Museums & Heritage
Palazzo where Byron had lengthy affair opens as a museum
The institution in Ravenna houses objects kept by Countess Teresa Gamba Guicciolo, the noblewoman who had a relationship with Byron in his final years
Egyptologists raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns after worker seen hammering at Great Pyramid of Giza
Viral footage of a worker apparently using a hammer and chisel to chip at the stones of the pyramid has prompted debate across Egypt's heritage sector
Worcester Art Museum returns ancient vessels tied to dealer Robert Hecht to Italy
The two black-figure ceramics will remain on view at the Massachusetts museum for up to eight years as part of a new agreement between the institution and the Italian culture ministry
Scottish culture sector breathes sigh of relief following £200m funding package
251 Scottish arts organisations will receive funding over the next three years
After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites
Vancouver Art Gallery invites proposals from Canadian architecture firms as it restarts building project
The gallery recently cancelled a project designed by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron after its budget ballooned by 50%
Suspects named after theft of golden objects from Netherlands museum
The objects, on loan from the Romanian National History Museum in Bucharest, belonged to members of the lost Dacian civilisation
New arts centre opens in Brooklyn, housing three non-profits and a public library
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts has a large, fresh space at the L10 Arts and Cultural Center
Smithsonian Institution and US National Gallery of Art close diversity offices following President Trump's executive order
A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
British Museum ‘running as normal’ after alleged IT attack by former employee
Both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions were closed at the weekend following the suspected sabotage
French president calls for a ‘new renaissance’ of the Louvre
Emmanuel Macron has thrown his weight behind a grandiose €800m renovation plan, including building a subterranean complex around Leonardo's Mona Lisa
‘Unprecedented’ month-long strikes planned at major London museums
Security guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum are urging the public not to visit during the action
Romanian museum considers legal action after ‘priceless’ golden objects stolen in Netherlands heist
The items—which include a helmet discovered by playing children—belonged to members of the lost Dacian civilisation
Louvre seeks €1bn for restoration, unions hit back
The Paris museum’s leadership is hoping to raise money for a grand project involving reimagined exhibition and hospitality spaces and a subterranean tunnel under the museum to connect it all
Comment | In restitution cases, the law is not the only answer
To make progress in returning countries’ heritage taken by previous generations, museums must take a pragmatic, ethical stance
Soviet-era cinema transformed into culture centre in Kazakhstan
The Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture was designed by British architect Asif Khan
Marrakech’s pioneering museum MACAAL reopens after refurbishment
Morocco’s largest private museum has undergone a redesign and, in the wake of the 2023 earthquake, reinforcements to protect it against any future damage
Artist marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation by donating works to Unesco
Shelomo Selinger, who endured nine concentration camps, has donated the works ‘Desire for freedom’ and ‘Shoah (Holocaust)’
Judge orders sale of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower for original price of $1.4m
The Oklahoma skyscraper’s crypto-enthusiast owners had attempted to auction the tower after reneging on an agreement to sell it to a local company that restores historic buildings
Concerns grow over ‘nepotism’ row at London’s National Portrait Gallery
An exhibition of works by photographer Zoë Law, mounted after a donation towards the gallery’s £40m makeover, has raised questions about how matters relating to donors are handled and assessed
Will Mexico’s push for repatriation continue with the country’s new government?
Under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in October was replaced by Claudia Sheinbaum, 14,000 artefacts were returned over a period of eight years
Restoring a 300-year-old mural in Boston’s historic Old North Church
The cherub paintings that once looked down on Paul Revere will soon be back in all their original glory
Explosive volcanic eruption may have led to growth of ancient city in Bolivia
New study suggests rise of ancient city Tiwanaku coincided with major volcanic event in Lake Titicaca Basin's vicinity
Architects denounce Trump's call for ‘traditional and classical’ architecture
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has criticised an executive order signed by the new president, claiming his plans could harm local communities
‘A masterpiece’: rediscovered Bernini statue arrives at Rijksmuseum
The 72cm terracotta model depicting the mythical sea god Triton offers an important link to the Italian artist’s thought process, says a curator at the Amsterdam museum
‘Not for critique’: museum planned near India's grand Ram temple will ‘skip’ site's history of sectarian violence, official says
The immersive, hologram-filled Ram Katha Museum in Ayodhya is planned to open next year, while the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation struggles to secure funding for a mosque and museum nearby
Documentary on Jewish dealer Max Stern’s collection finds answers and absurdity
A new film focuses on two paintings Stern was forced to sell as the Nazis rose to power in the 1930s, which ended up at the Düsseldorf City Museum
Aaron De Groft, Orlando Museum of Art director fired in Basquiat forgery scandal, has died, aged 59
Following successful stints at museums in Virginia and on Florida’s Gulf Coast, De Groft’s career became mired in the Basquiat fakes fiasco
How a controversial bust of Winston Churchill made its way back to the Oval Office
President Donald Trump has returned the statue—one of an identical pair—to his office, but it has not been a simple journey
How National Galleries of Scotland aced the sustainability transition
The Edinburgh institution is leading the way for cultural institutions to reduce their environmental impact with a deeply-embedded, long-term strategy





























