Inequality is rife in British society, not least in the arts, where decades of ‘class-cleansing’ policies have made it harder than ever to be an artist and designer

The international market is now “absolutely awash” with forgeries, says British Museum curator who examined the hoard

Our enforced isolation during the coronavirus crisis gives us time to think about the role of culture in the public realm

As the London institution announces its revised exhibition schedule, we reveal the international knock-on effect triggered by the changes

The Art Newspaper has compiled a list of UK and international financial aid for arts businesses

Shakespeare Memorial Library in Birmingham has dug out stills from A Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Olivia de Havilland and Mickey Rooney

Nicholas Coleridge describes “icy legs” symptoms and how doctors undoubtedly saved his life

Coronavirus has left many art businesses struggling to pay their bills, but there are resources available to help

Terry Frost's work, which was last seen on a train between London Euston and Crewe, joins a long list of disappearances associated with public transport

Our picture editor Katherine Hardy used her exercise allowance to capture the UK capital's empty streets

Nearly 5,000 sign petition calling for the university to postpone courses until it is safe to return to studios

The charity that runs the historic battleship needs help from the government and the public, says its chief executive Helen Bonser-Wilton

Diana Cohen, the 90-year-old wife of the late painter Alfred Cohen, travelled to London for the opening of the first show of his work in 20 years. Years in the making, it opened and closed within a few hours

Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Tate St Ives and Tate Liverpool will shut their doors from 18 March

Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers first post-Brexit spending pledges

If confirmed, Eanswythe's bones are the earliest identified remains of an English saint

Director Nicholas Cullinan and architect Jamie Fobert reveal how the gallery’s controversial three-year closure will transform its 600-year collection of portraits

Dispute centres on zero-hours contracts, pay devaluation, rising workloads and the gender and ethnicity pay gap

But the clause is unlikely to refer to the ancient Greek sculptures in the British Museum, expert says

The Conservative MP for Hertsmere in Hertfordshire replaces Nicky Morgan

Jonty Bravery said he wanted to “push somebody off” more than a year ago

Sculptures are a ‘preview’ of a public commission by Laurence Edwards due to be unveiled in Doncaster in May

The Serpentine Galleries' artistic director will reduce his flying 'very significantly' as the London institution goes green to mark its 50th anniversary

Popular gallery was on the chopping block in latest budget option review

Leaving the EU will make business with its member states more difficult but is likely to offer opportunities further afield, says former MEP Daniel Dalton

From Richard Artschwager's huge exclamation point, to David Shrigley's thumb, here are some of the most appropriate artistic responses to this historic moment

Nicholas Cullinan, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, responds to criticism about the museum's three-year closure

A lawyer's advice to art dealers, agents and galleries who could be unprepared for the hastily enforced new regulations

Street artist posts video of the work praising passersby in Birmingham for stopping and offering food and drink to a man sleeping rough

Building was considered an audacious architectural experiment when it was built in 1797