Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough

Curators at French museum plan to launch video game centred on contemporary art while its Shanghai satellite reopens to the public

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery wants to work in tandem with the Benin Dialogue Group, which is made up of institutions that hold the majority of the pieces

"Asterix really showed me that history could be fun and daft,” says the Irish archaeologist Neil Jackman as tributes are paid to the artist

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Google Arts & Culture is working with 33 museums to host this epic show of the Mexican artist

Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art has also been postponed

Heather Phillipson’s subversive work was to replace Michael Rakowitz’s recreation of a protective deity destroyed by Islamic State

Arts Council England will release a document that addresses the ethical and practical issues around restituting cultural objects, planned for autumn 2020

Sylvain Fort steps down ahead of Paris gallery launch at the historic Bourse de Commerce, which has been delayed due to coronavirus

But firm says move allows it "to protect the company and its assets... we are not shuttering the business"

The commissioning project Consortium Commissions provides artists with up to $20,000 to realise their projects

Plans to remove the scaffolding around the fire-damaged cathedral have been put on hold

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

Advocacy group has warned UK government that museums risk permanent closure due to the pandemic's effect on funding streams

The national arts-funding body will refocus some grant programmes to help individual artists and freelancers withstand lost earnings

London-based Old Masters dealer says that the works are “an unusual group to steal—neither priceless nor small fry”

Korean-born artist’s multisensory work draws on scientific concepts to explore gender and race

There are currently more than 2,770 coronavirus cases reported in Spain with 64 deaths

Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers first post-Brexit spending pledges

Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month

Decision comes amidst pressure from activist groups for UK museums to end their oil sponsorship deals

Near-forgotten series of striking portraits are part of a 100-strong show of works opening at the London museum this week

More than 680 cultural figures and institutions sign open letter over decision they believe "threatens an impoverished future for British creativity"

An emergency decree means that all museums in the country are on lock down until 3 April

From the Hayward Gallery's expansive group show about trees to the erotic underbelly of the Victorian era at Tate Britain

Radical revelopment of former train station building will make way for more Impressionist works and visitors

Support group, comprising family members of 33 people who died in the 2017 London blaze, say they feel “totally disenfranchised” by the artist's latest project

The biennial's 17th edition will now only run for three months rather than six

The Paris museum held talks with union officials yesterday