Coronavirus
Russian museums in crisis: State Hermitage projects losses of almost half its annual revenue after closing for two months
Loss of tourism and oil market crash because of coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc as institutions seek state help
Exclusive: Marina Abramovic on performance art post-pandemic
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England's museums look to Arts Council to secure £250m government bailout
Cultural institutions bracing for a fall in visitors and shrinking revenue will need huge increase in public funding to recover after reopening
Amidst fierce criticism, Emmanuel Macron announces plans to help France's culture sector during the pandemic
French president says artists will be invited into schools and asked to create new commissions, but many art professionals say it is not enough
Britain's young artists had a hard time before the pandemic. What will happen to them now?
Inequality is rife in British society, not least in the arts, where decades of ‘class-cleansing’ policies have made it harder than ever to be an artist and designer
When MoMA reopens, its budget will have shrunk by $45m and its staff by 17%
Museum director Glenn D. Lowry describes it as taking a “chainsaw” to spending
Banksy 'brightens up' Southampton hospital with tribute to nurses
The work has been installed in collaboration with hospital managers and will be auctioned later this year to benefit the NHS
Russia’s culture minister has coronavirus
Appointed in January, Olga Lyubimova is the third Russian government minister to announce a Covid-19 diagnosis in the past week
Whisky drinking, dog walking and gardening: art dealers' plans for the alternative Frieze New York
With the "real-life" fair cancelled due to coronavirus, exhibitors give their thoughts on the event's first online viewing room experience
Where to buy art that supports good causes during the coronavirus pandemic
Works by artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Tracey Emin, Marlene Dumas, Martin Parr and many more, are on sale for as little as £50
Sydney arts centre goes into voluntary administration after cancelling six months of events due to Covid-19
Sydney Opera House may step in to take over Carriageworks, which hosts the art fair Sydney Contemporary and exhibitions
The art world has thrown itself into live broadcasts online—but are they any good?
Livestreaming on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Zoom has exploded in the past few months
Eva and Franco Mattes: ‘Technology does not create the social problems we so often criticise’
As the lockdown forces the art world to migrate online, the Italian duo, who embraced the internet in its infancy, are moving in the opposite direction
Game on: artists turn to the virtual world of video games during the pandemic
As lockdown continues, video games are proving to be ripe territory for artists and budding curators to experiment (and play)
'How Covid-19 has forced the art market’s speedy digital conversion'
In lockdown, many galleries have had a Damascene moment with online programming
Sotheby’s prepares to reopen galleries in New York and London
Chief executive Charles Stewart lays plans for the auction house’s flagship sales to be held in New York next month
The show must go on: what American curators are up to in isolation
How have curators been filling their time while their museums remain closed? Creatively, it turns out
Pennsylvania art organisations 'blind sided' by governor's suspension of grant funds
The funding freeze follows Philadelphia mayor's proposal to eliminate the city's Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy due to revenue shortfalls caused by coronavirus
See art from your car at ‘drive-by’ group show in Long Island this week
Artists in the South Fork will display their work near roads and highways so it can be viewed from a safe motorised distance
'Being an art historian now is easier and more productive than it’s ever been'
Publishers and libraries are extending their online access to help art historians put their period of enforced seclusion to good use
We went to one of the first German museums to reopen after the lockdown—here's what it was like
Poles and ribbons are used at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in Cottbus to practice social distancing
Pandemic art: how artists have depicted disease
As the coronavirus forces us to endure an unprecedented time of distant social contact, art can remind us, assure us, of our interconnectedness
Reopenings update: Uffizi Galleries drastically cut capacity and launch TikTok account
Perrotin Gallery leads commercial charge by launching two-month rotating show involving 26 Paris dealers
#CuratorBattle: Twitter tussle reveals museums' prettiest, creepiest and sassiest objects
UK's Yorkshire Museum has been encouraging international institutions to share the most unusual items in their collections
China’s Giacometti and Picasso museum delayed by coronavirus
Launch of Beijing venue combining works by both artists is postponed—and some loans in doubt
Gallery Weekend Beijing will go ahead—but who will go?
While Chinese capital starts to relax restrictions, uncertainty over domestic travel arrangements may impact on event
When this is all over we must reimagine the infrastructure of the arts
Our enforced isolation during the coronavirus crisis gives us time to think about the role of culture in the public realm
Hong Kong’s art galleries abandon pricey Central district
As galleries feel the impact of Art Basel’s cancellation, many consider moving to cheaper, up-and-coming locations such as Kowloon and South Island
When the emergency aid runs dry, what next for art galleries?
With short-term assistance varying between countries, trade organisations fear many businesses will close permanently due to coronavirus lockdowns
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
As the coronavirus pandemic raised concerns about their 10th anniversary event plans, the leaders of the Cincinnati festival explain why they decided to support the local arts community instead