In a letter leaked to The Art Newspaper, the culture minister Oliver Dowden tells directors they must raise their own funds during the pandemic—but how?

The government has fired all 41 technical staff, who safeguard an important collection of more than 250,000 works

Former chairman of Belgazprombank, which owns works by Chagall and Soutine, was arrested in June on charges of laundering $430m but many suspect it was politically motivated

The 14th-century mosaics at Chora Church—which was converted to a museum in 1945—risk being covered up and remaining part-restored

Peng collective auctions off ten objects bought from committed anti-fascists for €10,000

Contemporary artists in the country are reacting to the crisis after allegations of election fraud and police brutality

Growing unease as the special relationship between the two countries gains momentum during the Covid-19 crisis

NSW government scraps controversial billion-dollar relocation plan but faces questions from community groups and parliament

Luciano Querido, trained as an IT technician, has been in the role provisionally since May despite lacking the federal qualifications for the role

Spanish art group Democracia have taken over LED screens in the city’s metro

Former concentration camps are being increasingly drawn into culture wars by “normal-looking” people challenging guides and disrupting tours

Galleries, fairs and auction houses are issuing solidarity statements and re-evaluating the diversity of their staffs. But "performative wokeness” will not fix the market’s whiteness

Plus, art historian Alyce Mahon on Leonor Fini’s illustrations. Produced in association with Christie's

Concerns over freedom of expression and self-censorship on the rise after introduction of new rules

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

The artist’s final message posted on social media this morning was “they are taking me”

Frias is the fifth person to hold the role since Bolsonaro dissolved the ministry of culture after his election in 2019

Artist Pyotr Verzilov was sentenced to 15 days in prison for "petty hooliganism" in latest clampdown on the arts in Russia

Turkey’s national modern art collection, closed off for much of its 80-year existence, will be hard-pressed to open $25m new building this year

Online project documents one year of anti-government protests in the territory and aims to rally support from international art community

Portraits of George Floyd and other victims of police violence and racial injustice raise awareness and funds for activist groups

A new draconian law against protests imposed by Beijing and the end of a more open trade agreement with the US has the city’s arts community worried

Ahead of Poland's ghost election earlier this month, a group of artists carried a 14-metre letter to parliament

Ulrike Lunacek was in office for less than four months

The photojournalist went missing after publishing an investigation into a Dhaka sex-ring. Discovered in a remote prison, he now faces a possible seven years behind bars

Appointed in January, Olga Lyubimova is the third Russian government minister to announce a Covid-19 diagnosis in the past week

Finance minister Rishi Sunak has attracted criticism for his emergency bailout plan over claims that it discriminates against gig workers

Grütters sees "massive burden" for arts sector as theatres and concert halls close, ticket sales dwindle

More than 680 cultural figures and institutions sign open letter over decision they believe "threatens an impoverished future for British creativity"

The artist will face a summary trial in ten days while activists say the arrest amounts to "state terrorism"