Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt

Appointment of MCA, Chicago curator is seen as a step toward more inclusiveness after accusations of institutional racism

Advertising firms in Minneapolis—where Floyd was killed by police—refused to show the work saying it was too violent, but advocacy group says it will try again

Racial equity consultants are helping to roll out strategies and training for museum staff and executives

The son of the modernist sculptor Allan Houser describes the impetus behind his piercing monument in Santa Fe

University of Minnesota graduate students have joined Native nations in a long repatriation fight for Mimbres funerary objects controversially held by the Weisman Art Museum

The Gilcrease Museum has also received a $300,000 grant to conserve and digitise the ephemera collection "so that these atrocities would not be forgotten"

At the same time, museum’s board announced that an independent investigation found she did not mistreat a guest curator based on her race

“An exhibition with such strong commentary on race cannot be done by all white curators,” says NGA chief Kaywin Feldman

The @changethemuseum Instagram account is demanding rapid change to address inequality in institutions, but even with the support of the Guerrilla Girls, its calls are being met with skepticism

But support for the statement, alleging “oppressive behaviours” by director, chief operating officer and chief curator, is unclear

Appointment follows an agreement with the Massachusetts attorney general to embrace diversity and adopt an anti-harassment policy

Many black artists objected to an exhibition after they discovered their work had been acquired by the museum through discounted sales to benefit anti-racism causes

Painter who famously depicted Michelle Obama honours 26-year-old for magazine's September issue

Initiative follows accusations by employees of entrenched racism at the New York museum

World Cultures Gallery at the World Museum ‘privileges the actions of white colonial collectors’, says curator

Monuments are not the only problematic depictions of the past

University has now “paused” its hiring of a new head of inclusion after it was blasted for appointing a white man, but could still face strike action this autumn

Tudor specialist has been widely condemned for remarks on slavery and Black Lives Matter in YouTube interview

Institution says announcement that it will be run by organisations led by black and indigenous Americans was “a well-done piece of satire”

In a letter to management, they call for minority hiring efforts and an inquiry into the treatment of guest curator

Signatories cite “unfair practices”, unequal pay and lack of diversity

Trust says such monuments “do not reflect, and are in fact abhorrent to, our values”

Plus, Hew Locke on Agostino Brunias's Dancing Scene in the West Indies. Produced in association with Christie's

The Rapid Response Art Fund supports Indigenous artists in BIPOC communities that have been affected by the systemic racism that has been "a driving force for hundreds of years" in the US

The move follows growing frustration after a Zoom meeting among employees and upper management at the New York institution

Politician raises concerns over Sigismund Goetze painting in the Foreign Office depicting Africa as a naked boy

From the artist collective Forensic Architecture's investigation into the UK police killing of Mark Duggan to an interactive platform chronicling the legacy of lynching in the US justice system

Museum calls for holding Minneapolis officers accountable for excessive force and treating people of colour with respect

Mixed reactions for the social media campaign, whereby millions are posting black squares in support for the Black Lives Matter movement—but is it reductive?