With the far-right candidate George Simion leading in the polls, concerns have been raised about what his victory may mean for “contemporary, critical, or progressive forms of art and culture”

Rassemblement National, New Popular Front and Renaissance politicians discuss policy areas, closing the Centre Pompidou and free entry to museums

More than 20 organisations have called for improved arts education and freedom of movement in Europe

The artist’s image of Marianne, a symbol of the French Republic, was featured in two videos posted by the National Rally’s Jordan Bardella

The former director of the Uffizi, who is running for mayor of the Tuscan city, has been accused of speaking negatively about people from Italy's deprived south

Lawrence Wong has shown signals that he intends to support arts-related initiatives with significant funding, though entrenched societal attitudes mean concerns about censorship remain

Directors of leading institutions in the country warn of the damage that budget cuts and a scaling back on international collaboration could do to the sector

The trio are part of a larger group of critics arguing that the exhibition follows the narrative of the current Law and Justice (PiS) government's “right-wing, martyrdom-oriented cultural policy”

Artists, filmmakers and other cultural figures have faced intimidation under Turkey's president, who won five more years on Sunday

Nigeria’s art market has exploded in recent years—a newly elected government may now fund and build a museum sector

Plus, the Met: a guard’s memoir and Hubert Robert at Stockholm's Nationalmuseum

Concern over Brothers of Italy policies ahead of 25 September election

From Jules de Balincourt's painting of Kamala Harris to Rania Matar's photograph of Boston celebrations, we look at artists' reactions to Joe Biden's win