Reduced security staff and distracted police forces could lead to a rise in art thefts—but there are measures that can be taken to protect collections

Huge new complex for Egypt's antiquities—which was originally scheduled to open in 2011—will be delayed until 2021

The K11 Art Foundation founder is donating millions of masks aimed to help low-income communities in their fight against Covid-19

Grace Farms has launched a $2.5m relief fund and an initiative to deliver protective equipment to local medical centres as Covid-19 cases in the state spike

Paris-based auction house Piasa hosted online sale of 370 works donated by artists, designers and galleries

Employee cuts come three weeks after institutions shut down

Social practice artist Jody Wood started her S.O.S. online aid network as part of her belief that "everyone is responsible for caring for one another"

From the Getty's challenge to re-create masterpieces using three items to Firstsite’s activity pack with Antony Gormley and Gillian Wearing

Exhibitors at the art and antiques fair in September will not have to pay the usual advance deposit and allowed to spread out payment over four months

Major shows by male artists dominated the London museum landscape before the crisis, now women and non-binary artists are missing their turn

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested its AED 1.5m in purchases were part of a new initiative following the suspension of Art Dubai due to Covid-19

The trust anticipates that grants will range from $25,000 to $200,000

The artist says the passion she and the garden put into the exhibition is "still burning"

Events have moved to summer and autumn in a swift response, with acceleration of online activity

The New York-based foundation says there is an "absolute need to support artists" as the Covid-19 pandemic shutters exhibitions around the world

Suzy Delvalle, the president of Creative Capital, urges us all to help artists hurt by the coronavirus pandemic

Multi-year effort will start with $1.25m in grants to a contemporary art foundation, an Artist Relief Fund and New York arts groups

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

Christie's is also making salary cuts and has furloughed between 300-400 staff as lockdown closes auction houses and forces sales online

Museum will house a temporary structure in its grounds as the “country prepares Public Health facilities to deal with Covid-19”

Visitor numbers at some of the world’s most popular art venues have nosedived and uncertainty for the future remains

Major visual arts programme still planned for multidisciplinary culture and science showcase in the United Arab Emirates

During the coronavirus crisis, the project “is a way to consider my role with respect to others, as an artist and as a human being in this world”, the artist says

When the merry-go-round restarts, it will be in a changed landscape. While fairs have been postponed and others cancelled, there may be benefits

Grants will be allocated to artists in 16 US cities through the foundation's regional regranting partners and can be used to cover expenses like food and rent

Hauser & Wirth is donating 10% of profits from its online exhibitions to “both local and global causes” as part of its new #artforbetter initiative

Art + Action has launched a multi-pronged initiative to reach Bay Area residents in hard-to-count communities, and galvanise the art world to get behind the national headcount

Move is in line with Christie's and Phillips which postponed their sales to late June, but Sotheby's is yet to announce when its auctions will actually happen