Australia
'A major step forward for Britain’s colonial museums': Manchester Museum returns objects to Indigenous Australians
Move might pave the way for repatriation of sacred artefacts from other UK institutions
Can Australia support two new Aboriginal art museums?
Proposals for Alice Springs and Adelaide have political support but concerns have been raised over competing projects and lack of Indigenous involvement
The first book on official Australian art and artists in the First World War explains how the national collection was made
Aim of Australian government’s war art scheme was to prioritise first-hand representations of the conflict
Australia's only gallery dedicated to female artists to open in Melbourne
Founder of Finkelstein Gallery aims to counter the low representation of women in the Australian art world
Yoko Ono controversy | Government agencies cannot dictate museum programming
The revelation that New South Wales's tourism chief questioned the Sydney MCA's inclusion of a Yoko Ono show crosses a dangerous line
Just a 'well-known celebrity': Australian tourism chief doubted Yoko Ono's ability to draw crowds
Letter reveals that 2013 exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art was offered AU$500,000 of state money despite reservations
Art heaven or hell? Museum’s epic £15m tunnel brings to life Dante’s Divine Comedy
Alfredo Jaar's new immersive installation inside a tunnel at the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania simulates heaven, hell and purgatory
Australia has underrated Sidney Nolan, expert says, as artist's widow's estate comes up for sale
Mark Fraser makes the remarks as a group of works by the Australian artist is about to be offered at Bonhams in Sydney with a combined estimate of AUS$1.3m-$1.8m
Canary in the coal mine: Simon Denny on his new show about mining data and minerals
Exhibition by New Zealand-born, Berlin-based artist opens at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart
Artist defends controversial mural of New Zealand prime minister embracing Muslim woman
Loretta Lizzio's memorial image of Jacinda Ardern unveiled in Melbourne divides public opinion
Indigenous and First Nation artists to take centre stage at next Biennale of Sydney
Artistic director Brook Andrew aims to counter the dominance of Northern American and European narratives
Indigenous human remains returned to Australia by five German institutions
Australia is pursuing further repatriations from Germany, ambassador says
Topping a million visitors: how MCA Australia broadened the appeal of contemporary art
With more than a million people through the doors annually since 2015, the museum is a case study in how to expand audiences
Remembering Edmund Capon, longest-serving director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
He shook up a moribund institution by abolishing entry fees and staging lively exhibitions
Ben Quilty: an artist on the frontline
As the Australian artist's major retrospective opens in Adelaide, we speak to him about his time as a war artist in Afghanistan and his campaign against the death penalty
Tasmanian museum expands with £230m luxury hotel that includes a Marina Abramović-designed spa
Collector David Walsh plans to build new Motown complex alongside his Museum of Old and New Art
Bark painting comes out of the woodwork at Sydney Contemporary
Work by the indigenous artist John Mawurndjul sold for $140,000 at the fair, where organisers estimate AUD$21m of sales were made
$890m Sydney museum move could be most expensive gallery relocation in history
Critics fear that plan will lead to parts of the Powerhouse Museum’s collection being sold off
In pictures: the hallucinatory new Pharos wing at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art
Immersive installations by artists such as James Turrell and Richard Wilson fill first major expansion of David Walsh's "adult Disneyland"
Uranium glass chandeliers banned from Shanghai exhibition
Chinese authorities did not explain why Ken and Julia Yonetani’s four works will not be part of Powerlong Art Museum group show
Australian artists and inmates collaborate to make videos about the reality of life behind bars
Works are on show as part of Dark Mofo, a festival organised by the Museum of Old and New Art just north of Hobart
Sydney biennial appoints its first indigenous Australian artistic director
Artist Brook Andrew’s work deals with notions of history, identity and race
Down under: Australian artist Mike Parr buries himself under a road for 72 hours
Veteran performer's tribute to victims of totalitarian violence is part of Dark Mofo festival in Hobart
Australia's largest contemporary art gallery to be built in Melbourne
New space will help National Gallery of Victoria to capitalise on blockbuster exhibitions
Bill Henson unveils new works in Melbourne
Show will be first commercial viewing of controversial photographer’s latest works
The many faces of Australia’s colonial legacy unveiled across two shows
National Gallery of Victoria’s mega-shows range from art by convicts to contemporary indigenous work
The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
In pictures: Ron Mueck's biggest-ever installation
Mass, an arrangement of 100 fibreglass and resin skulls, is a highlight of the National Gallery of Victoria's inaugural triennial
Risk is the key to success at the Venice Biennale
Museum founder David Walsh on Australia's controversial new artist-selection process