Following recent reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to dismantle the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, experts and politicians weigh up the pros and cons of such a move

As Donald Trump attempts to eliminate the NEA from the US federal budget, arts groups voice their support for it

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation’s National Heritage Responders programme has channelled federal funding and support from local organisations to help communities struck by natural disasters to preserve their culture

The US president continues to strongarm his way into power over American culture

The emergency funds will go to humanities councils in all 50 states and six US territories

The college has launched a new model, backed by a £4m art donation, encouraging donors to give money and art, or entire collections, to support its teaching and finances

The Trump administration has taken aim at numerous arts bodies. Elizabeth Larison, the director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues they need to remain steadfast in their missions—and consider strategies for survival

The Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding and influence programming have pushed cultural workers to organise

Backed by MPs and artists including Tracey Emin and Larry Achiampong, the report calls for a £5m grassroots visual arts fund and a reversal of funding cuts

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events recently added new members to its Cultural Advisory Council to help right the ship

Four members of the House of Representatives wrote a letter to the US Vice-President to articular their "great concern over [the Smithsonian's] future"

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the country’s largest museum devoted to Canadian art, has also received $18m from the federal government toward the renovation and expansion project

Funds from cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants will help realise one of the US president’s pet projects

State humanities councils and other grantees received notices from the NEH and Doge this week that their grants were being cancelled immediately

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has affirmed in a memo to staff that the institution will “remain steadfast in our mission to bring history, science, education, research and the arts to all Americans”

In a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ new, Trump-appointed acting director, the agency's advisory board emphasised that its activities are governed by Congress

Keith Sonderling, the new acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, plans to steer the agency to “promote American exceptionalism and cultivate love of country”

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is listed alongside six other ‘unnecessary’ organisations

What’s behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more? Plus, a chat about current tensions around culture in the Netherlands and a close look at one of the most famous depictions of a wintery landscape

Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American to lead the federal agency, was nominated by Joe Biden and held the role for just over three years

The survey of independent cultural attractions found that three quarters of respondents were concerned for the future of the wider sector

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy announced today that funding will be shared between arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England that are in “urgent need of financial support”

The Trump administration's shifting priorities rejects diversity, equity and inclusion in arts organisations

The respected organisation for cultural relations wants the Foreign Office to boost funding

251 Scottish arts organisations will receive funding over the next three years

A glowing report on Healing Arts Scotland festival, held in 2024, has spurred on hope that the arts will be better integrated into the Scottish national health system

With local authorities in crisis and Tate running a deficit, leaders of British organisations hope for much-needed capital investment

Move will kill off the art scene, say museum directors

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

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