Sophia Kishkovsky
Azerbaijan’s takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh raises fears about the fate of Armenian heritage sites in the region
While the Azerbaijani president has promised to protect cultural and religious sites in the region, others have called for their demolition
Cosmoscow, once Russia’s premier international art fair, opens in building reportedly struck by drone last month
Only one of over 75 participating galleries this year is from abroad—but Russian dealers remain determined to continue business
Russia’s boycotted Hermitage Museum inks culture deal with Iranian research institute
Cooperation agreement follows Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy strategy to forge closer ties with Iran
Canada imposes sanctions on director of Russia’s State Hermitage Museum
Canada is the first country other than Ukraine to sanction Mikhail Piotrovsky for his support of Russia’s invasion
State Tretyakov Gallery employee killed on frontline
Vladislav Polenov first made the news after he was drafted in the partial mobilisation launched by President Vladimir Putin last September
'Cancelled' St Petersburg show honouring Timur Novikov finally opens—with censorship
Artists accuse the Russian Museum—which blames technical issues for the delay—of covering up parts of their works
Historic Kherson cathedral struck by Russian shelling
Landmark site was the burial place of Prince Grigory Potemkin, whose bones were removed by Russian occupying forces last year
Russian attacks on Odesa damage Orthodox cathedral
The bombing of several buildings including in the historic city centre—a World Heritage Site—has been strongly condemned by Unesco
Ukraine's historic sites under threat from dam burst
A new report confirms flooding adjacent to the house museum of the self-trained Ukrainian artist Polina Rayko in Oleshky
Ales Pushkin, nonconformist artist and activist, has died, aged 57
The dissident Belarusian artist, who once dumped manure in front of Alexander Lukashenko's office, died in prison under "unclear circumstances"
Riga biennial cancelled after outcry over organisers' Russian links
The third Riboca had already been delayed twice because of the war in Ukraine
Russia's 'Trinity' icon to stay at Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral for another month
Andrei Rublev’s 15th-century work, which was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church last month, will also no longer be restored at the State Tretyakov Gallery
Devastating dam collapse in Ukraine has apparently flooded house museum of late artist Polina Rayko
The self-taught painter's image of a dove has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance following Russia's 2022 invasion
Fragile Trinity icon installed at Moscow cathedral in time for Pentecost
President Putin ordered the transfer of the medieval masterpiece from the State Tretyakov Gallery to the Russian Orthodox Church despite protests from restorers
'The real departure will occur on its own, in its own time': pioneering artist Ilya Kabakov has died, aged 89
The chronicler of life in the Soviet Union was known for his "total installations", including a devastated room in a Communist apartment
Russian authorities confirm that famous 'Trinity' icon will be transferred to church despite protests from restorers and art historians
The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition
A pioneering Ukrainian American modernist’s wartime imagery gains new relevance
Janet Sobel has gained belated recognition for developing drip painting before Jackson Pollock, but a new exhibition at the Ukrainian Museum in New York focuses on her work during the Second World War
Putin now orders return of Russia's most precious icon to the church
Following the restitution of the silver Nevsky sarcophagus last week, the handover of Andrei Rublev's 15th-century Trinity has sparked concerns among conservators
Fire damages Russian cultural centre in Cyprus
Moscow officials describe that blaze as a "terrorist attack"
The Georgian artists at the forefront of anti-government protests
When Georgia’s government tried to impose a Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ law, the cultural community hit back hard
Pro-Putin Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky speaks out again in support of war in Ukraine
The veteran Russian museum chief tells Kremlin newspaper that war is “a means of cultural exchange”
What has happened to visitor numbers at Russian museums since the start of the war?
As Russia leaves the world cultural stage following its invasion of Ukraine, we look at how its art institutions have reacted
Marina Loshak steps down as director of Moscow’s Pushkin Museum in latest high-level Russian departure
The well-respected director has been replaced by Elizaveta Likhacheva, the current head of the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture
Putin visits heritage site in Crimea on ninth anniversary of annexation
Tauric Chersonese, a Unesco World Heritage Site, will boast multiple museums—and a humanitarian centre
US authorities seek forfeiture of $75m in luxury real estate linked to sanctioned Russian collector and the former director of his museum
Vladimir Voronchenko, the founding director of the Faberge Museum, has been indicted and named in a civil forfeiture complaint against billionaire Viktor Vekselberg as part of US efforts to crack down on sanctions evasion
US imposes sanctions on Russian culture minister
Olga Lyubimova, who has served as Russia’s top cultural official since 2020, was sanctioned by the European Union late last year
High-tech security systems installed on Banksy’s Ukraine murals
Ajax Systems has deployed $13,000 worth of security and monitoring apparatuses at four Banksy murals in and around Kyiv
Ukraine benefit exhibition blossoms in Los Angeles
A pop-up exhibition in aid of Ukrainian relief efforts has opened in Los Angeles following a stint in New York
Moscow museum director removed after complaint against institution’s lack of ‘traditional Russian spiritual and moral values’
Zelfira Tregulova, who has headed the State Tretyakov Gallery since 2015, will be replaced by Elena Pronicheva, who has links to Vladimir Putin
Unesco adds Ukrainian city of Odesa to World Heritage List of endangered sites
The decision "recognises the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it", the UN cultural organisation states