Protestors are taking high personal risks with the aim of affecting policy and corporate responsibility to make clear the scale of the looming climate catastrophe
Apple supremo Jony Ive joins Claudia Winkleman and Martha Kearney on the museum's board
The British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The National Gallery have signed a public letter authored by the co-chief executives of Sadler’s Wells
Current and former employees have expressed shock that the museum hosted the event—which marks a day associated with the mass displacement of Palestinians—during one of the most violent weeks of the Israel-Hamas conflict
The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month
Devotional art reveals how Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism have more in common than is widely believed
Vincent’s audacious still-life was the first painting bought by a British collector, only three years after his death
Vincent’s own copy of print which inspired one of his paintings is to be shown in London
The objects, including what the museum describes as England's oldest known figurative art work, will head to Bradford for a major exhibition opening this summer
One of the largest and most significant from the period, the hoard was discovered at a site in Yorkshire
Appointments have been made at the British Museum, Tate and Victoria and Albert Museum
While other UK institutions continue to struggle, the British Museum received 6.5 million visitors in 2024, The Art Newspaper's annual visitor figures survey has revealed
The report also describes the idea of charging international visitors as “logistically complex”
The challenges of managing the British Museum reach new highs in ‘Tides of Annihilation’
Both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions were closed at the weekend following the suspected sabotage
The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how European icons became incorporated into the African country’s traditions
New welcome pavilions and a landscaped forecourt are scheduled for completion early 2026
A special roundtable conversation touching on some of the biggest issues facing museums: from the need to address colonial histories to sponsorship and AI
The directors of the British Museum, V&A East and Tate Modern talked activism, funding, empire and more in a wide-ranging discussion on The Art Newspaper’s Week in Art podcast
A private collection of 1,700 ceramic items was given by the Sir Percival David Foundation
Japanese acquisitions have been funded by maker of Benson & Hedges, Winston, Camel and Silk Cut
The campaign group dressed up a sculpture of the goddess Demeter and added a speech bubble beside it reading “just stop famine”
An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council says "demonstrations now need to be taken away from our museums and galleries"
Institutions have a moral duty to better represent the persecuted Kurdish religious minority
Lisa Nandy's apparent support for repatriation reform has been welcomed by the head of London's Victoria and Albert Museum
In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Nicholas Cullinan also mulls over the Parthenon Marbles and recent thefts scandal
Environmental campaigners previously called on practices not to take part in the contest following a £50m funding pledge from BP
The Kurdish artist delves into the histories of looted artefacts and questions the ethics of their existence in Western museums
A reluctance to acknowledge hard facts is playing into a one-sided narrative around Big Oil—and the consequences are far reaching
Ilê Sartuzi's short-lived heist involving a 17th-century coin draws parallels to the recent scandal over the theft of thousands of items from the museum’s collection