Evicted artists say authorities are leaving them out in the cold by failing to provide alternative workshops

Individuals who receive funding from abroad are subject to strict audits since 30 December

Deal between the Syrian government and Russian masonry body builds on country’s research into state of archaeological site

New artist residency on the Sea of Azov hosts exhibition on the history of pandemics

The art historian began her career at the museum in 1945 under Stalin

Both artists have been detained by Russian authorities

The Association of Galleries aims to simplify the country's customs procedures and secure government funding

Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open

A grant of over $100,000 has been given from the US to St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum for the maintenance of three 16th-century school of Raphael works

The activist performance artists called their actions “a gift as a symbol of the love and freedom that are lacking” for LGBTQ communities in Russia

Despite pandemic, Russian and Iranian museum directors met online to discuss future cultural collaborations

Foundation running the huge project has cut more than 80% of staff, but construction continues

Event still plans to run this week and hopes for a less distracted local Russian collector base, starved of international art travels

A recent Senate report found that secretive art market enables sanctions circumvention

US-Russia tensions heightened in the run up to November's US presidential election

Arseniy Neskhodimov’s photographs raise awareness of mental health in the age of coronavirus

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

Tactical move comes after Turkish president ordered historic Istanbul site to be turned into a mosque

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

Petition to museum management raises alarm over frames in "critical condition" from improper storage

Unveiled in a business centre in Moscow, the statue by contemporary artist Alexey Garikovich was commissioned by top Russian e-commerce and foodtech companies

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

His Art Russe Foundation has made offers to preserve monuments of Theodore Roosevelt and Alexander Baranov that have been the target of protesters in the US

Russia's arts community rallying behind Yulia Tsvetkova whose trial starts in July

Accused of embezzling funds while staging a contemporary arts festival, Serebrennikov faced six years in prison but was handed a suspended sentence

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

Police say the body-positive images, accompanied by captions like ‘Real women have body fat and it’s normal,’ violate pornography laws

Many Unesco World Heritage sites that are also working monasteries have been accused of reacting slowly to the pandemic

Loss of tourism and oil market crash because of coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc as institutions seek state help