Museums & Heritage
At Mexico City’s Laboratorio Arte Alameda, restoration shapes artistic practice
A site-specific project emerges from the conservation of the museum’s 16th-century building
Canadian Museum for Human Rights show on Palestinian displacement offers nuanced, empathetic perspective amid uproar
Met with opposition and outrage from the moment it was announced, the show gathers historical objects and images, poetry, contemporary art and video interviews
What Andy Burnham’s achievements in Manchester tell us about his views on the arts
The UK prime-minister-in-waiting’s legacy is seen as not just about big-hitter projects such as Factory International but also the way culture has been threaded into the city’s infrastructure
Too hot to handle? European heatwave exposes museums' lack of preparedness for climate extremes
While some institutions are serving as "islands of freshness" during this week's scorching temperatures, others are having to reduce opening hours or shut their doors
The Box in Plymouth, ‘a welcoming space’ which ‘reaches beyond its walls’, wins UK Art Fund’s Museum of the Year prize
The museum has been praised for the ambitious way it has shared its collections and for its social outreach
Ireland urged to create national panel to evaluate claims for Nazi-era and colonial loot
The Irish culture minister has said he will put forward a plan to implement recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage
Misan Harriman to step down as chair of London's Southbank Centre
Harriman, who faced criticism from some UK media outlets over social media posts, says it was always his plan to leave after serving two terms
Tate Britain and Turner Contemporary take their eco-missions beyond the gallery walls
The London museum is building a sustainable garden while the Margate institution has launched a biennial summit exploring our oceans
Far-right candidate's election in Colombia clouds future of long-delayed museum devoted to victims of armed conflict
Plans for Bogotá's Museo de Memoria de Colombia could interfere with president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s austerity agenda
Crystal Bridges, fresh off major expansion, hires Courtenay Finn as next chief curator
Finn, previously the chief curator at the Orange County Museum of Art, starts at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary in August
New York City’s oldest library refreshes its historic home
The 272-year-old New York Society Library’s patrons have included the likes of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
Green tuff, the stone that shaped Oaxaca’s historic centre, receives international heritage designation
Recognition by the International Union of Geological Sciences highlights how stone can reveal and preserve a city's material history
Restoration work is completed at one of Paraguay’s oldest churches
After almost eight years of work, the San Lorenzo Mártir church in Altos is back to its former glory
Fate of historic murals uncertain following Manhattan homeless shelter’s closure
The Bellevue Men’s Shelter was closed earlier this year after falling into disrepair, but efforts to document and preserve at least six Works Progress Administration-era murals in the building have stalled
Smithsonian women’s museum launches augmented reality experience after congressional setback
‘Unhidden Heroines’ pairs important women in US history with monuments on the National Mall commemorating men of their time
The Netherlands and Germany agree to return more than 2,000 cultural artefacts to Ghana
Details on the objects, taken unlawfully during colonial conquests, are yet to be announced
London Museum announces opening date for new Smithfield location
The revamped museum, which focuses on the history of the UK capital, will open to the public on 28 November 2026
Lacma's inaugural art parade celebrates new building and Los Angeles creative community
Artists and performers of all kinds flocked to Wilshire Boulevard for the city's first Art Parade
‘Artists need to be able to advocate for their own work’: new guide advises artists on navigating censorship
The free digital resource, from the National Coalition Against Censorship, comes as artists navigate an increasingly censorious cultural landscape
Guerrilla-style museum tours reveal the history of climate change through art and heritage in Philadelphia
The tours created and led by the artist and curator Aislinn Pentecost-Farren are part of the ArtPhilly 2026 festival
London’s Jewish Museum receives £1m funding boost and opens new temporary home
The Manchester Jewish Museum was meanwhile awarded £100,000
Obama Presidential Center opens, offering an art-filled, hopeful view of US history
The sprawling new campus on Chicago's south side includes a rousing museum and commissions by Mark Bradford, Maya Lin, Richard Hunt, Martin Puryear and many more
Inside Refik Anadol's Dataland, the world’s first AI art museum
An immersive “laboratory of imagination” from Anadol's studio boots up in Downtown Los Angeles
New textile museum in Mexico City celebrates Indigenous artistry
The new Museo de Arte Textil de los Pueblos Indígenas y Afromexicanos frames textiles as living heritage and explores ethical collaboration
Uffizi places Botticelli's most famous paintings—'Primavera' and 'The Birth of Venus'—opposite each other in broader museum overhaul
The newly refurbished Botticelli Rooms were unveiled this week at the Florentine museum
Memphis Art Museum reveals opening date and inaugural exhibitions for new building
Entry to the institution’s new Herzog & de Meuron-designed mass timber home along the Mississippi River will be free to local residents in perpetuity
Right-wing politician’s complaint against Masp exhibition dismissed in Brazil
A member of Jair Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party attempted to censor the artist La Chola Poblete’s show, alleging religious offense
New York’s oldest museum votes for democracy with new wing
The New York Historical’s $175m project will house gallery spaces, library stacks, a conservation studio and the forthcoming American LGBTQ+ Museum
Getty launches art-focused meditation podcast
Each episode of Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation (or Ommm) spotlights a different work from the museum’s collection, followed by a guided mindfulness exercise
Mauritshuis able to keep its Rembrandts following legal dispute
A court ruled that the Dutch museum does not need to return a bequest of 25 paintings to a donor's heirs





























