Dorries, the 10th culture secretary in 12 years, was closely aligned with former prime minister Boris Johnson

Unesco warns of risks of construction works in the archaeological zone where the Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001

Leaders of the new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan says it favours the conservation of the tangible heritage—including pre-Islamic monuments—but economic sanctions are getting in the way

Here are three big challenges they will face—and what to do about them

The next UK prime minister should abandon the war on "woke" and return to nuanced debate

Yevgeny Roizman, who established the Nevyansk Icon Museum in Yekaterinburg, was until yesterday the last prominent opposition politician in Russia to not have been arrested for speaking out against the war

Artist and his British wife Vicky Bowman are the latest detainees of the brutal junta that has killed thousands of citizens

Freedom of expression in India is dead because of Modi's "Hindu Taliban", the artist says

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was sentenced to five years in prison in June

International event—featuring storytelling, music, poetry and dance—aims to bring awareness to the continuing plight of Afghans

US Speaker of the House visits National Human Rights Museum amidst tense relations between Taiwan and China

From Cold War Steve and David Shrigley's creative responses to Bob and Roberta Smith's warning that bigger issues are at play

St. Petersburg museum also announces “a one-year moratorium on exhibitions in Europe and the US”

The comments from the former chancellor signals dramatic shift in museum’s policy and attitude ahead of planned protests this weekend

Imelda Marcos is just one of a series of despots with appalling taste

State meddling is “annihilating capacity of institutions”, says commissioner of Museum Watch Governance Management Project

Sri Lankan gallery owner Saskia Fernando says artists have found ‘an opportunity to use their art for greater purpose’ in response to the country’s economic and political turmoil

Critics say the sudden dismissal of Jarosław Suchan is the latest attempt by Poland's right-wing government at exercising greater control over cultural institutions

Plus, the dark truth of the Marcos family’s extravagance and Ruth Asawa at Modern Art Oxford

As Sue Gray report detailing the British government's breach of lockdown rules is published, we look at similar scenes in art history

The UN says it has facilitated a meeting for British officials to discuss restitution with the Greek minister of culture, but Britain denies this

Culture pass, restitution issues and metaverse will be on her agenda

Picasso’s ‘Reclining Woman VI’ was one of the many works Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos Sr bought with billions siphoned off from the state

As the country elects new leader, Pio Abad tells us about the Marcoses’ misinformation and cynical use of mythology, which is the focus of his new show

Britain’s share of the global market is at its lowest in a decade and art imports have plummeted. Without government action, experts say, the fallout from Brexit could devastate the industry

Amid the death and devastation caused by the war, it has strengthened cultural connections and collaborations between Ukraine and the rest of the world

Jaroslaw Suchan will be replaced at Łodz Museum of Art by the artist Andrzej Biernacki

Plus, Walter Sickert at Tate Britain and Gordon Parks at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

As Macron and Le Pen face off in the second round of the presidential battle, cultural policy is likely to continue taking a back seat

While it is still legal to sell art to a Russian individual, conducting business with anyone on a sanctions list could result in fines or a prison sentence