Monuments
The biggest threats to heritage sites worldwide? War, urbanisation, tourism, climate change and lack of funding
According to World Monuments Fund, the top issue varies widely depending on geography
Hottest Abe: wax statue of Lincoln loses its head amid US heat wave
The artist Sandy Williams IV’s wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial melted during the East Coast heat wave
UK party manifestos on culture: from more regional loans under Labour to the Greens’ EU pledge
The Conservatives, meanwhile, are focusing on protecting public monuments
Lauren Halsey to create outdoor sculpture park in South Central, Los Angeles
In addition to the temporary sculpture park, Halsey will open a community centre in 2026 through her non-profit Summaeverythang
The US sculpture park communicating difficult truths amid a cultural backlash
In a time of increased lawsuits over diversity initiatives, a civil rights organisation aims to make the history and legacy of slavery in the US undeniable through art and first-person narratives
Huge Soviet-era monument taken down in Kyiv as Ukraine continues 'derussification'
The Pereyaslav Rada sculpture celebrates a historical agreement between the two nations
Toppled Edward Colston statue to go on permanent display in UK museum
It will be housed at Bristol’s M Shed museum after a decision by the city’s councillors
‘Anti-monumental’ works shortlisted for next Fourth Plinth commission in London's Trafalgar Square
Proposals by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J. Price include a sweet potato and woman’s head
World Monuments Fund announces over $15m for climate change initiative
New initiatives emphasize WMF's commitment to the preservation and revitalisation of historic sites under threat of destruction from climate change
Confederate Memorial coming down at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, DC
Now that a judge lifted a last-minute injunction, the monument will be gone by the end of the week
Augmented reality project puts monumental public art at New Yorkers’ fingertips
Digital art platform Kinfolk has launched a four-artist exhibition that is available to view at designated sites through their application
Temporary monument brings a feminist timeline of history to Washington, DC’s National Mall
Artist Tiffany Shlain’s sculpture “Dendrofemonology” chronicles women’s achievements stretching back 50,000 years, on the eve of an election in which women’s rights are at stake
New Alabama sculpture park will feature contemporary art and a national monument to freedom from slavery
In addition to a monument to the four million enslaved Black people freed at the end of the US Civil War, the Equal Justice Initiative’s new park will host works by Wangechi Mutu, Alison Saar, Kehinde Wiley and others
Retain and explain guidance on contentious UK heritage is published—at last
Government strategy underscores controversial monuments should stay in place, a move criticised by some culture professionals
New York City Council bill calls for an accounting of all monuments to beneficiaries of slavery
The bill, currently under review by Mayor Eric Adams's administration, renews conversations about the role of public statues that lionise America's history of slavery
New plaques on controversial City of London sculptures highlight links to slavery
Artists, poets and writers will also respond to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass following the introduction of the UK's "retain and explain" policy
Statue of Queen Elizabeth II and her corgis to be unveiled in UK
The work pre-empts an official memorial in the pipeline overseen by the Royal Household and the UK government
Monuments to overlooked histories are coming to Washington, DC’s National Mall
New public art show will bring alternative monuments by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, vanessa german and others to the busiest national park in the US
Statue of wartime code-breaker Alan Turing proposed for London's fourth plinth
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace made the suggestion following a review of LGBTQ veterans' experiences—but critics point out the minister's contradictory voting record
Lawsuit to halt melting of Confederate statue at centre of deadly Virginia rally largely dismissed
The city of Charlottesville still faces possible legal action
New York City approves revised design for long-awaited Shirley Chisholm monument
Artists Olalekan B. Jeyifous and Amanda Williams have been given the go-ahead to realise a commemorative statue of the political legend
‘Do you want a clap?’: tour guide who filmed tourist defacing Colosseum reveals how he caught vandal
The unidentified Swiss teenager is the second person to make headlines this summer for carving letters into the walls of the ancient site
First week of Italy's Pantheon price hike nets €200,000
Previously free, a standard tourist ticket to the ancient site now costs €5
$2.3m grant will fund Denver monument to historic disability rights protest
The Mile High City will create a new monument to a 1978 protest that was a landmark for the disability rights movement
Nine US cities receive grants totalling $25m to develop more diverse monuments
The latest round of grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project will support projects in Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and elsewhere
Controversial monument to Queen Elizabeth II needs donors
Massive sculpture by Simon Hitchens, criticised by local campaign group, is three times the size of Antony Gormley’s 'Angel of the North'
A monumental tribute to Jamal Khashoggi unveiled in his home state of Virginia
Artist Navine G. Dossos created a towering, kaleidoscopic mural in tribute to the assassinated journalist at Richmond's Institute for Contemporary Art
‘We’re looking at the past as a gateway to the future’: Hank Willis Thomas on his new Martin Luther King Jr monument
The towering work, which depicts the interlocked arms of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled in Boston ahead of the MLK Day holiday
Defying gravity—Leaning Tower of Pisa leans like in the early 19th century
Expert stabilisation plan means the Italian landmark has continued to straighten itself
Temporary monuments to pop up on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in new initiative
Six artists have been selected to create commemorative interventions in the US capital's sprawling public space