Coronavirus
Mona Lisa, Rembrandt and Venus enjoy a well-earned rest during lockdown
After the coronavirus pandemic, we will need our museums' masterpieces as never before
London’s young galleries fight for survival during lockdown
But being smaller can mean lower overheads and more nimble business models, with some venues more upbeat than others as the shutdown hits
Frieze offers full refunds to exhibitors after cancelling its New York fair due to coronavirus
The fair will also launch a new online viewing room feature at no cost to planned exhibitors and will apply reimbursements to future editions
Tasmanian museum live streams 'human canvas' whose artist-designed tattoos are worth €150,000
Tim Steiner, whose entire back is covered in an ink piece created by Wim Delvoye, will sit in the empty Mona museum until the end of April
Brazilian galleries and museums to remain closed despite Bolsonaro's draconian stance on coronavirus
As the Brazilian president calls for businesses to re-open despite a growing number of Covid-19 cases, some refuse to follow "politically-influenced" advice
Patrick Devedjian—French politician and driving force behind new museum dedicated to the Sun King—has died of coronavirus
Devedjian was leading plans for a museum project in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, about the reign of Louis XIV
Ghost town: eerie images of London in lockdown
Our picture editor Katherine Hardy used her exercise allowance to capture the UK capital's empty streets
‘On the Edge’: de Young plans juried show for artists this summer in San Francisco
No firm date is set amid San Francisco quarantine, but museum is inviting artists to take part and sell their work
Please send help: a letter to the Getty Trust
Our Los Angeles correspondent Jori Finkel asks the world's richest cultural organisation to support the city's struggling arts community during the coronavirus pandemic
Tracey Emin shares her lockdown life on Instagram
British artist says we need “all kinds of art in these scary times”
New York galleries seek rent relief from state government in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns
Some dealers are "prepared for a rent strike" if Governor Cuomo does not address a new bill offering rent suspensions to small businesses before 1 April
Versailles goes virtual as French government launches digital programme to help history students on lockdown
The palace’s online platform will offer virtual reality experiences and a Game of Thrones-themed quiz
Take a virtual tour of once-in-a-lifetime Raphael show in Rome that closed after four days due to coronavirus
Video is part of Italy's "Culture never stops!" initiative providing online access to cultural and heritage sites
Tristram Hunt: 'When the lights come back on, our museums will need support'
What coronavirus is really forcing us to address is the societal function and justification for public culture in the 21st century, says the Victoria and Albert Museum's director
Post-pandemic, the art market might return to 'normal'—but do we want it to?
Many in the art world see the impact of coronavirus as a chance to slow down the frenetic pace of global activity and rethink the whole system
US artists need a federal bailout now
Congress needs to protect this country’s creative workforce
Arts organisations produce face masks and other medical equipment to help slow the spread of coronavirus
As museums donate protective supplies to medical centres during coronavirus crisis, grassroots efforts to make masks struggle to meet medical standards
Goodman Gallery is selling artist-designed blankets to raise funds for a Johannesburg clinic
Artists participating in the project include Broomberg & Chanarin, Nolan Oswald Dennis and Reza Farkhondeh
'You will defeat the virus!': Jeff Koons sends video message to Italy
In his contribution to Palazzo Strozzi's digital project In Touch, the artist says Italian museums will "give humankind a light" to help find its way after coronavirus
The BBC fights back with 'Culture in Quarantine' against the UK government’s plan to destroy it
A leading Italian art critic says that it is dictators and populists who fear culture and that the BBC’s creativity will be vital to coronavirus Britain, now and in the aftermath
Letter from Spain: Arco exhibition centre is now a coronavirus hospital
The 'panorama is desolate' for the country's culture sector, says Manuel Fernández-Braso, president of the association of Madrid art galleries
Saving the art world’s self-employed amidst the coronavirus crisis
We explore the devastating effects of the pandemic on art communities and discuss the different support packages in the UK, Germany and the US. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
Turkish government slammed for crowds at heritage sites as ticket collector reportedly dies from coronavirus
Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough
'The real ideological war has just begun and Covid-19 is only the starting point': Ai Weiwei on China's response to the outbreak
The Chinese artist and activist reflects on how authoritarian political systems have been able to tackle the crisis more effectively
Majority of Berlin artists worried they can't pay rent due to coronavirus, survey finds
German government has introduced emergency measures to support the creative industry
A dazzling web by Studio Drift serves as a metaphor for connection
While their kinetic set piece is stuck in New York, its opera is now online
Photographers are capturing the stark mood of major cities amid the coronavirus pandemic
As many self-employed photographers face work losses due to Covid-19, others document the "seriousness of what is happening on a personal and community level"
New York galleries turn on the cameras as they turn off the lights during coronavirus lockdown
As programming and expansion plans are halted, innovation kicks in with virtual performances and tours
Masterpiece London cancels 2020 June edition as UK cracks down on coronavirus spread
The move follows news that Art Basel will postpone its 50th anniversary edition until September and New York's major auctions pivot to June