Guatemalan law prohibits the export of such artefacts for exhibition, local culture organisations say

The historic Charleston Museum and the forthcoming International African American Museum will explore the city's painful past

A new public exhibition hall is mired in controversy over the provenance of the musician’s collection of relics related to the Alamo in Texas

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Leftist leader has appointed a culture minister but faces challenges from fundamentalism to funding

New and refurbished museums open in Antwerp, Los Angeles and Sydney as Italian archaeologists make the "discovery of a generation" in a hilltop town in Tuscany

The museum says humidity and temperature control issues must be addressed before it can open to the public

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Willis is a photographer, author and curator whose work illuminates cultural histories of Blackness

Some of the works from the collection, which will go on view next year, are featured in the controversial traveling retrospective devoted to Guston

The Octagon Earthworks are being teed up for nomination for Unesco World Heritage status

After decades of failed museum projects and short-lived gallery outposts, dealers are testing pop-up and retail models in the entertainment capital of the world

The singer Gilberto Gil and the politician Juca Ferreira held the role during Lula’s previous presidency

As Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prepares to return to office as Brazil’s president, the country’s arts sector eagerly awaits the reinvigoration of the ministry of culture, which Jair Bolsonaro dissolved

A major exhibition next year will survey the artist’s fascination with the undulating trees

The philanthropist Adrienne Arsht is a longtime supporter of the museum and performing arts programmes nationwide

The museum will transfer the totem pole to the Nisga’a Nation of British Columbia

Valdés's work will join pieces by Amoako Boafo, Sanford Biggers and others on long-term public display

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The National Institute of Anthropology and History has recently accused two auction houses of holding problematic—yet not illegal—sales of historic objects

Authorities received an anonymous tip regarding an object listed for sale on the auction house’s website and described as a Mescalero Apache scalp

The White River Narrows, located around two hours north of Las Vegas, is known for its various petroglyph galleries that date back around 4,000 years

American institutions have catalogued 208,698 entries since the law went into effect in 1990—but less than half of those holdings have been repatriated

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The Menil Collection's exhibition will feature rarely shown and previously unseen works from its collection

Professor Elizabeth Weiss has filed a lawsuit against San José State University claiming she was disciplined for expressing her view that repatriation favours religion over science

The site selections must be approved or rejected by the US Congress by the end of the year

The renovation spearheaded by Studio Gang, details of which were unveiled during a luncheon in New York, will open in the spring of 2023

The granddaughter of the oil tycoon J. Paul Getty has donated millions to support activist groups like Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil

Eric Booker was previously an assistant curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem and has held roles at the Guggenheim and the Calder Foundation