Museums & Heritage
Acropolis forced to close amid unprecedented heatwave and wildfires in Greece
The birthplace of the Olympic Games is one of the many ancient sites at risk as record temperatures scorch country
A year on from the devastating Beirut blast, the city’s national museum slowly reopens
Louvre specialists worked with Lebanese counterparts to repair the damaged building
Curators, conservators and educators at the Guggenheim seek to unionise
A United Auto Workers local that represents employees at several other museums files a petition on their behalf for a union vote
Amid financial adversity, can a museum association emerge as an innovative leader on deaccessioning?
Association of Art Museum Directors should permanently recognise “direct care” of collections as a proper use of art sale proceeds
Timothy Rub to step down as director of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Leader oversaw an ambitious series of construction projects but has also contended with reports of midlevel management abuses and equity issues
Eccentric Wentworth Woodhouse estate—home to centuries-old camellias—gets set to bloom again in Yorkshire
The rambling 365-room mansion is being rescued from near collapse, starting with its tea house
Warehouse of the Cinemateca Brasileira is struck by fire
Lawsuit was filed against the Brazilian government earlier this month citing the imminent risk of a blaze
Greta Thunberg says Science Museum ‘killed its reputation’ after it is revealed Shell sponsorship came with gagging order
Culture Unstained activists say contract clause is ‘chilling’ but museum group says cutting ties with energy groups is ‘unproductive’
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation announces its first round of climate grants to art institutions
Stipends, ranging from around $7,000 to $100,000, will help museums jump-start clean energy, climate disaster protection and sustainability projects
American Museum of Natural History sues insurer over Covid-19 coverage
New York institution says it lost over $37m when it was forced to shut down, but insurance company caps potential coverage at $200,000
French culture ministry names 39-year-old Xavier Rey director of Centre Pompidou’s national museum of modern art
Current director of Marseille museums will take up coveted post under newly appointed Pompidou president Laurent Le Bon on 1 October
After soul-searching, Guggenheim names a Black ‘culture and inclusion’ officer and a human resources chief
Appointments follow accusations of “systemic racism” in hiring and programming at the museum
American Folk Art Museum acquires 40 significant works by self-taught artists
Gift includes examples by Horace Pippin, Sister Gertrude Morgan and Bill Traylor
Workers at the Hispanic Society vote overwhelmingly to unionise
Employees at the New York institution join a phalanx of museum workers in the region seeking representation
American Gothic landmark Lyndhurst Mansion opens unrestored pool building as exhibition space
The artist and preservationist Jorge Otero-Pailos has created a site-specific installation that provides a glimpse into the Gilded Age in the Hudson Valley
France enforces vaccine passports for over-18s visiting museums and cultural venues
Controversial “health pass” introduced to fight a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the Delta variant
No luck getting tickets for immersive Van Gogh show? San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum opens with more cutting-edge projections by teamLab
The pandemic-delayed expansion features an interactive exhibition by the Japanese contemporary art collective that was designed to disorient
From village life to vaccine centre: Museum of the Year 2021 shortlist announced
Centre for Contemporary Art Derry-Londonderry, Experience Barnsley, Firstsite, Thackray Museum of Medicine and Timespan chosen as five finalists for Art Fund's coveted £100,000 prize
Your carriage awaits: Beekman Family Coach undergoes live conservation at the New-York Historical Society
Research on the historic piece of decorative art has revealed some surprising evidence that many of its original materials are intact
Macba in Barcelona dismisses key curatorial staff shortly after appointing new director Elvira Dyangani Ose
Museum's move to sack Tanya Barson and Pablo Martínez prompts art world backlash on social media
England's Freedom Day has arrived—and museums are fighting to keep crowds at bay
Despite lockdown restrictions lifting today, most institutions will maintain capacity limits and distancing rules until at least end of August
Further cuts at SFMoMA end its film programme, art loan gallery and publishing platform
Seven staff will also lose their jobs as tightened budgets and low attendance impact operations
Museum dedicated to man who deciphered the hieroglyphics opens in France—full of Ancient Egyptian treasures
Musée Champollion in the south east of France—once owned by descendants of Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion’s family—is also exhibiting 82 artefacts on loan from the Louvre
Nailed it: Kizhi Pogost church is finally restored on Russian island of remarkable wooden buildings
Newly reopened 18th-century Church of the Transfiguration, topped with 22 domes, is said to have been built without a single nail
Now is the time for Unesco to call Venice's authorities to order
For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted
London's National Gallery appoints architect Annabelle Selldorf for its major renovation
First phase of the work is due to be completed by May 2024, in time for the gallery’s 200th anniversary
Rembrandt loan show will finally launch in Ottawa as National Gallery of Canada reopens to the public
Ontario museums have been shut for months because of surge in Covid cases this April
Richard Serra steel work to get its own art cabin in the woods at Glenstone
The artist is collaborating with the architect Thomas Phifer to design the new stand-alone gallery
Even past the pandemic, New York museum directors plan to continue collaborative conversations
During a regular conference call, the heads of the city’s institutions will keep conferring on finances, social justice concerns, and community needs
Influential Singapore arts centre the Substation closes down permanently after 30 years
Venue's board announced closure "with profound sadness" in March after losing sole tenancy of the theatre and gallery space