefacts linked to alumnus and alleged smuggler
Edoardo Almagià, who graduated from Princeton University in 1973, has been connected to a range of antiquities currently in the museum's collection
University of New Hampshire permanently closes its art museum amid budget cuts
In an effort to shave $14m off its projected 2024 budget, UNH will close its campus art museum
Orlando Museum of Art drops lawsuit against owners of allegedly fake Basquiats
The museum, which is operating at a significant deficit amid mounting crisis management fees, will focus its legal efforts on its former director
US university museum returns Nazi-looted painting to rightful heirs
The Ackland Art Museum restituted a painting taken from a prominent Jewish collector via Nazi coercion
US Air Force officer arrested for alleged NFT fraud
An active-duty senior airman was detained for his role in a scheme overhyping the value of NFTs
World Monuments Fund announces over $15m for climate change initiative
New initiatives emphasize WMF's commitment to the preservation and revitalisation of historic sites under threat of destruction from climate change
Ben Whishaw to play photographer Peter Hujar in upcoming film
The as-yet untitled film will be directed by Ira Sachs, who just directed Whishaw in the critically acclaimed film "Passages"
Baltimore Museum of Art acquires its first piece of performance art
The performance by Jefferson Pinder is one of more than 100 new acquisitions recently announced by the institution
Funerary urn dedicated to the Maya god of corn discovered in Mexico
The artefact is the latest archaeological marvel unearthed during the construction of the controversial Maya Train project
The big museum openings and expansions of 2024
The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension
Space race fakery, a CIA manual and a 10ft man: group show in Florida reveals the art of deception
Boca Raton Museum of Art exhibition explores the evolution of illusion through a contemporary lens
Jamea Richmond-Edwards: ‘We’re simultaneously living in the past, present and future’
The artist on the escapism, Afrofuturism and renewed sense of agency playing out in her show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Twelve must-see exhibitions in South Florida during Miami Art Week
From major solo shows of Sasha Gordon, Nam June Paik and Juan Francisco Elso to exhibitions around themes of food, magic and mystical animals
Metropolitan Museum lines up three major contemporary art commissions for 2024
Petrit Halilaj, Lee Bul and Tong Yang-Tze have been chosen to complete new projects at one of the most visited museums in the US
German authorities repatriate 75 ancient artefacts to Mexico
All but one of the items were voluntarily handed over by the Museum Schloss Salder in Salzgitter
The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum acquired more than 80 works over the past year
Ranging from painting to installation and beyond, the latest additions to the museum's holdings include contemporary voices as well as legends like Nam June Paik and Robert Irwin
Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter's portrait goes on view at National Portrait Gallery
The pastel double-portrait of President Jimmy Carter's recently deceased wife was drawn by Robert Clark Templeton
Guggenheim picks a leader from NYU Abu Dhabi as its next director—the first woman to head the institution
Mariët Westermann, the first woman to take a leadership role of this magnitude with the museum, will oversee the expansion of the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi
Climate activists disrupt Christie's auction in New York
Two activists affiliiated with the group Extinction Rebellion took to the rostrum during a sale of works on paper
As it marks its 20th anniversary, Madison Square Park's art programme will extend across Manhattan
The public art organisation will bring major sculptural installations to its namesake green space, and bring projects to other parks uptown
Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk make new works for Whitney Museum restaurants
The museum's revamped dining areas include lush installations by Johnson and White Hawk that blend interior and exterior spaces
Frick Collection's fundraising for renovation and capital campaign reaches $242m
With 83% of its renovation fund raised, the museum is on target to reopen in its historic home in late 2024
Judy Chicago: the veteran artist backing great forgotten women and creating beauty from pain
As a vast retrospective opens in New York, the US artist discusses a 15th-century female author who has inspired her, the “purpose of life” and why she believes her work is only now being properly understood
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creators awarded nearly $1.6m in trademark infringement lawsuit
A district court judge has ruled in favour of Yuga Labs, whose lawsuit against artists Ryder Ripps and James Cahen accused them of "cybersquatting"