“Liberation museum” and propaganda-rich displays aim to rewrite history and legitimise war.

The chilling of artistic freedom is impacting artists and those they connect with

The death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last month, after years of confinement in a Siberian jail, and subsequent quelling of protest, emphasised the flourishing of censorship across a globe riven by geopolitical crises, in a year when democracy is put to the test in more than 70 countries. With the threat of electoral misinformation being boosted by AI-generated content and social media algorithms, artists have been warning of new kinds of censorship. The effect is being felt in real life, online and in social media

Country's president has called it an "attack on the state"

Exhibition brings together works representing the world’s fifth largest religious community

With traditional philanthropic models on the wane, US institutions like the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and the Andy Warhol Museum are engaging in unconventional partnerships and launching spin-off businesses

The National Museum of Slavery, due to open in 2030, is part of an ongoing process being undertaken by the Dutch state to investigate the repercussions of its colonial past

Update to guidelines warns partner organisations that funding arrangements could be jeopardised by "reputational risk"

Donald Tusk’s coalition is revoking cultural leadership appointments made by the previous right-wing regime—but is cancelling Poland’s Venice Biennale artist a step too far?

The Association of African American Museums outlines heightened issues facing Black cultural centres, including old infrastructure, coastal locations and lack of access to funds and resources

Cultural figures voice concern about culture ministry’s appointments to run institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera

The union claims the institution has not implemented an agreement concerning length-of-service pay increases

Digital art venues are a global phenomenon, attracting massive audiences with radical new forms of immersive experiences. Are they a threat or an opportunity for traditional galleries and museums?

Fire marks tragic loss for cultural heritage in the region, which broke away from Georgia three decades ago

Senator Joe Chialo says he is responding to criticism that the clause restricted the freedom of art

As the baby-boomer generation of major donors pulls back or dies off, museums are struggling to attract their heirs’ interest

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

Collector Hans-Jürgen Hellwig will donate more than 4,000 works by the French artist best-known for his cartoons

As three contenders battle it out to become president, artists plead for them to see there is more to Taiwan than semiconductors

The Council of State dismissed the Italian culture ministry’s belated attempt to repatriate “absolute masterpiece” from the Los Angeles museum

The Rio de Janeiro site, where one million enslaved Africans disembarked, retains its Unesco World Heritage status

Those © symbols on UK museum websites and catalogues are now redundant if the original work of art is out of copyright

Higher salaries are a major reason why mid-level museum workers are leaving for commercial gallery jobs, but instability caused by the Covid pandemic is also a factor

After eight years of the right-wing PiS-led government, breaking down the silos in the country's arts sector will be key

Keen to capitalise on the social media channel's rising profile in the art world, the Peabody Essex Museum hired two dedicated creators in residence

Council moves forward with plans for 90,000 square-foot Las Vegas Museum of Art in Symphony Park

The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension

The London museum's thematic approach to conflict references current conflicts as well as historic ones

The public art project in Pittsburgh is preparing to launch its second phase, titled the “National Museum of Broken Treaties”

Figures for the first half of 2023 show an increase over the year before, although still below their pre-Covid peaks