The two artefacts are being restituted as part of the museum's closure of its Benin gallery, which had been donated by the billionaire collector Robert Lehman

The Manchester Museum is running a public consultation about the future of Asru, a woman who lived in Thebes, southern Egypt

Notices asking visitors to report “any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans” prompted outrage and pushback

The David Geffen Galleries, which officially opens next April, recently hosted a preview event and performances by Kamasi Washington and an ensemble of 100 jazz musicians

The Modernist artist’s son has opened a museum dedicated to his father in Karachi

The work featuring two stags locked in combat was made for George Harry Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford, who outraged society by marrying a former circus performer

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North was commended for "remarkable attention and passion of its staff"

In addition to revealing the 74 recipients of new Frankenthaler Climate Initiative grants, the foundation announced it will extend the initiative another five years

The layoffs come amid a $23.4m deficit in the last fiscal year and represent around 20% of unionised employees

The location of the work—whose authenticity remains unconfirmed—is “subject to strict secrecy”, according to the ministry of culture

Art Workers for Palestine Scotland had arrived to host an unofficial week-long programme of events before officers arrived and, the group claim, “violently escalated”

While loans between museums are exempt from the additional requirements for proof of legal export from the country of origin and provenance documentation, those from private collectors will be affected

The new fund, announced at a star-studded gala yesterday, has raised £43m so far

The new programme, in partnership with 15 institutions on six continents, will support both preservation and the creation of new work in response to the challenges presented by climate change

Christian campaigners have launched a petition against the display of a 19th-century prophylactic depicting a semi-naked nun

The acquisition comes as the museum’s photography department prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary

It is one of only two marble works by the revered Mannerist sculptor in a US museum

The artist’s 37ft-tall “Split-Rocker” was donated to the museum by collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick

A man attempting to capture a picture of himself at the Florence gallery tripped and left a hole in a work by Anton Domenico Gabbiani

Destino Valparaíso, an ambitious new museum funded by a local businessman and housed in a historic former school, seeks to tell the stories of the many diverse groups who helped shape the scenic coastal city

National Archaeological Museum of Naples accused of “marketing with unpaid photos”

The activist from Last Generation Canada said “more resources have been put in place to secure and protect this artwork than to protect living, breathing people”

The female figurine is thought to be a depiction of the god of fertility, and will be displayed at the Polish Arms Museum

These unique monuments to a coastal way of life, some of them dating to the US’s colonial period, appear on the 2025 World Monuments Watch list alongside historic sites in countries experiencing war and drought

According to local news reports, emergency protocols have been enacted to safeguard cultural objects and heritage sites amid conflict with Israel

The independent UN investigative body released the findings last week

Less than three years after opening a $94m new building, the museum is “exploring a transformative agreement” with the nearby university

The donation, from the Vancouver-based collector and businessman Bob Rennie, is the largest in the gallery's history

The long-awaited museum has been postponed yet again amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

Helmed by the philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz and the founding director of Mass Moca, Joe Thompson, Canyon will open on the Lower East Side in 2026