Environment
Artist Julius von Bismarck engages with his chancellor forebear at newly reopened Berlinische Galerie
Following a four-month closure, the Berlin museum reopens today with five exhibitions
UK government to extend ivory ban to include hippos, sperm whales, narwhals, orcas and walruses
Ministers hope to close loopholes that see aquatic mammals vulnerable to poaching, but dealers in antique scrimshaw works of art say it will destroy their business
Curators in the climate crisis: who are the new museum hires turning art institutions green?
From the Serpentine Galleries to the Sainsbury Centre, in the UK and beyond, institutions have hired designated directors to head up matters environmental
Gallery Climate Coalition discourages potential greenwashing by members
Partners of the organisation are now rewarded for adhering to its decarbonising and emission-cutting guidelines
Skeletal trees and birds boiled for oil: Ingela Ihrman's duo of UK shows probe humanity's fraught relationship with nature
At the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Swedish artist has allowed a felled tree to decompose, while at London's Gasworks, she investigates the unsettling history of the oilbird
More than 500 museums launch art project to confront mass biodiversity loss across UK
"The Wild Escape" responds to new research from London's Natural History Museum, which finds the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world
Venice Biennale 2022 gets eco accolade, winning carbon neutrality status
Organisers of this year’s art and dance editions recycled exhibition materials and switched to renewable energy sources
Why is Van Gogh under attack?
Vincent’s best-loved paintings are singled out by climate protestors
The evergreen use of trees in art: just how sustainable is the greenery in our homes and museums?
While seemingly sustainable on the surface, arboreal art requires long-term planning and care to be impactful
'Museums are allies': at Cop27, Icom speaks out about climate change protestors attacking art
Choosing museums as a backdrop to protests is "a testament of their symbolic power and relevance in the discussions around the climate emergency,” International Council of Museums says
'In 100 years, all these antiquities will be gone': as Cop27 opens in Egypt, climate crisis is still taboo subject at art and heritage institutions
As the latest UN Climate Change Conference opens in Egypt, art institutions have yet to take the climate lessons to heart
As UN prepares for Cop27, we look at which art initiatives are working alongside governments to create real environmental change
Crisis in the Amazon: Richard Mosse on his monumental video tracking the destruction of the rainforest
The Irish artist’s latest work, on show in London and Melbourne, is the culmination of a three-year project
Ethereum, the NFT market's blockchain of choice, cuts its CO2 output by 99%
The long-awaited shift looks set to make the world of NFTs considerably less harmful to the environment
Climate activists gluing themselves to masterpieces are honouring art's longstanding reverence of nature—and they deserve our support
The actions of Just Stop Oil and other groups might seem extreme—but their demands are anything but
Art collectors listen up—here's how you can actually reduce your carbon footprint (while continuing to buy work)
As the art market’s prime players, collectors' choices are of utmost importance in improving our industry
Summer of discontent: two London shows pose burning environmental questions amid UK heatwave
Carbon offsetting is just another form of greenwashing—and the art world must stop pretending otherwise
Rather than hoping for a magic fix to neutralise our emissions, it is more realistic to fund projects that involve direct and strategic impact
The art industry needs a genuine sea change—in the shipping sense
Transporting an artwork by ship can reduce its carbon impact by up to 95% compared to air freight
Activists glue themselves to painting in Glasgow museum to protest art world's fossil fuel use
Two demonstrators are in police custody after they attached themselves to a 19th-century landscape by Horatio McCulloch at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery
From Whitechapel to Saudi Arabia: Iwona Blazwick takes up a new post as AlUla public art supremo
Drive to rebrand Middle Eastern country as a cultural destination underpinned by human rights concerns
Musicals to motherhood: the Serpentine Galleries' Lucia Pietroiusti on her greatest influences
The curator tell us about her favourite books, television shows and artists
Building with rubbish and fighting fish farming: How artists are leading the charge to combat the climate crisis
In matters environmental, artists have long been the driving force to reforming the sector
Green is the New Black: a new column spotlighting the movers and shakers making the art world more environmentally sustainable
From industry-wide coalitions to individual initiatives, our correspondent Louisa Buck looks at how the art industry is responding to our climate and ecological crisis
The gossip from the Venice Biennale: Tinie Tempah takes on Tintoretto and totes too many totes
Plus, Sir Normal Rosenthal and Macron becomes an art meme
Storm Eunice damages UK heritage sites and forces museums and galleries to close
Cultural sites turn away visitors while iconic architecture is “shredded to pieces” by storm
Five key takeaways from the first Gallery Climate Coalition conference in London
Dealers, museum directors and environmental consultants gathered to strategise how the sector can decarbonise and enact real change
Seven ways museums are responding to the climate crisis
We talk to museum innovators around the world who are taking climate action, from the art on the walls to the food on the restaurant menu
‘The numbers no longer add up’: artist Olafur Eliasson calls for solidarity as Cop26 kicks off
Eliasson will present a film with activist Kumi Naidoo at the summit on how the worlds of art and activism can help each other curb the climate crisis