Museums & Heritage

Revamped Wiener Holocaust Library to reopen with exhibition on celebrated Jewish sculptor

The library, which houses the world’s oldest collection of archival material on the Nazi era, will present works by Fred Kormis in a newly renovated exhibition space

Miami’s Vizcaya Museum will save century-old pool-grotto mural with National Park Service grant

The rare work by the Gilded Age artist Robert Winthrop Chanler is endangered by the surrounding water and Miami's humid conditions

World’s first museum of Sufi art to debut in Paris

The Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO opens at challenging moment for France’s Muslim community

Three looted objects from ancient Egyptian graves returned by the Netherlands

The restitutions are seen as reflective of the way museums are paying closer attention to the provenance of works in their collections

British Museum names architects shortlisted in controversial renovation competition

Environmental campaigners previously called on practices not to take part in the contest following a £50m funding pledge from BP

From ‘Brat summer’ to Brat fundraiser: Charli xcx to headline Lacma gala

The museum’s next Art+Film Gala on 2 November will honour the artist Simone Leigh and the film-maker Baz Luhrmann

Lacma, Moca and the Hammer Museum jointly acquire significant collection of works by Los Angeles artists

The three museums will share 260 pieces from the collection of Jarl and Pamela Mohn, plus recent and future acquisitions of works by local artists

‘Once in a generation chance’: Hampton Court conservation grants visitors closer look at Chapel Royal

Works by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir James Thornhill can be observed from the chapel's Royal Pew until September

Cranach portrait will be sold in accord between Pennsylvania museum and Jewish heirs

The portrait of the Duke of Saxony, attributed to Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop, will be auctioned by Christie’s in New York in January 2025

New York's Department of Cultural Affairs awards institutions more than $200m for capital projects

A $4.3m renovation grant will help restore the historical Art Students League to its former glory

Release of Olena Pekh highlights plight of other Ukrainian cultural workers languishing in Russian prisons

Through Vatican mediation, the museum researcher was freed alongside nine others earlier this summer

Noguchi Museum workers walk out in protest against keffiyeh ban

Workers claim the dress code is “not in the best interest of the institution”, while leaders stated their desire to “foster a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment”

Collection of Salvator Mundi Museum in Brooklyn confirmed as safe after break-in

The small storefront institution, devoted to objects and ephemera related to the most expensive painting ever sold, will reopen soon

William Blake’s cottage—where he wrote ‘Jerusalem’—a step closer to becoming a museum

Funding has been secured to fix the collapsing roof of the house in Sussex, UK, with future plans to restore it and turn it into an arts centre

‘The greatest theft in history’: a new exhibition in Amsterdam offers an unprecedented account of Nazi looting

The two-part show reveals like never before how theft was used as a means of erasing Jewish identity, writes Ambassador (ret) Stuart E. Eizenstat, the chair of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and the curator Julie-Marthe Cohen

Rothko Chapel in Houston closes due to hurricane damage

The popular pilgrimage site for fans of Abstract Expressionism was damaged during Hurricane Beryl last month

‘We want people to have fun’: Dulwich Picture Gallery’s director on the institution’s new sculpture park

The London museum has embarked on a £5m redevelopment that will see its grounds filled with contemporary sculpture and versatile family spaces

Amid $33m renovation project, Bronx Museum’s executive director departs to lead MFA St Petersburg

Klaudio Rodriguez, who has led the Bronx Museum since 2020, will take on his new role in Florida in October

Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial

The 82nd edition of the most closely-watched recurring exhibition in the United States will open in spring 2026

Heavy rains cause partial collapse of ancient pyramid in Mexico

Authorities said that significant precipitation amid a severe drought had undermined the Purépecha structure at Ihuatzio

Harvard University will not rename its Arthur M. Sackler Museum

The decision follows a years-long campaign by activists who urged Harvard to distance itself from the Sackler family over its ties to the opioid epidemic

Ukraine calls for UN to intervene after ancient Crimean heritage site transformed into cultural complex

Tauric Chersonese, a Unesco World Heritage Site, has been transformed by Russia into a “historical and archaeological park”

Labournews

Unionised workers at New York's Storm King sculpture park ratify their first contracts

The agreement with members of two bargaining units comes as the popular outdoor art destination puts the finishing touches on a $45m campus revamp

Activist and journalist charged with hate crimes over vandalism at Brooklyn Museum leaders’ homes

The charges stem from incidents in June, when activists sprayed red paint on the museum officials’ homes as a pro-Palestine protest

Austin’s Blanton Museum reimagines its grounds as a place for a university campus, city and community

A recently completed $35m renovation led by Snøhetta seeks to seamlessly connect the museum to its surroundings

Gazanews

Gaza’s historic Greek Orthodox church sustains second Israeli strike

Saint Porphyrius, believed to be the third-oldest church in the world, is a key sanctuary for the local Christian community and is emerging as a symbol of resilience amid the ongoing war

London's prestigious Courtauld Institute to create British art centre with $12m donation

US-based Manton Foundation's gift will establish a research facility and "intellectual hub" at Somerset House

Ukrainian worker manages a wrecked museum in exile

Mariupol museum’s Oleksandr Hore, trapped in Odesa, is documenting losses and monitoring looting

Rising construction costs are leading to smaller, more adaptive museum spaces

According to AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index, arts institutions have been resizing to meet audience needs