An innovative agreement between the Metropolitan Museum, American businessman Leonard N. Stern and the Greek government led to the new display of 161 Cycladic antiquities at the New York museum

The 32 items held in the collections of the two UK museums were taken during wars in the 19th century

Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group Israel Museums and Arts, Canada

As the baby-boomer generation of major donors pulls back or dies off, museums are struggling to attract their heirs’ interest

The Ram temple in Ayodhya, consecrated next week, has been the subject of a long and deadly campaign by Hindu nationalist groups

Directors of leading institutions in the country warn of the damage that budget cuts and a scaling back on international collaboration could do to the sector

Authorities also began restoration work on art damaged during the ensuing riots

New initiatives emphasize WMF's commitment to the preservation and revitalisation of historic sites under threat of destruction from climate change

Since it was raided in 2022 by the FBI, which seized 25 purported Basquiat works, the museum’s legal and communications costs have surged while public and private support slowed

Staff at the museum are the latest to join the unionisation movement that has swept across the sector in the US

The Korean-born artist says he was drawn to the southern French city’s ancient roots as a fitting place for his work

The Eskenazi Museum of Art of the Indiana University in Bloomington cited “safety concerns” when it abruptly cancelled Samia Halaby’s show

A new dossier shows how those running the organisation are struggling to “find a path to a balanced budget”

Museums in the US and beyond are neglecting members of a rapidly expanding demographic who also historically have been the sector’s biggest donors

The longtime Winnipeg Art Gallery director's Order of the Buffalo Hunt, one of Manitoba’s highest honours, has also been posthumously rescinded

The institution, which began offering BFAs and MFAs in 2013, will wind down those programmes next year

The former curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London hops the pond

Successful candidate will have their work cut out for them to restore the institution's reputation after last year's theft scandal

Work on a water line near the city’s Greektown section has turned up human remains believed to be at least 700 years old

Many of the British Museum thefts of engraved gems and glass pieces, revealed last August, were likely from Charles Townley’s collection

Major events in London and Tokyo signal a much-needed shift in the conversation around museums and growth, and a move towards significant practical action

Ian Wardropper has been leading the museum since 2011, guiding it through its renovation and temporary relocation to the former Whitney Museum building

All nine suspects in the string of heists, which spanned 20 years, are now in federal custody

Austerity continues to bite for art galleries and museums as non-statutory cultural budgets are slashed

The UK conservation charity has rejected fresh attempts by the activist group Restore Trust to infiltrate its council, but those close to the issue feel the campaigns are likely far from over

The move has been welcomed by heritage bodies, but scientists—including Curie's great-grandson—support the construction of a new research centre on the site

The Gallery Systems software used by many cultural institutions has been breached, limiting online access for both museum employees and the general public

Suffolk County Council wants to slash £500,000 for culture, which could put local museums at risk

The 12th-century walrus ivory sculpture represents “one of the most culturally and aesthetically significant objects” the UK government’s reviewing committee has handled in the past five years

Plus, last Donatello in private hands is sold to Bargello and Courtauld’s Claudette Johnson purchase helps demarginalise Black women