The museum in La Paz had been closed for a year; its new permanent collection exhibition includes a mummified girl repatriated from the US and an Andean sculpture that was stolen by a Swiss traveller in the 19th century

Yuko Kikuchi wrote a letter to the museum’s leadership that was supported by 12 academics and included student testimonials

The Unione Sindacale di Base says it has formally signalled a labour dispute—usually a first step towards possible strike action—as Italian institutions remain above 30C for weeks

From the future of the Arts Council to AI, there are several complicated issues for the incoming culture secretary to tackle

The curator moves to Minnesota after more than ten years at the Baltimore Museum of Art

The Preserve Act specifically sites Washington, DC’s Cohen Building—the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”

As the outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease continues on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a new city report shows more art institutions affected

Salvador Salort-Pons, a noted Velázquez scholar, says he made the discovery by chance while preparing a related exhibition at the museum

The donation—from the museum’s long-time patrons Anne and Arthur Goldstein—includes works by Mark Bradford, Nicole Eisenman and Takeshi Kawashima

Exhibitions on chintz, ceramics, and pop culture will headline in South Kensington, while South Asian contemporary art and Vivienne Westwood will feature at the museum's east London and Dundee locations, respectively

The culture minister also announced the return of a Picasso bust to the heir of the Jewish dealer Alfred Flechtheim

A circular observation deck in the colonnade below the golden Civic Fame statue opened to the public last month, after a $6m restoration

Archaeologists hope that further research of the site will reveal more about the lives of the people who lived in the ancient city of Thebes

Discovered alongside unique formulas for the movements of the sun and planets, the attribution proves the importance of such work more than 1,000 years ago

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