Museums & Heritage
Historic Chilean church to be restored after arson attacks
Santiago’s 19th-century Church of San Francisco de Borja, known for its stained-glass windows, will resume its community role as a national shrine to Our Lady of Fátima after it was set aflame during nationwide protests in 2020
Ukraine’s historic Academy of Sciences severely damaged by Russian drone
At least two were killed in the direct strike on the country’s top scientific institution, which is the latest cultural site to be targeted by Russian forces
‘He has committed no offence other than wanting to defend heritage sites’: arrest of Iraqi archaeologists sparks backlash
Many fear the real reason for Ali Tabar’s and Amir Al-Jumaili’s arrests are their campaigns against a controversial investment law
Vancouver Art Gallery makes its interim leaders permanent co-chief executives
Eva Respini and Sirish Rao will share chief executive duties, with the former also serving as chief curator while the later takes on the role of executive director
Culture secretary confirms free admission for all at England’s national museums will remain
The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors
Restorers expose trove of 16th-century nude murals in Rome that were covered by disapproving nuns
Hidden for 300 years, the paintings inside Italy's Villa Silvestri Rivaldi are by some of the leading artists of the day
Switzerland’s Fondation Beyeler opens £109.7m expansion
The Basel institution has added three new structures designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, while also extending its grounds
Greek prime minister rejects idea that Bayeux Tapestry loan offers template for Parthenon Marbles deal
“Greece cannot accept any arrangement that would require it to recognise the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis says
Moca Los Angeles picks longtime public media executive as next director
Jonathan Abbott takes the helm at the museum after 15 years as chief executive of GBH in Boston
Comment | Why drones are a game-changer for archaeologists protecting heritage sites
As climate change and development place growing pressure on archaeological sites, drones are providing a faster, cheaper way to track damage and guide conservation efforts
Art made with human hair from ‘the Louvre of hairwork’ comes to Brooklyn
The Morbid Anatomy Library has acquired dozens of unique pieces from the recently shuttered Leila’s Hair Museum in Missouri
Giant Diego Rivera sculpture on Mexico City’s Olympic stadium to be restored
The restoration of Rivera’s work launches a multi-year initiative to preserve public art on the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México campus
AI can strengthen human connections to museums, report suggests
Remuseum’s latest report explores the role of artificial intelligence in US art institutions, highlighting five areas where the technology can be particularly impactful
From ailing cooling systems to toxic chemicals, a museum tour shines a light on the effects of austerity
To drive home the impact of stagnant support for arts and culture, the Museum of Vancouver is offering “austerity tours” of its aging campus
Art Institute of Chicago restitutes Metzinger painting sold in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam
The 1913 painting, “Woman With a Fan”, was one of a number of paintings from the Lewenstein collection to be auctioned in 1940 under unclear circumstances
From the Bronx to the Lower East Side, New York’s museum building boom continues
Several institutional construction projects have already opened this year, with more in the pipeline
This autumn’s standout shows in New York, from Modern architecture in Africa to Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles
Exhibitions celebrating Arthur Jafa and Teresa Margolles, examining the legacy of Orientalism, and more are on the itinerary this season
The Big Review: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art ★★★½
While the swooping building is impressive and easy to navigate, the collection is patchy and the displays are at times “bizarre”
Amid affordability crisis for artists, Vancouver’s city council establishes cultural land trust
The model—already deployed in San Francisco, Helsinki and London—aims to protect creative communities from rampant real estate speculation and development
Rising costs force museums across North America to rethink climate control guidelines
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems often account for 60%-70% of an institution’s energy consumption and lead to large carbon footprints
UK government places export bar on ‘rare’ Renaissance sculpture worth £4.6m
‘Seated Nymph’ was created in the early 16th century by the Italian sculptor Antico, nicknamed for his Classical-inspired bronzes
Hundreds gather at Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s attacks
More than 1,000 attendees formed a human chain around the Washington, DC, performing arts centre that Trump has taken over, sought to rebrand and threatened to shutter and demolish
600-year-old funerary platform discovered in Peru
The massive burial site containing human remains and rich offerings likely belonged to Chimú elites
Cave markings discovered in Ireland could transform understanding of when humans first settled there
Researchers believe that humans may have walked across the sea from Wales during the last Ice Age and made art
Malba picks architect for expansion that will double its exhibition space
The Buenos Aires museum has selected the Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to lead its ambitious build-out
Researchers rescuing war-damaged manuscripts in Gaza receive Unesco prize
Abdul Latif Hashim and Haneen Al-Amassi have been awarded the $40,000 Unesco/Jikji Memory of the World Prize
One of Lima’s oldest mills, uncovered by chance in 2020, to open to visitors in January
The Molino de Aliaga, the Peruvian capital’s earliest colonial structure discovered to date, was built by the Spanish conquistador Jerónimo de Aliaga in the 16th century
New cultural centre focused on archiving Ghana's history to open in Accra
The members-only organisation will open during Accra Cultural Week in October
Major Swiss museum acquisition proves far larger after extra works revealed in donor’s unopened portfolios
Philippe Bodenmann has gifted his entire collection—including pieces by Joseph Kosuth, Lawrence Weiner and Max Bill—to the Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds
Paris's Picasso museum reveals designers shortlisted for €55m sculpture garden project
Five teams of designers, featuring architects and landscape designers, will compete for the project, expected to be completed by 2030





























