Oriel College's plan to keep the sculpture of "racist" 19th-century British mining magnate "does not reflect the Oxford we represent", say staff in a letter
Visitors to M Shed display asked to give feedback about the future of the sculpture
Independent commission recommends contextualising the sculpture instead
"Independence cuts both ways," UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden warns museums and heritage bodies
Sculpture of Edward Colston was pulled down by activists last summer and will now be placed in a museum
Demands are growing on the Caribbean island to address the impact of its history of slavery
Commercial galleries, non-essential retail, and even gyms have been given the green light to open before museums under the UK government's "roadmap" to lift coronavirus restrictions
“Retain and explain” or restrain and refrain? Culture chiefs raise the alarm on government’s policy to keep problematic statues ahead of crucial meeting
Opponents argue that some public statues reinforce racism, chauvinism, sexism and homophobia
New 15-member body will focus on the capital’s statues, street names and memorials
The decision to take down historic William Beckford and John Cass sculptures could go against new UK government policy
The UK communities secretary Robert Jenrick's plans to prevent the removal of controversial monuments reveals his inability to view the past as shifting and complex
Proposed plans have been criticised as distraction tactics from the state's "lethally failed response to the pandemic and the consequences of a disastrous Brexit"
Artist’s campaign and petition prompted dismantling of ‘Emancipation Group’ piece—but original still stands in Washington DC
This weighty tome looks at the life and work of the Italian sculptor Giambologna but focuses on the contested bronze
It was tempting to simply put “everything and everyone” in the bad-year column. But even this most challenging of years was not entirely terrible
One of the iron rules of art history is that the more derided a work of art at first, the more celebrated it will become
As part of the museum's efforts to address Britain’s colonial past, officials acknowledge that the collector "exploited slaves"
History can teach us a lot about how to—and how not to—deal with problematic historic monuments
The overlooked works are modelled on local residents
Trust says such monuments “do not reflect, and are in fact abhorrent to, our values”
Sculpture by Latvian artist Aigars Bikse is in a prominent spot in front of the National Museum of Art
Plus, Hew Locke on Agostino Brunias's Dancing Scene in the West Indies. Produced in association with Christie's
Mayor of London’s office says contemporary art series will continue with Heather Phillipson sculpture planned for 2020
This statement came during recent dispute over Cambodian statue that was consigned to Sotheby's
The statue of Pharaoh Sesostris III has already been deemed authentic in the Pinault's two lost lawsuits