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Russian authorities confirm that famous 'Trinity' icon will be transferred to church despite protests from restorers and art historians
The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition
Hermitage returns monumental silver sarcophagus of Saint Alexander Nevsky to the Russian Orthodox Church
The move is described as "a striking event of world significance" by the director of the St Petersburg museum
Fire damages Russian cultural centre in Cyprus
Moscow officials describe that blaze as a "terrorist attack"
The Georgian artists at the forefront of anti-government protests
When Georgia’s government tried to impose a Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ law, the cultural community hit back hard
Pro-Putin Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky speaks out again in support of war in Ukraine
The veteran Russian museum chief tells Kremlin newspaper that war is “a means of cultural exchange”
‘Glad to see they are scared’: Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova added to Russia’s wanted list for criminals
A performance in which she burns an effigy of Vladimir Putin, and an NFT of a vagina-shaped Virgin Mary are thought to be behind new charges
What has happened to visitor numbers at Russian museums since the start of the war?
As Russia leaves the world cultural stage following its invasion of Ukraine, we look at how its art institutions have reacted
Marina Loshak steps down as director of Moscow’s Pushkin Museum in latest high-level Russian departure
The well-respected director has been replaced by Elizaveta Likhacheva, the current head of the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture
Putin visits heritage site in Crimea on ninth anniversary of annexation
Tauric Chersonese, a Unesco World Heritage Site, will boast multiple museums—and a humanitarian centre
How one year of Russian sanctions have shaped the art market
Businesses urged to tighten approach to client background checks as US subpoenas auction houses for sales records
Russian or Ukrainian? Museums update Kazimir Malevich's nationality
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam now describes the abstract painter as Ukrainian, while The Met reclassifies other painters who were born or worked in the country
Moscow museum director removed after complaint against institution’s lack of ‘traditional Russian spiritual and moral values’
Zelfira Tregulova, who has headed the State Tretyakov Gallery since 2015, will be replaced by Elena Pronicheva, who has links to Vladimir Putin
Special investigation: Serious concerns over fate of Ukraine’s museum works taken by Russians
The Art Newspaper probes the complex issues arising from the removal of the Kherson Museum’s collection, sent to Crimea for “safekeeping”
'Scythian gold is at the heart of Russia’s identity war'
Art historian and curator Konstantin Akinsha asserts that Russian attempts to claim succession from the ancient Scythians date back to the 18th century
Art trade benefits as wealthy Russians flock to sanction-free Dubai
The emirate, currently a haven for 'half of Moscow', is enjoying a post-pandemic economic boom
Russian artist flees LGBTQ crackdown
Yulia Tsvetkova was acquitted on charges of distributing gay ‘pornography’ but strict new laws have forced her to leave the country
Russian culture minister and a billionaire arts patron are included in latest lists of sanctions from the West
Olga Lyubimova has been sanctioned by the European Union and Vladimir Potanin is on the US list
Russian arms dealer and artist Viktor Bout returns to Moscow via prisoner swap with US basketball player Brittney Griner
The man known as The Merchant of Death was exchanged for the American athlete, who was arrested for possessing cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February
How the war in Ukraine reveals the heightened politics of Unesco
Boycotted Russia resigned as chair of the World Heritage Committee last month
London National Gallery's cancelled partnership with Pushkin Museum revealed
UK museum now seeking loans to save blockbuster show of Modern art, after collaboration with Russia rejected
‘Peak Basquiat’—controversial Russian politician's T-shirt emblazoned with name of late artist
Ukrainian forces win back Kherson region—but Russia has reportedly looted its art collection
The Ukraine territory is one of four illegally annexed on 30 September with decrees by Russian President Vladimir Putin
Farewell to contemporary art in Russia: the cancellation of the Moscow Biennale marks the end of an era
Dozens of contemporary art shows have been forced to close since the outset of the war with Ukraine—but this one was meant to serve Putinist propaganda
US seeks extradition of London businessman arrested on suspicion of moving art to help Russian billionaire avoid sanctions
The indictment of Graham Bonham-Carter has rattled a number of art market figures
Moscow's GES-2 House of Culture: the rise and fall of Russian billionaire's huge new art hub
Russia’s foray into international culture stalls as art complex that opened last year sees artists exit and change of direction
Kyiv cultural sites reportedly damaged in Russian bombardment
Ukrainian culture minister Oleksandr Tkachenko says buildings have been damaged including the Khanenko Art Museum and the Kyiv Art Gallery
What do exiled Russian art world figures think of the war? We spoke to three in Tbilisi to find out
A museum director, theatre director and artist describe the lack of hope—and warn that cultural sanctions may cause the intelligentsia to unite against the west
State Hermitage Museum curator quits over Russia's war in Ukraine
Dimitri Ozerkov, the head of the contemporary art department, made the announcement on Instagram after months of silence
Immersive Anne Imhof exhibition—planned for Moscow and cancelled due to war in Ukraine—opens in Amsterdam
The celebrated German artist has created an installation at the Stedelijk Museum that marks a step away from the elaborate performance works for which she is best known
Russia to take over Ukrainian museum collections as formal annexation plans announced
Putin's decree to permanently occupy four regions of Ukraine means thousands of artefacts will become property of Russia