On public view for the first time, the objects were all returned during outgoing president Gustavo Petro’s administration

Legal proceedings seek to halt a long-term loan agreement authorised by Mexican authorities concerning works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and other national treasures

Meanwhile another giant memorial-arch project in Salt Lake City, Utah, has local residents up in arms

The private museum has signed an agreement with Asset World Corporation to establish Mona Bangkok

The medieval embroidery was delivered to the museum from France in the early hours of the morning ahead of the September exhibition opening

Free limited-edition postcards will be given out in the UK in an attempt to revive the custom, as research finds only 8% of adults now send a card once a year

The building remains safe for both visitors and employees, as city inspectors continue to test for Legionella across Manhattan’s Upper East Side

The new code provides revised principles on how institutions should handle issues ranging from education to their relationship to society

The 'Ain al-Sebil site in the Dakhleh Oasis had an organised village plan, with a fortress, watch towers and a fourth-century basilica at its centre

The longtime artistic director takes the helm at the recently expanded New York institution

A surprise 162-page report released on 4 July reveals the Trump administration’s efforts to shape US history and culture through the Smithsonian

Three masked men broke into the museum in the early hours of Sunday morning and stole 27 crystal pieces, according to the local prosecutor

The Neue Galerie’s merger with the Met—the world’s fourth-largest museum—serves as a recent example of a smaller US institution uniting with a larger neighbour

Numerous heritage sites were among the 58,000 buildings destroyed by the deadly twin earthquakes last month

While increasing their built footprints, US museums also need to expand their accessibility to the public. By failing to do so they risk blowing a chance to democratise new spaces at a critical time

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have teamed up for the nationwide loan programme spanning from Huntsville, Alabama, to Big Horn, Wyoming

As he approaches his 80th birthday, the comedian and collector revels in watching people interact with the art at his namesake museum in Riverside, California

Tickets to view the fragile medieval tapestry, which is on rare loan from France, are now sold out through the end of 2026, with further releases to come

The country’s heritage minister criticised curatorial choices in “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present”, drawing widespread rebukes including from the leader of the New Democratic Party

Pierre-Olivier Costa and Véronique Haché have both been suspended after reports of rising staff discontent and harassment claims against Costa

Minanbé, an intact site in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, sheds new light on the Maya Lowlands

José Antonio Kast’s ultraconservative government nixed a show of the late Argentine artist’s overtly political work at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Any closure of the museum's building “will be subject to a full review and consultation”, according to Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales)

A judge in Rotterdam has ruled that the institution must compensate Birgit Donker after failing to substantiate claims she created an "unsafe" working environment

Josh Kline’s viral essay highlights how creative people lose gumption in the face of financial burden, but we should all strive for community instead of competing for the wealthy’s attention

The vote comes as museum administrators and members of UAW Local 2110 seek to reach a new collective bargaining agreement that addresses healthcare costs and inflation

The organisation’s new Irreplaceable America programme nods to the importance of the Watts Towers, Black Mountain College and the entire city of New Orleans

Unique decorative and architectural elements may point to a previously unknown group in present-day Veracruz

A site-specific project emerges from the conservation of the museum’s 16th-century building

Met with opposition and outrage from the moment it was announced, the show gathers historical objects and images, poetry, contemporary art and video interviews