Museums & Heritage
$19m renovation of American Museum of Natural History's Indigenous collection hall unveiled
American Museum of Natural History renovates its Pacific Northwest cultures gallery after 112 years
Gilane Tawadros appointed director of the Whitechapel Gallery in London
The head of artist copyright society Dacs will replace Iwona Blazwick, who served as head of the East London institution for 20 years
In new Senegal museum, Albers Foundation will exhibit repatriated African objects and expand legacy of Bauhaus
Bët-bi, planned for 2025, will be designed by architect Mariam Issoufou Kamara
Stephanie Rosenthal appointed project director for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum
Current director of Gropius Bau will oversee opening of the long-awaited institution in the United Arab Emirates
Cambodia urges UK museums to investigate and return looted treasures allegedly handled by dealer Douglas Latchford
British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum now under scrutiny of Cambodian government
Saving Ukraine’s heritage: an eyewitness account of relief efforts
Plus, the Cezanne blockbuster at The Art Institute of Chicago and Nicola L.’s Gold Femme Commode at Alison Jacques
Rejuvenated Musée de Cluny presents a history of the Middle Ages in 1,600 objects
After a seven-year refurbishment, the Paris museum is fully wheelchair-accessible and ready to welcome back visitors on a journey from the first to the 15th century
Time is up on relaxed rules for US museums wanting to sell their works—did this brief shift have any lasting impact?
As stringent restrictions on art sales return after a pandemic reprieve, American institutions seem more polarised than ever
Iron Age rock art depicting ancient Gods discovered beneath Turkish home
The ancient inscriptions were in a hidden tunnel complex found by looters before archaeologists carried out a rescue mission
From migration to Minecraft: shortlist for UK's Art Fund Museum of the Year 2022 is announced
Institutions in the running include Tŷ Pawb in Wrexham and Horniman Museum and Gardens in London
Abstract Expressionists' studio and Osage pictograph cave included on list of endangered US cultural sites
The latest National Trust for Historic Preservation list of endangered sites includes a cave of ancient pictographs in Missouri and the Hamptons home of painters James Brooks and Charlotte Park
Kyiv museum curators bravely criticise war by telling stories of its collection's historic objects
Online articles by staff at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine show how items resonate with the war-torn country
London's National Gallery drops disgraced Sackler family name from its walls—will the V&A follow suit?
Victoria and Albert Museum is last major UK institution to retain the donors' name on its building, despite settlement agreement allowing its removal
America's racial reckoning: inside the controversial Guston show
Plus, London's new Queer Britain museum and a rediscovered work by Caterina Angela Pierozzi
Zip line planned for Ancient Jerusalem draws criticism from heritage officials and threatens to spark regional tension
A controversial Israeli development plan will also install a cable car to the city's Western Wall, a Jewish holy site
Smithsonian adopts new ‘ethical returns policy’ to handle artefacts with problematic histories
The new policy, adopted by all Smithsonian museums on 29 April, will allow each institution to tailor it to their particular collections and provenance considerations
Amid overwhelming silence from US museums on Roe v. Wade news, ICA San Francisco offers its space to abortion rights activists
Few museums have spoken out since a leaked draft of a US Supreme Court decision indicated that the country's highest court will overturn the landmark abortion rights case
Night at the museum? Norwegian architecture exhibition invites members of public to sleep over
Show at Kode Museums in Bergen address questions around communal living, hoping to prove that living together can make us happier and healthier
Princeton Museum acquires rare work by Pre-Raphaelite painter Rebecca Solomon
The museum acquired “A Young Teacher” at a recent Sotheby’s auction, where it sold for more than ten times its high estimate
At the 2022 Met Gala, everything old (money) is new again
The Metropolitan Museum’s annual fashion extravaganza drew divergent interpretations of its Gilded Age theme
Scottish museum of religion is finally coming out of lockdown—more than two years after the pandemic hit
Faith leaders and community groups campaigned to save Glasgow's St Mungo Museum of Religious Art and Life from the risk of permanent closure
Not one but two LGBTQ cultural spaces to open in London this spring
Queer Britain museum and Queercircle art space, both opening as the UK marks 50 years of Gay Pride marches, will offer free-entry exhibitions and public workshops
Russian forces reportedly stole valuable art from museums in Melitopol and Mariupol
A curator at the Melitopol Museum of Local History has also been kidnapped, according to local reports
First Lady Jill Biden opens new Met Costume Institute exhibition with message of solidarity with Ukraine
Dr. Biden joined Anna Wintour and several of the film directors who curated the period rooms of the Metropolitan Museum’s American wing
Museum ethics body blasts dismissal of Polish museum director
Jaroslaw Suchan will be replaced at Łodz Museum of Art by the artist Andrzej Biernacki
Show of unity: the hidden challenges of staging major museum exhibitions
With loan shows bringing together dozens of works with diverse conservation histories, curators can face myriad hurdles in their quest for cohesion
Mexico’s Maya Train carries catastrophic archaeological and environmental risks, activists warn
The Mexican government is accused of concealing archaelogical findings along 1,500km route of president’s Yucatán mega-project
From cosy to creepy: new displays at Bletchley Park muddle Britain's honourable Nazi-fighting history with a contested present
The museum—set inside a Buckinghamshire country house—has opened its largest ever gallery, called the Intelligence Factory, this week
Art Gallery of Ontario goes big with plans for new Modern and contemporary wing
The 50,000 sq. ft showplace, dubbed AGO Global Contemporary, is set to launch in 2026-27
Venice museums send supplies to help save Ukraine’s art
As part of the Save Ukraine Art network, essential materials to protect works from bombs, fire and damp are heading to Lviv National Art Gallery