Baff Akoto’s Up:Rise piece can be accessed via QR codes on posters in London, Liverpool and Bristol

Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money will be directed towards Stem subjects

Ex-politician, who presided over austerity cuts to culture, takes up the position on 4 October

The future integrity of the arts sector will depend on whether institutions are able to stand up to the next culture secretary

Oriel College said it had no plans to “begin the legal process for relocation” of the monument

Several board members who do not support the "retain and explain" policy championed by the ruling party have recently left or lost their roles within the arts

Cultural institutions—like religious buildings—can be spaces of good and harm, we cannot simply denounce their histories as one or the other, says museum director Nicholas Thomas

Independent commission recommends contextualising the sculpture instead

"Independence cuts both ways," UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden warns museums and heritage bodies

"Art is essential to the growth of this country," say 300 art world figures and academics in open letter

Artists express concerns and the Public Campaign for the Arts launches a petition as the consultation on the planned budget cuts to higher education ends today

Museums Association says government refusal to renew academic Aminul Hoque’s term is “worrying”, and the chair of trustees has resigned over the decision

Institution initially called the Museum of Sovereignty will present a balanced picture of the divisive EU debate, say founders

Eight mega warehouses announced in the budget will 'unlock billions' in investment, says the government, but they have a tarnished reputation, market analysts warn

Chancellor Rishi Sunak digs deep, adding £300m to the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, £90m more for museums, and £18m for cultural community projects

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

The decision to take down historic William Beckford and John Cass sculptures could go against new UK government policy

Arts Council England launches second round of loans worth £100m with £300m grant applications to follow

Plus, Neville Wakefield on John McCracken's planks

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces slight boost to culture department's budget, but some institutions face extended closure under new tiered system

Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding

Oliver Dowden confirms recipients were "encouraged" to acknowledge fund on websites and social media

The project, planned for 2022, promises £3m in total to successful applications

Survey by The Art Newspaper also reveals that the Serpentine and Barbican have been left in limbo while the Southbank Centre is already £20m in debt

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?

Museum trusts in Birmingham and York warn job cuts are in the pipeline

MPs say £1.5bn government support package for the arts sector is “too little too late”

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

Conservative MP Chris Grayling has been named a trustee of the museum