Museum says ban protects the building and sculptures—but has attracted criticism for ostracising younger generation

Concerns persist that a government-backed renovation of the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi could endanger its collection of 139,000 ancient and modern works

Annual financial accounts show extent of fall in visitor numbers at national museums

Wolfgang Haney, who died in 2017, assembled 15,000 postcards, leaflets, photographs and more bearing witness to the persecution of Jewish people

The data, published today, found 67 individuals connected to the slave trade including John Julius Angerstein who helped to establish the museum's collection

Previous discoveries made during the excavation of the Civita Giuliana villa include a ceremonial chariot and the bodies of two men

Ehrhardt Bödecker’s family requested the removal after his “militaristic, anti-democratic and in some respects, radically right-wing and antisemitic” views became public

Newsreader Huw Edwards will now be invited to the museum to hear more about the reinterpretation process

“We cannot build for the future without making our best effort at healing the wounds of the past,” the museum’s director says

We talk to museum innovators around the world who are taking climate action, from the art on the walls to the food on the restaurant menu

Consuelo Císcar, the former director of the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, is said to have bought works attributed to Gerardo Rueda—but that were painted by his son

Little has been know about the city of Karakorum where Genghis Khan once established a camp—until now

The tomb from the time of King Ramesses II is the latest big discovery at Saqqara, south of Cairo

Thirteen new structures now flank the main museum building of the complex, which houses Rivera's collection of pre-Hispanic art

The poor condition of the London museum’s Greek and Assyrian galleries—with roofs in disrepair causing long closures—is adding to calls for the restitution of the contested works

Skeletons of 12 men believed to have fought in the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 have been discovered in Brno

Russian influencer posts aftermath of assault to her 1.5 million followers as state authorities target social media users posting in museums

Hannah Fry and Jo Foster quit museum as it partners with Indian company Adani to sponsor a new "green" gallery, due to open in 2023

The Nesr Art Foundation, a philanthropic enterprise by the family behind Webcor Group, intends to counter under-representation of African art

Site for black artists expected to open in 2024 with site-specific commission by Theaster Gates

Following restitution of a cockerel sculpture by Jesus College, the University of Aberdeen will hand over another looted artefact in a ceremony today

The Anatolian artefact had been on long-term loan to London's Victoria & Albert Museum, although not on display. Restitution is a complex issue, but in this case it was the right move

The great Rococo painting in the Wallace Collection in London has been cleaned, revealing some mischievous details

Ancient artefacts were on loan to Amsterdam museum when Crimea was annexed in 2014

The piece was part of the Gilbert Collection which is not bound by the same legal restrictions around deaccessioning as the London museum

The budget, to be announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday, has earmarked £300m for museums to "redevelop and refurbish their sites"

The travel restrictions—and political encouragement—have driven increasing domestic demand for cultural travel experiences in China, prompting concerns over preservation

The institution's director Brett Rogers has selected five key shows from the past five decades

Crucial renovations will happen after the games in 2024, putting a question mark over whether the gallery will be open for its 50-year celebrations in 2027

The bequest from the estate of the German photographer Ulrike Crespo includes 90 works and will go on show in November.