Some countries are operating a system based on regional coronavirus case numbers while others have gone into full lockdown

A multi-agency $15m initiative backed by the WHO and funded through a series of charity auctions at Christie’s will support artist-led projects to improve mental, social and environmental health

Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles

Elements of the impromptu and extravagant holiday decorations will fund the hiring of builders, artists and musicians, as well as local Covid-19 relief

Taking pandemic indoor occupancy limits into account, the biennial moves outside of performance spaces

Year-long series of Healing Arts auctions and events aims to support mental health treatment and recovery in the wake of Covid-19

Amid debate, AAMD votes 91-88 against exploring a controversial revision of rules to allow proceeds to finance collections care

Amid decline in Covid-19 cases, governor lifts a closure mandate that had stirred some dissent

From dealing with cyberattacks on newly implemented digital offerings, to figuring out how to renegotiate a postponed loan, the coronavirus has raised a whole new crop of issues for museums

“The viewer might be shocked. It is life today,” says the artist who created the Covid-19 works in isolation in his studio in Dijon

Although “thumbstoppable” social media content is essential, the online world has dark consequences too, says Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum

As the country's coronavirus cases spike, a new ordinance temporarily stops support for projects in places that have not yet lifted lockdown measures

The Artists Support initiative will donate 100% of proceeds to local organisations

Deprived of visitors, the world’s most popular museum is striking deals with brands such as Uniqlo to reach international audiences online

If culture is to recover from the pandemic, the sector must value the self-employed more so that the next generation—of all backgrounds—can afford to live a creative life

In a surprise ruling, the government prioritises museum openings ahead of restaurants and sports facilities

Chancellor Rishi Sunak digs deep, adding £300m to the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, £90m more for museums, and £18m for cultural community projects

Seventeen artists were killed, 82 imprisoned and 133 detained over the past year in 26 countries, according to new Freemuse study

In New York, two-thirds of posts in the creative sector are gone, while nearly a quarter of the workforce in Los Angeles has been cut

Fondation Beyeler will shows Arp and Rodin while Kunstmuseum Bern has a show on Latin American political art

Invoking the pandemic, advocates seek federal money for agencies that support museum programmes as well as operations grants and charitable tax deductions

Museum’s director notes that it may take until 2025 for tourists to return in force to New York

Commercial galleries will be permitted to open from 12 April under the new plan to gradually lift Covid-19 safety measures

Plus, artists with disabilities in the Covid era and Goya's Disasters of War

Max Hollein argues that more art will not necessarily be sold, although proceeds can now go to other purposes amid the pandemic financial crisis

Tourists left “shocked and afraid” by their experiences at the museum say Covid-19 security measures were not followed

Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black

Conservation boost from a US charity comes after the heritage organisation faced a £200m revenue collapse due to the pandemic

Although national museums are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Perpignan's Musée Rigaud, Casa Pairal, Musée Puig and the museum of natural history are open to the public again

Tara Donovan, GaHee Park and artist-owners of Brooklyn's Elijah Wheat Showroom are among those who are leaving in pursuit of nature