Stephanie Sparling Williams, curator of American art at the Brooklyn Museum, on how Black feminist practices informed the rehang of the museum’s American art collection

Juan Ignacio Vidarte is stepping down from his role after more than 32 years. As he prepares to move on, he tells The Art Newspaper about the “transformative power of culture” and the difficulty of replicating the “Bilbao effect”

Looting by armed groups has been reported at institutions in Sudan, including the National Museum

The museum is preparing to open a major new building in the heart of the Polish capital

The 'long story short' boards, which summarise each display using less complex language, have so far received a largely positive response

Support includes the evacuation of artefacts, surveys of damage to buildings and training to bolster safeguarding of historical sites

Despite legislative relaxation, little progress has been made in returning art stolen during the Second World War since the 1950s

Israeli airstrikes have led to gallery and museum closures, but artists and gallerists are determined to continue their work

Institutions have a moral duty to better represent the persecuted Kurdish religious minority

Dataland is due to open in 2025 at the Frank Gehry-designed The Grand LA development in Los Angeles's downtown arts district

Lisa Nandy's apparent support for repatriation reform has been welcomed by the head of London's Victoria and Albert Museum

The town of Aci has attracted criticism for wanting to hire a new head for the Civic Museum of the Norman Castle of Svevo, who must be educated to degree level, but will not be paid

Jorrit Britschgi, executive director of the Rubin Museum of Art, on ‘embracing non-attachment and impermanence’

Six sponsors cooperated to buy “a masterpiece of Cubism of priceless art historical value” for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich

Simone Verde cannot reduce visitor numbers, so he means to spread them out over new delights

An art historian and journalist has been chosen to replace dentistry teacher Raffaella Docimo, who recently took up the role amid a wave of criticism

Labour’s pre-election arts manifesto, Creating Growth, included policies to put the arts back into education and bring museums into line with universities on open data

The firings come after museum leaders disciplined several employees who refused to remove their keffiyehs, traditional scarves often worn as a sign of support for Palestinians

The Readying the Museum group has created a blueprint to help institutions address inequity within their own walls—and to make the public, rather than trustees, their key priority

The "Cultural Strike" follows the dismissal of the directors of the Slovak National Gallery and the Slovak National Theatre in early August

The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum Art, operated by the chemical manufacturer DIC, may have to downsize or close for good

Maria Sibylla Merian was accused of exploiting native knowledge of enslaved people without credit for her 1705 book Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

The Rococo masterpiece is valued at over £6m

Thousands take to streets following news that six bodies were recovered in a tunnel in Rafah

The UK's largest celebration of work by D/deaf and disabled artists opens on 4 September with a packed and varied programme

The Middle/late Bronze Age object was “pulled” by the “curious” four-year-old while visiting the Hecht Museum in northern Israel

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

Security measures and transport upheaval prompted 22% decrease in attendance at the world's most visited museum

At least 360 professionals sign open letter in defence of Alexandra Kusá, who was sacked alongside the head of the national theatre

The painting, purchased with the help of Christie’s auction house, is a prime example of the Victorian artist’s interest in antiquity