Joseph Hotung’s collection of hundreds of jades, as well as metalwork and early Chinese porcelain is one of the most valuable gifts the museum has ever received

Formal requirement for government licences may well prove to be yet another obstacle to a loan agreement for the Parthenon Marbles

Reopening this month, the English institution plans to explicitly deal with its links to colonialism and actively support repatriation

Workers are increasingly turning to collective bargaining, industrial action and representation by trade unions

“We’ve had to make invidious choices”, says Arts Council England’s chair, Nicholas Serota, as funding portfolio for 2023-26 announced

Influential museum organisation calls for a new pay settlement, warning that workers face pay decreases "at the fastest rate for decades"

The institution was awarded the £100,000 prize—the biggest in the global museum sector—for its attempt to confront its colonialist roots

Natural History Museum closes due to front-of-house staff shortages caused by Covid-19

Philanthropist succeeds Tony Hall, who stepped down following row over Princess Diana interview

Export licences likely to be granted on Italian roundel and German reliquary as institutions struggle with the fallout of the pandemic

We asked English institutions to provide figures for the four-week period from 17 May to gauge current demand

We discuss Matthew Barney, Igshaan Adams, Eileen Agar and Louise Bourgeois

Museum directors in London and the regions are cutting jobs and slashing budgets, raising concerns for the post-pandemic future of the sector

Institution initially called the Museum of Sovereignty will present a balanced picture of the divisive EU debate, say founders

Petition against the move claims that management want to ‘orientate the museum to income generation’

Williamson Art Gallery & Museum in Birkenhead is also under threat of closure as part of cost-cutting measures by local council

Suite of galleries in refurbished Courtauld Gallery will be named after the Ukraine-born industrialist

Visitor numbers will take years to recover with a drastic impact on income, the London institution reports

Shops remain open in many countries even as museums are plunged once more into Covid-19 deep-freeze

Whitechapel, Whitworth, Mary Rose Trust and Photo London are also among the recipients for long-awaited Covid-19 rescue funds

Our data shows that most major London art museums had many available booking slots for next-day entry despite operating reduced capacity

In a letter leaked to The Art Newspaper, the culture minister Oliver Dowden tells directors they must raise their own funds during the pandemic—but how?

Plus, curator Emily Butler on Rhea Storr's video art. Produced in association with Christie's

US and UK museums have been accused of tokenism, hypocrisy and fake solidarity for rushing to declare support for Black Lives Matter. Where do they go from here?

Report estimates virus is causing 9% drop in revenue, but chairman of the UK National Museum Directors’ Council says 50% loss is more accurate

Galleries on lockdown connect online during coronavirus pandemic using #CollectionsUnited

Enforced delay due to Covid-19 could add to millions of pounds of lost income in the sector

When it comes to having a historian rummaging in their stores, smaller institutions tend to be more enthusiastic and accommodating

Exhibition venue and heritage attraction inside Grade I-listed monument God's House Tower is called GHT

Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black will leave in January