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”
Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper will go up for auction in October
Is Oklahoma’s historic Price Tower doomed?
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”
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
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