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

Candace Beinecke and Hamilton James will lead the trustees

Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme will be extended for seven more years with £8.8m grant from Arcadia fund

Monuments commemorating the First and Second World Wars—mostly built in small towns and villages—are added to Historic England's list of protected places

Researchers have identified nine buildings that require a “quick response” and a further 57 places of worship that could suffer from future cavity collapses

Senate approves bill to return 27 colonial-era artefacts from museum collections to Africa within one year

British Columbia brothers donate paintings their grandmothers acquired to Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

A guide to in-person and online programmes that offer some mental and emotional relief this week

Government extends pilot project to return objects to Indigenous peoples—including those held by private collectors

Gardens of the Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam must be probed for undetonated explosives before further renovations can take place

Exhibition schedules disrupted and concerns raised over funding after institutions required to shut down until 2 December

Federal attorneys file a civil complaint, but museum says repatriation was already in the works

Committee will advise on cultural initiatives in the country and research Ghanaian objects held in international collections

Last-gasp decision after talks with the US museum directors association comes just before a Sotheby’s auction

The initiative aims to address historic discrimination against artists of colour, who often gain recognition—and market value—later in their careers

As works head to market, organisation reminds members that its relaxed rules were not adopted to “incentivise” art sales

Criticism in Israel reached an apex when President Rivlin called for the state to prevent the London auctions

A planned mosque and cultural centre will celebrate the syncretic culture of Hinduism and Islam in the northern city of Ayodhya

Israeli museum professionals fear deaccessioning auction could set a dangerous precedent

A visitor makes the connection between the artist’s Struggle series and a work in a neighbour’s home

Closures, postponements and sharp reductions in programming prompt soul-searching—and innovation—among institutions

Stéphane Aquin is taking over after Nathalie Bondil’s controversial dismissal

Stéphane Aquin faces the challenge of restoring stability after Nathalie Bondil’s disputed removal

More than 25 years in the planning, First Americans Museum opens with new commissions and objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Donations have poured in from all over the globe since the museum appealed for aid

Letter asks Maryland attorney general and secretary of state to investigate planned deaccessioning of a Warhol, Still and Marden

Auction proceeds will go towards diversifying the collection at the Syracuse institution with “inspirational” art

Law firm hired by the Detroit museum found no conflict of interest in loan of art from director's family, it adds

Oliver Dowden confirms recipients were "encouraged" to acknowledge fund on websites and social media