Icom condemns Russia's 'deliberate destruction' of Ukrainian heritage and plans stricter code of ethics
The International Council of Museums says revised protocol will allow it to more readily “address conflicts”—and could lead to the expulsion of Russia from the organisation
What is a museum? Icom finally decides on a new definition
The 50-year-old statement has been overhauled at the International Council of Museums conference in Prague today
Leading museum directors to debate whether institutions can remain objective in a politically volatile world
At the ICOM conference in Prague, leaders will be told traditional planning could be a liability when addressing modern human rights issues
As the Commonwealth Games open, Birmingham’s museum sector contends with the legacy of colonialism
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is pursuing a project of mass participation in an attempt to fully involve the city’s many communities in the future of the museum
Museum Association demands that UK government invest in institutions as cost of living and inflation soar
Influential museum organisation calls for a new pay settlement, warning that workers face pay decreases "at the fastest rate for decades"
PinchukArtCentre reopens in Kyiv with exhibition of photographs documenting cost of war with Russia
Private museum opens doors for first time since Russia invaded Ukraine
Alistair Hudson appointed head of Germany’s Zentrums für Kunst und Medien
Whitworth Art Gallery chief stays in post until end of 2022 following exhibition controversy last year
'A model for how a traditional museum can become relevant': Horniman Museum in London wins Art Fund's Museum of the Year Award
The institution was awarded the £100,000 prize—the biggest in the global museum sector—for its attempt to confront its colonialist roots
A 'revolt against the cult of the male genius': the must-see photographs at Rencontres d’Arles
France's historic photography festival gives top billing to the unseen, unrecognised and repressed, with a headline show dedicated to dissident feminist artists, many of whom worked behind the Iron Curtain
William Kentridge calls on UK to find consensus over its ‘shameful past’ like South Africa has with apartheid
Ahead of his major retrospective at the Royal Academy this autumn, South African artist says Britain needs "imaginative solutions" for colonial era statues
New series of obscured portraits honour Afghan interpreters’ service in the fight against the Taliban
Photographs by former British army officer Andy Barnham capture the lives of the translators whilst hiding their identity from Afghanistan's extremist rulers
The best of Design Miami/Basel, from Virgil Abloh's concrete chair to Gio Ponti's Moon Lamp
Our top six picks from the design fair across the Messeplatz from Art Basel
Art fairs have become a lifeline for Ukrainian galleries—even in Basel
Stands offered for free at Liste, while some gallery workers are living on the art fair circuit, unable to return home
Congolese artists mint NFTs to challenge US museum's ownership of indigenous sculpture
The pair have created NFTs of a sculpture made in the Congo but owned by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in response to a disagreement over its loan
US museums must confront ‘inherited colonial narratives’, says Thomas Campbell, director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Two years after the death of George Floyd, conversations about racism are morphing into lasting policy change
Is Ukraine's cultural heritage under coordinated attack?
Sites are suffering widespread destruction, but a coalition of organisations is working to provide evidence of deliberate targeting by Russian forces
Artist Paula Rego—known for her mythical depictions of modern femininity—has died, aged 87
The British-Portuguese artist, a key figure in The London Group collective, gained a huge retrospective at Tate Britain last year and is a key presence in this year's Venice Biennale
Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website
After controversy on social media surrounding Newsha Tavakolian’s photographs of East Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières announces internal review
Stephanie Rosenthal appointed project director for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum
Current director of Gropius Bau will oversee opening of the long-awaited institution in the United Arab Emirates
Saving Ukraine’s heritage: an eyewitness account of relief efforts
Plus, the Cezanne blockbuster at The Art Institute of Chicago and Nicola L.’s Gold Femme Commode at Alison Jacques
Best shows for… photography fans
Our pick of the five photography exhibitions to see in the city this weekend
Major court battle looms over NFT launch of August Sander photographs
Bold move by German photographer’s descendant to put archive on the blockchain sparks copyright row
Russian artist's new exhibition decries war in Ukraine—and suggests Western art world enabled Putin
Maxim Kantor's "The Rape of Europe" show in Luxembourg explores how contemporary art "participated in the preparation of cannon fodder"
Macron wins: what now for the French art scene?
Plus, Walter Sickert at Tate Britain and Gordon Parks at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Venice Biennale 2022: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see in Venezia—save precious time and skip these
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see collateral exhibitions around the city
Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini
In the backrooms of a photography studio, a unique modern history of Madagascar is discovered
Ramily founded Antananarivo’s only operational photography studio, chronicling Malagasy society from independence onwards. His images are about to go on show for the first time
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini
From America's African facelift to the scents of hope and fear, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event
War in Ukraine delays Kazakhstan Pavilion during Venice Biennale opening
Shipping chaos has derailed plans for the Central Asian nation's inaugural pavilion—but its organisers are improvising solutions