Both artists are working on new commissions in the Wadi AlFann area of AlUla

Museums must match the price of the pearl and shell piece which sold at Sotheby’s last year

Workers employed by contractor Wilson James demand better wages and additional leave

Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade

Charity chief Rose Aidin, designer Tom Dixon and artist Barbara Davis Rae also receive awards

Theft from a Baroque oratory remains unsolved after 55 years, sparking countless conspiracy theories

Faith Ringgold, Frank Auerbach, Richard Serra, Barbara Gladstone and Lorraine O’Grady were among those who died this year

Monument in St James’s Park could cost up to £46m

The Holy See will launch a series of contemporary art projects at prisons next year

The experimental images feature in a new exhibition centred on a personal family scrapbook

Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'

UN heritage body grants 'provisional enhanced protection' to the Odessa Literary Museum and the National Historical and Memorial Reserve Babyn Yar

Discussions continue about reopening the Torlonia Museum in Rome, says foundation director

The private passageway built by the Medici dynasty cost €11m to restore

Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year

We round-up the biggest shows opening each month

New welcome pavilions and a landscaped forecourt are scheduled for completion early 2026

The deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum says she is "humbled by the breadth of this responsibility"

Former minister of state for culture, creative Industries and tourism Margaret Hodge will lead the process

A vast new digital art institute, Diriyah Art Futures in Riyadh, opened earlier this month with "cutting-edge labs and immersive exhibition spaces"

Whitley’s five year tenure resulted in 15 exhibitions

A new “capsule collection” trail will also feature works by Mark Rothko and Dorothea Tanning

From October 2025, Serpentine Galleries will host "House of Music"— a “multi-sensory environment” pairing the artist's paintings with music and film

The new bilateral agreement is intended to help Saudi Arabia “fulfil its ambition to become a global visitor destination”

Since the agreement came into force on 27 November, spaces have been trying to return to some semblance of normality

France will also help develop a raft of new museums in the kingdom, including a photography institution

Historic pieces by the acclaimed Swiss sculptor Giacometti will be brought together with works by three leading contemporary artists at the Brutalist London venue

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Our literary editors share what has delighted them this year, from art-themed novels to edifying histories

The French culture minister insists the move is “a handover, not a restitution, in that these objects have never been part of French public collections”