Museums & Heritage
Developers threaten San Francisco’s loved and loathed concrete colossus
Skateboarders and Brutalism enthusiasts are among those joining forces to save the Vaillancourt Fountain from urban-renewal obliteration
Interiors of former Whitney Museum building landmarked ahead of Sotheby's move-in
Marcel Breuer's Brutalist gem on the Upper East Side is to undergo a partial renovation as part of its auction house revamp
Three ancient artefacts from Metropolitan Museum returned to Iraq
Collectively valued at $500,000, the Mesopotamian relics are believed to have been looted and at least one was linked to the dealer and suspected trafficker Robin Symes
2,500-year-old bird bone tubes used to snort hallucinogens discovered in Peru
The finding provides a psychedelic trip into the heart of pre-Incan power at Chavín de Huántar, where psychoactive substances were used in elite ceremonial rituals
Recently discovered and restored Artemisia Gentileschi painting will go on view at the Getty in Los Angeles
Newly attributed painting to be unveiled after a heroic conservation effort following serious damage from the Beirut explosion in 2020
Lee Ufan donates eight paintings to Dia Art Foundation
The Mono-ha master’s works will be featured in 2026 solo exhibition at Dia Beacon
Comment | Are museums ‘guilt tripping’ their visitors? No, they aren’t doing enough
Engaging with the difficult histories behind objects has deepened, not dampened, my experiences at cultural institutions—and the fact it is different for everyone is a good thing
Private museum in Pakistan becomes the first to honour a rich textiles heritage
The Haveli will showcase the country's traditions in Indigenous weaving, embroidery and dye work
Washington, DC Jewish Museum ‘heartbroken’ by deadly shooting
The museum's directors have issued their first statement since two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead outside the building yesterday evening
The empire cuts back: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art lays off 14% of full-time staff
In addition to letting go of 15 full-time employees, the museum—now expected to open in 2026—has cut seven part-time roles
Artists accuse Whitney Museum of censorship for cancelling pro-Palestine performance
The artists, members of the institution’s current Independent Study Program cohort, decried the decision as an act of cowardice, while a museum representative said it was “clear and necessary”
Artist couple open north London not-for-profit in former Zabludowicz gallery
Husband-and-wife artist duo Philip and Charlotte Colbert have opened Camden Arts Projects, which kicks off its programme with a show of works by Martin Creed
Celebrating its bicentenary, London's National Gallery makes three major acquisitions
Works by Edgar Degas, Carl Gustav Carus and Floris van Dijck have entered the gallery's collection
Manhattan District Attorney's Office returns eight artefacts to Peru, including golden Moche mask
Many of the antiquities being returned were looted from northern Peru in the 1960s and 70s
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art repatriates ancient silk manuscript to China
The museum’s fragments of the Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were looted from a tomb in Hunan Province and smuggled into the US nearly 80 years ago
Family of Prussian kings settles century-old dispute with Germany over royal treasures
Art, furniture, porcelain and other objects that once belonged to Prussia’s rulers will now become the property of a charitable foundation and will remain in museums
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art and Saudi Arabia strike deal to collaborate on exhibitions, conservation and more
The deal centres on the ancient Incense Route trading hub of Dadan in northwestern Saudi Arabia
Magna Carta ‘copy’ once sold at Sotheby's is an original, say UK professors
The document was consigned to the auction house in 1946 then, later the same year, purchased by Harvard Law School for just $27.50
Metropolitan Museum receives 6,500 works from photography collector Artur Walther
The promised gift from Walther and the Walther Family Foundation includes photographs, albums and time-based works by artists including Malick Sibidé, Ai Weiwei, Thomas Struth, Stephen Shore and others
More than 160 Tutankhamun treasures have arrived at the Grand Egyptian Museum
Conservation work will be carried out on on key objects ahead of the museum's long awaited launch on 3 July
How Javier Milei’s war on history is threatening art spaces in Argentina
After effectively shutting down two cultural centres, the Argentine president appears to have the ESMA Museum, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in his sights
Mexican authorities decry ‘distorted information’ in MrBeast video filmed at ancient Mayan sites
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History released a statement praising MrBeast's mission while correcting some moments of "theatricality" in his video
Behind the scenes of the Met’s revamped Rockefeller Wing with its acclaimed architect
Kulapat Yantrasast has a design philosophy of “cultural Pad Thai”—multiple perspectives combined into something unique and approachable
‘There is not enough money for education’: French philanthropist to fund museum visits for 100,000 UK children
Frédéric Jousset will provide £1m over four years to send school children to cultural venues, including the British Museum
Comment | The greatest failure of PST Art: its successes are not travelling
As the Getty wraps up its third edition of this initiative, it is time to address a persistent problem
In Rotterdam, a new art museum explores the city's rich history of migration
Opening on 16 May, Fenix addresses the arrivals and departures that have given the Dutch port its energy and modernity
Artist Alison Saar wins High Museum’s 20th annual Driskell Prize
The renowned sculptor, whose distinctive public work was most recently featured in the Desert X biennial, will be formally honoured with the $50,000 prize at a gala in September
Chile to get a new contemporary art museum
The New Museum of Santiago will highlight Latin American artists with more than 1,000 works from the Chilean businessman Claudio Engel’s private collection
5,000-year-old woman uncovered in Peru with hair and nails still intact
The exceptional find at Áspero reveals women’s high status in the ancient Caral civilisation
UK government bans export of £10m Botticelli painting
The work was previously held in a private collection for 120 years