Museums & Heritage
More than 160 Tutankhamun treasures have arrived at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Conservation work will be carried out on on key objects ahead of the museum's long awaited launch on 3 July
How Javier Milei’s war on history is threatening art spaces in Argentina
After effectively shutting down two cultural centres, the Argentine president appears to have the ESMA Museum, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in his sights
Mexican authorities decry ‘distorted information’ in MrBeast video filmed at ancient Mayan sites
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History released a statement praising MrBeast's mission while correcting some moments of "theatricality" in his video
Behind the scenes of the Met’s revamped Rockefeller Wing with its acclaimed architect
Kulapat Yantrasast has a design philosophy of “cultural Pad Thai”—multiple perspectives combined into something unique and approachable
‘There is not enough money for education’: French philanthropist to fund museum visits for 100,000 UK children
Frédéric Jousset will provide £1m over four years to send school children to cultural venues, including the British Museum
Comment | The greatest failure of PST Art: its successes are not travelling
As the Getty wraps up its third edition of this initiative, it is time to address a persistent problem
In Rotterdam, a new art museum explores the city's rich history of migration
Opening on 16 May, Fenix addresses the arrivals and departures that have given the Dutch port its energy and modernity
Artist Alison Saar wins High Museum’s 20th annual Driskell Prize
The renowned sculptor, whose distinctive public work was most recently featured in the Desert X biennial, will be formally honoured with the $50,000 prize at a gala in September
Chile to get a new contemporary art museum
The New Museum of Santiago will highlight Latin American artists with more than 1,000 works from the Chilean businessman Claudio Engel’s private collection
5,000-year-old woman uncovered in Peru with hair and nails still intact
The exceptional find at Áspero reveals women’s high status in the ancient Caral civilisation
UK government bans export of £10m Botticelli painting
The work was previously held in a private collection for 120 years
The Big Review | The reopening and rehang of the Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London ★★★★★
The two-year remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing as the National Gallery's main entrance has allowed for new restorations and fresh curation of the museum's unrivalled collection of early Renaissance pictures. The effect is revelatory
Tschabalala Self sculpture of two Black lovers will adorn exterior of New York's New Museum when it reopens
“I wanted to show an aspiration for better times to come,” the artist says of her commission
Iraq's important archaeological sites under threat from real-estate development
Tell Al Sayyagh, in the heart of the ancient city of Kufa, is in danger because of the country’s investment law, which many say is being abused
Water leaks into the Louvre’s Cimabue exhibition, landing close to the master’s greatest early painting
A violent hailstorm on Saturday caused water to drip into the room hosting the important show, but “no works were damaged”, a spokesperson says
Art Institute of Chicago’s director on leave amid investigation into airplane incident
James Rondeau, the museum’s president and director, is on voluntary leave after reportedly removing his clothes on a flight from Chicago to Munich
MoMA acquires works featured in monumental Adam Pendleton installation
The museum has acquired 35 pieces—including videos, drawings and paintings—that made up Pendleton’s sprawling atrium installation in 2021-22
Megasculpture workshop and landscape reclamation drive Storm King Art Center regeneration
The biggest sculpture park in the US starts its visitor season with a bang—unveiling a first-ever conservation and fabrication building, major relandscaping, and monumental works by Kevin Beasley, Sonia Gomes and Dionne Lee
First look: the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ rehang at London's National Gallery
The reopening of the Sainsbury Wing on 10 May will allow the gallery to show nearly 40% of its collection. The Art Newspaper took an early tour
Comment | Losing federal funding for emergency heritage conservation in the US is a disaster
The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation’s National Heritage Responders programme has channelled federal funding and support from local organisations to help communities struck by natural disasters to preserve their culture
Masterworks from Jacob Rothschild collection go to London's National Gallery and V&A under acceptance in lieu scheme
Guercino’s “King David” and a rare relief by John Deare have been allocated to the London institutions in lieu of inheritance tax on the estate of the celebrated financier, philanthropist and heritage leader
Lacma acquires self-portrait by long-overlooked female Old Master
Virginia Vezzi's "Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria" is one of the 112 pieces acquired during the museum's annual Collectors Committee Weekend
As Kazakhstan cautiously strengthens ties with western Europe, new art venues herald a change of direction
Due to open in September, the Tselinny Center and the Almaty Museum of the Arts are both financed by Kazakh entrepreneurs
Two new art centres set to open in Venice
The new San Marco Art Centre will be based in St Mark’s Square from next month, while the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation will take over the Dorsoduro building
Chicago's Intuit Art Museum set to unveil $10m renovation
The small but mighty museum for outsider art is reopening after a two-year overhaul
MFA Boston to return Benin Bronzes to wealthy donor, close gallery
The unusual move follows years of negotiations between the museum, the collector and the Kingdom of Benin
Sistine Chapel to close for conclave preparations
Other cultural sites have also been steadily shutting down to visitors as the Vatican marks the death of Pope Francis
Holy ground: why Persian carpets played an important symbolic role in the funeral of Pope Francis
For over 600 years carpets from Turkey and Iran have been used in Catholic ceremony and religious paintings by artists, including Andrea del Verrochio, to indicate a carefully defined, sacred space
Judge orders the Art Institute of Chicago to restitute Nazi-looted Schiele drawing
The latest development in the ongoing dispute over a 1916 portrait believed to have been stolen from Fritz Grünbaum by the Nazis
Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló is reaping the rewards from its continual reinvention
The Barcelona museum's latest revamp has added 2,000 sq. m for immersive exhibitions