Museums Association says government refusal to renew academic Aminul Hoque’s term is “worrying”, and the chair of trustees has resigned over the decision

Research commissioned by the trust provoked complaints from Conservative politicians amid UK culture war around controversial monuments

The ministry of culture has lost 75% of its funding, threatening the long-term survival of the country’s publicly funded museums and heritage sites

Experts oppose culture ministry's proposal to separate Greece's major museums from the state archaeological service

Plus, QAnon's origins in Italian conceptual art and Alphonse Mucha's Slav Epic

Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo have announced plans to support art institutions and artists hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Foundation running the huge project has cut more than 80% of staff, but construction continues

NSW government scraps controversial billion-dollar relocation plan but faces questions from community groups and parliament

The former health and ecology minister shares a passion for opera with newly appointed Prime Minister Jean Castex

Parliamentary enquiry will examine how mining giant Rio Tinto obtained legal right to destroy ancient Juukan Gorge site

Official succeeds Tom Finkelpearl, who resigned amid scrutiny of city’s commissioning of public monuments

But restitution depends on the adoption of a law covering these specific items, while Benin secures a location to house them

Boris Johnson gives former MP a peerage in order to keep her in the cabinet, but survival of culture department in the longer term is not assured

We look back at the biggest stories of the year

As the election looms this month and Nicky Morgan announces she is standing down, the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport prepares for its latest secretary of state

As UK political parties launch their manifestos, the artist sets out his own guidelines for art world equality

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats commit to stopping Brexit and protecting arts funding through the National Lottery

A specific reason was not given for his unexpected exit after five years in the post

International leaders are invited to apply to the initiative which aims to advance cultural projects and explore the ways art can improve the quality of life for urban residents

ProjectArt fills a void in the American public school system, adding initiatives in New Orleans and San Francisco this autumn

Remain campaigner has said that schoolchildren who focus on arts and humanities are limiting their career choices

Suggestions from controversial Savoy-Sarr report were all-but buried at a conference held in Paris

Arts Council England publishes advice on movement of art, imports and exports, funding, and travel for artists and professionals in case an agreement is not reached

The departments of culture, sports and social development have merged

Russian museum is pursuing global expansion with long-term plans under way for Barcelona and China

Students’ parents complain and psychologists sent to school after art contest for International Day of Tolerance draws fire from authorities

Kuwaiti artist Mohammad Sharaf hopes to provoke the general public as well as the authorities

A new report on the status of African objects in French museums will urge the president to return works taken “without consent” in the colonial period

The US and Israel announced plans to leave the international organisation last year

Vast sum outstrips budget for reconstruction of city’s royal palace and creation of Humboldt Forum