The objects were seized by police from places of worship at a time when the practice of religions such as Candomble and Umbanda was a crime. They will now be housed at the Museu da Republica in Rio de Janeiro and displayed with guidance from religious representatives

Inaugural exhibition in New York will feature a film and light sculptures by Lucy Raven

Alarmed post-colonial researchers have raised concerns over plans to open Museo Italo Africano "Ilaria Alpi" in late 2021

The famous architect attended Nazi rallies in his youth and openly made anti-Semitic and white supremacist comments

Director assumes the mantle after an expansion and long coronavirus shutdown

The much loved leader is remembered for his unpretentiousness and his warmth, as well as his pioneering vision

The winning design is meant to be both a centrepiece of Halifax’s burgeoning waterfront arts district and an earnest symbol of reconciliation, the project leads say

The disposal of objects from museum collections has been a source of controversy for decades. Did 2020 mark a turning point in the debate?

Though African institutions want looted artefacts to return home, they are more preoccupied with promoting living artists and treasures

We speak to museum experts András Szántó and Sonia Lawson. Plus, Dan Hicks on the legacy of colonial looting and National Gallery curator Christopher Riopelle on the Polish painter Jan Matejko

International museum leaders are confronting manifold challenges in the wake of Covid-19 and innovating in six principal ways, writes András Szántó

Turbulent year draws to a close with sector wracked by pandemic lockdowns and Black Lives Matter challenges

The Society of Antiquaries is launching a campaign to stay in historic home of Burlington House, close to Piccadilly

Plaster casts were made of the newly discovered victims of Vesuvius eruption, which are believed to have been a wealthy landowner and his slave

The museum worked with around 60 Aboriginal language groups across the vast state to bring their perspectives into every gallery

Event marking anniversaries of the Emirati museum and New York University Abu Dhabi looked at museum collections, buildings and people, and the impact of coronavirus

Museum undertook an investigation of Susan Dackerman’s allegedly “toxic” leadership style and departures of many staff members

Move by Washington, DC museums comes amid a wave of new US closures

After months without income due to coronavirus closures, new survey shows that museums are operating with just 25% of previous visitor numbers

Museums expect to lose an average of 35% of budgeted income this year, plus an additional 28% in 2021

Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open

Delayed by just three weeks amid the pandemic, new Kinder Building will dramatically increase space for Modern and contemporary art

Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding

Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco

The key figure in the British Black Arts movement of the 1980s has adorned the London museum’s façade with a colourful work exploring her own background

Advertisements said that the works were looted in recent years, but Met documentation shows that they have a much longer provenance

Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"

Conservation project tackles damage to Joan Miró's terraced maze of sculptures and ceramics in grounds of Modern art museum

In a sign of how drastically things would change, fewer than half prioritised online offerings in a wide-ranging survey

The director and film-maker has donated around 375 works to his hometown institution—and will have a pair of restrooms named after him