Comment
Creative workshop is just the job for Venice Biennale
Project helping migrants and refugees would be diminished if it was a sideshow
Why try to fix the Turner Prize when it ain’t broke?
There is a downside to dropping the age limit of 50 for qualifying artists
Positive news from Egypt
A former minister of antiquities’ statement that ancient artefacts legally exported should stay abroad is a welcome change in attitude
The healing power of great buildings comes at a price
Leading architects can help to revive a city’s image but cultural institutions need long-term support to shine brightly
What happens when the identity politics of the Left meet up with the racial isolation of the Right
The controversy over Dana Schutz's Open Casket is like a scene depicted in another of her paintings: a fight in an elevator with worn cables
Comment: Is expertise at risk at the Victoria and Albert Museum?
The world’s greatest museum of decorative arts has been without a ceramics expert since 2016 and other gaps in knowledge are opening up
Comment: Scholarly research is flourishing but curators’ ability to judge an object’s quality is not
Why museums are falling victim to fakers: expertise is undervalued and in decline
Remembering the ghost soldiers of the Somme
As an exhibition of photographs of Jeremy Deller’s project We’re Here Because We’re Here begins its tour of the UK, Jenny Waldman reflects on how this modern memorial caught the nation’s imagination
Federal arts funding is on the White House’s hit list
If culture agencies dodge the fatal bullet, they should focus on collection-sharing and investment in bricks and mortar
Local collections should be nationalised to halt sell-offs
A stroke of a ministerial pen saved Liverpool’s collections 35 years ago—the same needs to happen again
Zanzibar cathedral restoration shows past can unite rather than divide us
Project to repair Anglican building brought Muslims and Christians together
We turn our back on expertise at our peril
Expert opinions concerning attribution and authenticity are fundamental to art history
Why Brussels is not the new Berlin
Belgian capital is being hyped as the next big art hub but it still lacks a proper "scene"
Artists should give proper credit to Hollywood
Jordan Wolfson’s sculptures depend heavily on special effects studios
Why I like Art Abu Dhabi more than Art Basel in Miami Beach
The conversations are better, the public is enthusiastic, and there is enough, but not too much art—and it’s good
Why ratifying the Hague Convention matters
After years of delay, the UK government is on track to become a world leader in wartime heritage protection
Museums are the diplomats of the 21st century
Why a show in Berlin of Tehran’s superb collection of Modern art is a crucial part of Germany’s foreign policy
Each Tate gallery needs its own director not just a chief curator plus
Devolution or even independence could create a stronger Tate Modern and Tate Britain after Nicholas Serota’s departure
Axing art history in schools devalues our cultural life
The plan to scrap the A-level examination is disastrous and must be challenged
Seven 'red flags' in the Knoedler trial that should give dealers and sellers sleepless nights
Judge's findings reveal what to look out for in art transactions
Light or shadow for photography at the V&A?
The Royal Photographic Society’s collection needs a strong advocate within the museum if ambitious plans for its future are to be realised by Martin Roth’s successor
Attacks on culture can be crimes against humanity
Trial in The Hague of Islamic extremist reminds us that the destruction of built heritage and human life are often linked
The art schools Fidel Castro built—and then neglected
As Cuba opens up to the US, the island’s outstanding Modern architecture faces a new threat
Alfredo Jaar on Europe's failure to welcome refugees
A year on from Alan Kurdi's death, only Germany has lived up to Europe's moral imperative to welcome Syria's refugees