Museums & Heritage

The Wallace Collection appoints Selldorf Architects to lead masterplan to transform its historic London home

The New York firm led by Annabelle Selldorf will collaborate with the UK practices Purcell and Lawson Ward Studio to improve access, sustainability and visitor experience at Hertford House

New videos of African cultural sites add contemporary context to Rockefeller Wing’s historical artefacts at the Met

The Ethiopian American film-maker Sosena Solomon spent two years making short documentaries about specific heritage sites for the newly reopened wing

Trump claims he has fired director of US National Portrait Gallery

It is not clear the president has the authority to make staffing decisions for the gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution

One of New York City’s oldest houses to open as its neighbourhood’s first museum

The Hendrick I. Lott House in southeast Brooklyn—former home to a family of enslavers who later made it a stop on the Underground Railroad—will undergo a major preservation and renovation project next year

Louvre to return 258 works to Fondation des Artistes

Items from Adèle de Rothschild's cabinet of curiosities will be returned to the foundation after they erroneously ended up in the collection of the Paris museum

Three tombs dating back more than 3,000 years uncovered close to Egypt's Valley of the Kings

Painted scenes and a number of objects were found inside the structures, which were built for Ancient Egyptian officials

How UK museums are rallying to support trans communities following supreme court ruling on biological sex

The Arts Council England urges “sensitivity and care”, while museum academics says the ruling does not impact work towards trans-inclusive practice

Pompidou to launch outpost near Unesco heritage site of Iguaçu falls in Brazil

The new museum on the border with Argentina and Paraguay is due to open in November 2027

What can a ‘poorly-made’ Stalin sculpture tell us about Putin's Russia?

The newly reinstated work in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station is one of around 110 monuments to Stalin around the country—95 of which were installed under the president's rule

Troy, ancient site in western Turkey, hosts expansive contemporary art exhibition

The site's archaeological museum is showing the work of the artist Vuslat among its artefacts to build a bridge between contemporary art and the past

More than 100 archaeological structures discovered in the Peruvian Andes

Built by the Chachapoya civilisation, known as the “people of the cloud forest”, the structures are located within a Unesco Mixed World Heritage site 500km north of Lima

After a close call, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House keeps its Unesco status

Fears have been dispelled that city budget cuts in Los Angeles would impact the architectural landmark's distinction

Kimbell Art Museum acquires Chardin still life after record-breaking auction sale falls through

The Texas museum was the underbidder on “The Cut Melon” last June at Christie's, but was ultimately able to acquire it directly from the consignor

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‘It is not good or bad’: in a frantic age, Beeple seeks a more nuanced take on technology

The media artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) increasingly sees his interactive video sculptures—one of which goes on show this month at the SXSW London festival and another at The Shed in New York—and social media posts as public art

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Remembering Koyo Kouoh, one of the most influential curators in the global art world, and one of its most original thought leaders

The executive director of Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town, had been due to announce her plans as curator of the international exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Vandal sprayed obscene graffiti at Peruvian archaeological site in broad daylight

The incident at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas, has drawn attention to the lax security at the 600-year-old Unesco World Heritage Site

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