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Alleged leader of ‘biggest art fraud in the world’ sentenced in Canada
Prosecutors described David Voss as the leader of a forgery ring that created thousands of fake works by Norval Morrisseau
‘This is a farce’: heritage activists react as historic minaret in Iraq covered in white plaster
The Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum have undergone a heavy-handed restoration—and there is a risk of further damage to come
Cost of Vancouver Art Gallery's new building balloons by 50%, reaching $444m
The museum’s director claimed the sharp increase was due to a precipitous rise in construction costs in recent years, though a prominent collector called this explanation “preposterous”
Alex Janvier, visionary First Nations artist based in Canada, has died, aged 89
A prolific painter helped open doors for contemporary artists at a time when Indigenous art was often confined to ethnographic museums
Artists Christi Belcourt, Joe Average and bill bissett receive one of Canada’s highest honours
The artists—and pop star Avril Lavigne—were among 83 new appointees to the Order of Canada
The Indigenous artist brightly patching up a Toronto expressway
Nico Williams has created a series of colourful interventions along an elevated highway that cuts through the city centre
After meeting with Pope Francis, Canada’s Justin Trudeau reiterates call for return of Indigenous artefacts from Vatican Museums
Last spring Pope Francis said “this is going on, with Canada”, but since there has been little movement on repatriation
Wreck of the ship Ernest Shackleton died on found off the coast of Canada
The famed explorer died aboard the Quest in 1922; the ship sank in the Labrador Sea 40 years later
Artist who created Queen Elizabeth II portrait on Canadian coins sues dealer over stolen and damaged works
Susanna Blunt alleges the dealer Benjamin Lumb promised to compensate her for a stolen piece and knocked over several works in a “domino effect”
Fire guts historic Toronto church, destroying its Group of Seven murals
A restoration campaign for St Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto is already underway, but its historic art is lost forever
Artists withdraw from Toronto photography festival due to its ties to Israeli weapons manufacturer
The Contact Photography Festival’s main sponsor, Scotiabank, has a large stake in Elbit Systems, which makes armoured vehicles, drones and other weapons
Armenian heritage threatened by Jerusalem hotel plan
Deal puts 12th-century monastery, Ottoman-era houses and Roman ruins at risk
Art Gallery of Ontario closes as more than 400 workers go on strike
The strike comes after a breakdown in negotiations between the workers’ union and museum administrators, and as the institution pursues a C$100m expansion
Antoine Predock, architect of distinctive museums in the US and Canada, has died, aged 87
His Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Tang Teaching Museum and Tacoma Art Museum were typical of an approach that melded modernism and post-modernism into a characteristically unpredictable aesthetic
Eight artists and curators receive Canada’s Governor General’s Award
This year’s winners of the prestigious Canadian honour include the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona and Saskatchewan-based curator Michelle Jacques
New show dedicated to Palestinian art to open in London
The exhibition, originally held at the 2022 Venice Biennale, will open at P21 Gallery with new works on show
Art Gallery of Ontario under pressure to explain Indigenous art curator’s ousting
Wanda Nanibush left the institution after a letter accusing her of “hate speech” was circulated by the group Israel Museums and Arts, Canada
Why the ancient Amazonian cities recently discovered in Ecuador are so significant
The findings in the Upano Valley, researchers say, counter racist and dismissive attitudes about Amazonian heritage
Toronto construction crew unearths ancient Indigenous burial ground
Work on a water line near the city’s Greektown section has turned up human remains believed to be at least 700 years old
A tangled mess: Canadian forgery scandal comes into full public view
An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery grapples with how the museum ended up with ten fake works previously attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the famous Group of Seven
Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire stage die-in at Canadian Museum for Human Rights
The action, staged on International Human Rights Day, lasted 64 minutes in observance of the 64 days since the Israel-Hamas war began
Artists, writers and cultural workers sign open letters criticising Art Gallery of Ontario over departure of Indigenous art curator
Wanda Nanibush's departure has been linked to a leaked letter accusing her of “posting inflammatory, inaccurate rants against Israel”
Vancouver artists donate works to fundraiser for social housing in hardscrabble neighbourhood
Stan Douglas, Ken Lum, Douglas Coupland and others are helping efforts to raise C$8m for housing for Vancouver’s homeless
Following protests, Toronto museum reinstates Palestinian artists’ work in exhibition on 'Death'
The Royal Ontario Museum had edited wall text and cropped an image of a painting, which the artist says amounted to “censorship and alteration”
Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza form backdrop for spectacular contemporary art show
The annual exhibition is one of several contemporary art events taking place in the region
‘I've never unearthed anything this big in my life’: Assyrian sculpture with rich history dug up in northern Iraq
The 2,700-year-old lamassu—a protective deity—had been excavated previously, in 1992, but was reburied for its protection
Palestinian artists killed in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war
Two artists, Heba Zagout and Muhammed Sami Qariqa, are among the nearly 4,000 Gazans who have died in the escalating conflict
Historic Greek Orthodox church in Gaza hit by deadly missile strikes
Saint Porphyrius, a sanctuary for both Christians and Muslims and believed to be the world's third oldest church, was bombed on Thursday with at least 18 Christian Palestinians reportedly killed
One artist’s decades-long quest to build the largest brass and copper structure in the world
A new documentary chronicling Nyoman Nuarta’s 28-year struggle to build the world’s fifth-tallest statue also doubles as a portrait of contemporary Indonesia
Leaked report suggests Canada may abandon prime minister's crumbling home
The historic property in Ottawa needs more than $27m worth of repairs, but creating a brand new residence could cost more