With Italy’s historic reform of its museums’ leadership at risk in the courts, what we need is a more collaboration not less

An exclusive extract from a new book about the ideas and practice of Studio Olafur Eliasson places projects including Ice Watch, Green Light and Little Sun into a bigger context

Project helping migrants and refugees would be diminished if it was a sideshow

There is a downside to dropping the age limit of 50 for qualifying artists

A former minister of antiquities’ statement that ancient artefacts legally exported should stay abroad is a welcome change in attitude

Leading architects can help to revive a city’s image but cultural institutions need long-term support to shine brightly

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

The world’s greatest museum of decorative arts has been without a ceramics expert since 2016 and other gaps in knowledge are opening up

Why museums are falling victim to fakers: expertise is undervalued and in decline

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

If culture agencies dodge the fatal bullet, they should focus on collection-sharing and investment in bricks and mortar

A stroke of a ministerial pen saved Liverpool’s collections 35 years ago—the same needs to happen again

Project to repair Anglican building brought Muslims and Christians together

Expert opinions concerning attribution and authenticity are fundamental to art history

Belgian capital is being hyped as the next big art hub but it still lacks a proper "scene"

Jordan Wolfson’s sculptures depend heavily on special effects studios

The conversations are better, the public is enthusiastic, and there is enough, but not too much art—and it’s good

After years of delay, the UK government is on track to become a world leader in wartime heritage protection

Why a show in Berlin of Tehran’s superb collection of Modern art is a crucial part of Germany’s foreign policy

Devolution or even independence could create a stronger Tate Modern and Tate Britain after Nicholas Serota’s departure

The plan to scrap the A-level examination is disastrous and must be challenged

Judge's findings reveal what to look out for in art transactions

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

Trial in The Hague of Islamic extremist reminds us that the destruction of built heritage and human life are often linked

As Cuba opens up to the US, the island’s outstanding Modern architecture faces a new threat