After a landslide victory for the Labour party, we asked museum directors, artists and art historians what they hoped the new political era could mean for culture

The almost certain Labour victory could have major impact on art buyers, who were restrained during the summer season

British street artist launched an inflatable boat artwork at Glastonbury to highlight the migrant crisis

Hit by austerity cuts and activist boycotts, who is standing up for the arts?

The winning proposal features a tree trunk from which rings have been extracted and displayed nearby

Known as BM_ARC, the site in Berkshire houses around 1.3 million objects from the London museum and is intended for scholars as well as members of the public

A timely study examines the unique confluence of artists and architects in British buildings from the 1850s to the 1950s

We spoke to cultural historians, former ministers and museum directors about the changes they hope to see for the culture sector—and crucially, who they will vote for

Visitors have the unique chance to see the barrel-vaulted ceiling of the Long Gallery at Lanhydrock up close thanks to a scaffolding platform

A series of events—spanning exhibitions, discussions, performances and more—will centre around Accra and Tamale, but some programming will extend across the country

The print by Jacob Christoph le Blon, which hung under a staircase of a Norfolk mansion, was thought to be a copy of a work by Anthony Van Dyck

Rather than creating another “psychological barrier” to culture, leaders and institutions could be thinking about more fair ways to fund the sector, writes Will Jennings

The artist and writer returns to the city where his father first arrived in the UK in the 1960s

Group launches £360,000 fund to re-site 1880 statue isolated on UK capital's roundabout

The shortlist of five for Art Fund's ₤120,000 award also includes the Craven Museum, Dundee Contemporary Arts, the National Portrait Gallery and the Manchester Museum

However arts organisations worldwide trail behind the corporate sector and academia, according to a study, often because of limited resources

Known as Ron's Place, the property in the Merseyside town of Birkenhead was the home of Ron Gittins, who died in 2019

The head of the opposition party was speaking at the Labour Creatives Conference in London

HMRC has been issuing more regular fines and putting into force intensive checks, making art-related businesses sweat

Best known for his album covers for bands including Depeche Mode, the UK photographer was influenced by the heavy industry of the Black Country where he grew up

Official photograph by Hugo Burnand depicts monarch in full military regalia and will be offered to every UK public body in £8m scheme

Austerity continues to bite for art galleries and museums as non-statutory cultural budgets are slashed

Suffolk County Council wants to slash £500,000 for culture, which could put local museums at risk

Figures for the first half of 2023 show an increase over the year before, although still below their pre-Covid peaks

With world temperatures hitting record highs this summer, a plethora of exhibitions in London and beyond explore our relationship to the planet

The "arm's length" principle, which frowns on political meddling in museums, is being eroded by policy hawks, writes artist and activist Bob and Roberta Smith

Travellers' Rest stones were installed between Liverpool and Manchester for travel-weary Irish labourers

The UK's shadow culture minister sets out the Labour party's plan for arts and culture if they win the next election

The revealing handwritten memoirs of Caroline Herschel, the first woman to receive payment from King George III for her interstellar discoveries, has been acquired by the museum that was once her home

The large piece of oak is around 6,000 years old–2,000 years older than Stonehenge