Museums & Heritage

After a £27m makeover, Norwich Castle reopens with a new gallery, royal rooms—and medieval toilets

The castle in the east of England now also hosts the largest display of the British Museum’s medieval collection outside of London

Power to the people: London’s National Gallery seeks public panel to help shape its future

The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities

New Canadian art museum seeks to connect disparate disciplines and a university campus

Simon Fraser University near Vancouver will open its new Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum in September

Museums in New York and Los Angeles receive collection of 63 Modern works

Works by Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh and others from the Pearlman Foundation are headed to the Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and New York’s Museum of Modern Art

Time for a survey? New programme provides museums with advice on long-term sustainability

The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection

What could the end of US sanctions mean for Syria’s heritage sector?

The World Monuments Fund is now exploring ways to re-engage in the country, after cultural institutions spent years starved of resources and international support

Efforts to preserve and repair historic US Black churches get $8.5m boost

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is helping 30 congregations shore up their buildings and share their stories, with their communities and the world

Smithsonian museum removes label referencing Trump impeachments

The label had been added to a display at the National Museum of American History about checks on presidential powers in 2021 following Trump's second impeachment

Revealed: how a secret rescue operation helped preserve Syria's heritage

Across the last decade, thousands of archaeological artefacts have been smuggled to safety by NGOs

Ancient treasures stolen in Dutch museum heist may yet be saved

Prosecutors have revealed evidence that suggests three golden armbands and a €4.3 million helmet—belonging to the Dacian civilisation—have not been melted down

Yale University Art Gallery withdraws federal funding applications over anti-diversity regulations

Instead, the museum will draw on Yale University’s endowment for funds to mount an upcoming show of African art

George Lucas reveals new details of Los Angeles museum at Comic-Con panel

The Star Wars director, appearing at the famed conference for the first time, described the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art as “a temple to the people’s art”

Metropolitan Museum trustee among victims of deadly Manhattan shooting

Wesley LePatner, a senior managing director at the investment firm Blackstone, was elected to the Met’s board in February

500km-long Indigenous pilgrimage route in Mexico joins Unesco World Heritage list

Mexico’s first inscription of a living Indigenous tradition highlights Wixárika cultural traditions following decades of advocacy

Tate Modern looks to younger audiences with relaunch of late-night openings

Capitalising on the success of Tate Modern Lates, the gallery will begin opening until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays

Rock on! Prehistoric art dominates Unesco's 26 new World Heritage Sites

A third of the newcomers have roots in prehistory, including mysterious megaliths in France and a region in Australia that is home to some of the world’s oldest petroglyphs

4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian handprint discovered by Cambridge museum

Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK, found the marking on an artefact due to go on display in an exhibition this autumn

Russia charges Estonian museum director with ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ over Putin-Hitler banner

Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova of the Narva Museum has been targeted over a poster featuring a composite image of the two men

American Museum of Natural History announces free admission for low-income New Yorkers

The institution joins the city’s MoMA, Frick, Morgan Library and Jewish Museum in providing free admission to people on food stamps

Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over censorship claim

The artist says leaders at the National Portrait Gallery suggested removing her painting of a non-binary transgender person posing as the Statue of Liberty

Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator

The Frick veteran is particularly excited about all the new conservation spaces, created as part of the museum’s recent Selldorf-designed expansion

National Museum of Korea names new director as part of post-election reshuffle

President Lee Jae Myung’s victory in June has been followed by homecomings for two high-profile arts figures in the country, while the Busan Biennale has also announced its curators for 2026

One of England's oldest human-made structures given protected status by Historic England

The 5,000 year old Yorkshire cairn is thought to be older than Stonehenge

Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco

The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook

700 Years of Tenochtitlan (again): Mexico honours its pre-Hispanic capital

The Mexica city’s founding is celebrated with new commemorations, reinforcing a nationalist focus on Indigenous identity

Sharp drop in value of works saved for the UK this past year, official report reveals

A painting by Antoine Watteau valued at £6m was among those granted an export licence after no museum buyer was found, however items including the Second World War notebooks of Alan Turing were saved

Right royal style: 90 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace

The late monarch's wedding and coronation dresses will form part of a 200-piece exhibition at the King's Gallery, opening in Spring 2026

San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain may soon meet its end, despite public outcry

At a recent community meeting discussing the future of Embarcadero Plaza, officials’ comments appeared to seal the fate of its historic Brutalist sculpture

A new art foundation in Uruguay highlights Latin American artists and curators

The Fundación Cervieri Monsuárez, located in the ritzy village of José Ignacio, organises exhibitions year round in an effort to transform the area into a hub for Latin America art

Dublin museum pushes back on Derek Jarman film censorship claims

The Irish Museum of Modern Art says it halted a screening of “The Angelic Conversation” to check legislation but will now continue showing it