Museums & Heritage
‘The forgotten factor’: nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery
A campaign to give arts and heritage “a seat at the table” for negotiations at the annual summit already has the support of around 40 countries and more than 1,500 civil society organisations
Garden party: one of the largest and most historic gardens in the US reveals its transformation
Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens unveils its $250m renovation and expansion project on 22 November
Remains of second victim of 1985 Philadelphia police bombing discovered at Penn Museum
The museum, which previously came under scrutiny for possessing the remains of another victim of the MOVE bombing, has been conducting an inventory of its biological anthropology section
Episode 300! British Museum, Tate Modern and V&A East directors in discussion
A special roundtable conversation touching on some of the biggest issues facing museums: from the need to address colonial histories to sponsorship and AI
Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall
Sponsorship, sustainability and security: what’s the future for UK museums?
The directors of the British Museum, V&A East and Tate Modern talked activism, funding, empire and more in a wide-ranging discussion on The Art Newspaper’s Week in Art podcast
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum to close indefinitely
Museum leaders cited persistently low attendance and support coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reasons for the “reimagining and rebuilding”
British Museum receives ‘highest value object donation in UK museum history’
A private collection of 1,700 ceramic items was given by the Sir Percival David Foundation
'It could have been more serious, even fatal': lead poisoning claim by Versailles restoration workers reaches court
Six stand accused of negligence causing involuntary harm, including the culture ministry’s heritage operator, for its role in overseeing the restoration of the Château de Versailles
Guggenheim Bilbao appoints Miren Arzalluz as director
Currently the director of the Paris Fashion Museum-Palais Galliera, she will take over from Juan Ignacio Vidarte in April 2025
‘A testament to change’: Arts Council England report details ways in which UK cultural sector is addressing climate challenge
The publication has been released as nations are meeting at the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan
Billionaire collector Ken Griffin gives $10m to Pérez Art Museum Miami
The gift was announced in tandem with the museum’s annual Art of the Party gala, where Griffin and the Colombian artist Delcy Morelos were honoured
Crowd control measures to be introduced at the Trevi Fountain and Pompeii
The introduction of an entrance fee has been proposed at the Rome landmark
Toronto will celebrate Henry Moore Day on 13 November
The municipal observance comes 50 years after the city’s leading art museum launched an art centre devoted to Moore
Prague to get new museum dedicated to Alphonse Mucha
The institution will be housed in the Savarin Palace, close to the city’s historic Old Town Square
A dual social and artistic purpose: London's Whitechapel Gallery to screen films by Jarman Award nominees
Ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Film London Jarman Award winner on 25 November, Whitechapel gallery will show entries by all six shortlisted artists
Goodwood contemporary: Rachel Whiteread to headline new foundation’s first exhibition at Sussex woodland site
The artist’s sculpture and photography will feature at Goodwood Art Foundation, the ducal estate that once nurtured the work of George Stubbs and Canaletto, alongside semi-permanent installations by Veronica Ryan and Hélio Oiticica
Just a year after opening, Serge Gainsbourg’s house museum hits financial trouble
The Graffiti-strewn building became a pilgrimage for devotees of the singer when it opened 32 years after his death—but despite healthy ticket sales, the institution has racked up huge debts, with its backers accused of mismanagement
Australian museum under fire for acquiring object linked to protesters' attack on well-known painting
Politicians have slammed the museum for ‘glorifying’ the attack on Frederick McCubbin’s ‘Down on his luck’
Former museum curator accuses city in Arizona of censorship in lawsuit
The former chief curator of the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is suing the municipality for allegedly ordering the removal of a print from a Shepard Fairey exhibition
Frick Collection to reopen in April with Vermeer exhibition in the works
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is returning the favour and lending one of its works after showing the Frick’s Vermeers in its blockbuster exhibition last year
Artist demands Stedelijk Museum remove his work amid row over 'refused' loan request
Ahmet Ogut claims a request to loan ‘Bakunin’s Barricade’ to Gaza protesters was denied by the Amsterdam museum
British Museum still taking money from tobacco firm
Japanese acquisitions have been funded by maker of Benson & Hedges, Winston, Camel and Silk Cut
How a tribute to 'victims of communism' became Canada's most controversial monument
A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain
New Zealand art museum reopens with anti-earthquake reinforcement and a new wing
Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui closed in 2014 after a report found it vulnerable to earthquake damage
Benin City museum opens first part of planned campus
Opening of the Museum of West African Art Institute in the Nigerian city will include a live archaeological dig
Come one, come all: Museum of Sex finally opens in Miami
After postponing for more than a year, the museum’s second location celebrates with a debaucherous Halloween party
Moca Los Angeles announces recipients of new environmental art prize
The artists Cecilia Vicuña and Julian Charrière will each receive $100,000 and exhibit new work at the museum
In a gallery far, far away: new Star Wars-themed museum to bring together 1.5 million objects, including 15ft-long painting
The museum, whose owners are still searching for a building, seeks to merge the four largest current collections of Star Wars props, toys and works of art
Mixed news: the UK's culture sector reacts to Labour's Autumn budget
While a boost in funding for national museums has been welcomed by key figures, concerns remain among regional institutions