The 45th president's values are at odds with those that most museums hold at their core

We asked directors of prominent US institutions what they can or should do

The range of reactions reflects the ideological splits in country's arts and culture sector

Multiple lawsuits launched in the wake of Trump’s decision to shrink national parks in Utah

President Trump today signed sweeping changes to the tax system that will impact wealthy individuals, art businesses and museums

Five hundred academics sign open letter criticising amendments to the permanent exhibition of major Gdansk institution

The Turkish president is to demolish a landmark opera house that symbolises the modernity of the country’s founding father

Hua Yong was arrested after posting images of government crackdown

The trinkets drew criticism from anti-racism campaigners

Golden oldies and small-space blues

Activist targets American photographer’s latest show for second time amid claims of promoting paedophilia

Embargo was enforced after South Korea installed air-defence system amid tensions with North Korea

Battle between the government and the Lleida Museum is a flashpoint in independence crisis

Art Basel panel calls for united response to political “apocalypse”

Work made under former dictatorships mirrors current political unrest

Organisers vow to run their own exhibition after government postpones official event

Victims of a 1997 suicide attack want to seize ancient Persian tablets from a Chicago museum to satisfy a $71m judgment in their favour

An exhibition in New York has sparked the Department of Defense to review its policy of allowing work created in prison art classes off the island

The French leader’s announcement in Burkina Faso is hailed as historic—but gets a mixed response

GOP proposal could result in fewer gifts to museums and less art on the market

Move raises fears that Brexit will leave Britain 'culturally isolated'

The liberal intelligentsia say the culture sphere is under attack, while officials argue that it is flourishing

Poland’s prime minister has offered to save the work from censorship and the “dictates of political correctness”

As well as backing arts-focused initiatives, the money will help support organisations working to change government policy

The pair were blindfolded then interrogated for up to 10 hours by authorities over their coverage of migrant workers

Ahmed Jahaf describes what it is like to live through catastrophic conflict

As Abu Dhabi Art fair opens, we speak to the Saudi artists Manal Al Dowayan and Ahmed Mater. Plus: Iraq's Dia Azzawi on creating the Arab world's Guernica