The British-Nigerian artist Shonibare is part of the team behind the project, led by Foster + Partners

The often violent history of public statues and museum collections—including that of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum—is told in this biographical book that energises and exasperates in equal measure.

The street where Thomas—the first Black woman to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art—lived for most of her life now bears her name

Meanwhile, Americans of all political stripes disapprove of the president’s cultural takeover while Max Hollein says Trump’s new anti-DEI rules “do not apply” to the Met

Funds from cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants will help realise one of the US president’s pet projects

Statues of George Washington and Frederick Douglass will join those of more contemporary heroes like celebrity chef Julia Child and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek

For the first time, the list of threatened heritage sites raises awareness beyond Earth’s atmosphere

Monument in St James’s Park could cost up to £46m

A year after its unveiling was postponed indefinitely, concerns about Ottawa’s Memorial to the Victims of Communism remain

According to World Monuments Fund, the top issue varies widely depending on geography

The artist Sandy Williams IV’s wax replica of the Lincoln Memorial melted during the East Coast heat wave

The Conservatives, meanwhile, are focusing on protecting public monuments

In addition to the temporary sculpture park, Halsey will open a community centre in 2026 through her non-profit Summaeverythang

In a time of increased lawsuits over diversity initiatives, a civil rights organisation aims to make the history and legacy of slavery in the US undeniable through art and first-person narratives

The Pereyaslav Rada sculpture celebrates a historical agreement between the two nations

It will be housed at Bristol’s M Shed museum after a decision by the city’s councillors

Proposals by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J. Price include a sweet potato and woman’s head

New initiatives emphasize WMF's commitment to the preservation and revitalisation of historic sites under threat of destruction from climate change

Now that a judge lifted a last-minute injunction, the monument will be gone by the end of the week

Digital art platform Kinfolk has launched a four-artist exhibition that is available to view at designated sites through their application

Artist Tiffany Shlain’s sculpture “Dendrofemonology” chronicles women’s achievements stretching back 50,000 years, on the eve of an election in which women’s rights are at stake

In addition to a monument to the four million enslaved Black people freed at the end of the US Civil War, the Equal Justice Initiative’s new park will host works by Wangechi Mutu, Alison Saar, Kehinde Wiley and others

Government strategy underscores controversial monuments should stay in place, a move criticised by some culture professionals

The bill, currently under review by Mayor Eric Adams's administration, renews conversations about the role of public statues that lionise America's history of slavery

Artists, poets and writers will also respond to statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass following the introduction of the UK's "retain and explain" policy

The work pre-empts an official memorial in the pipeline overseen by the Royal Household and the UK government

New public art show will bring alternative monuments by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, vanessa german and others to the busiest national park in the US

UK defence secretary Ben Wallace made the suggestion following a review of LGBTQ veterans' experiences—but critics point out the minister's contradictory voting record

The city of Charlottesville still faces possible legal action

Artists Olalekan B. Jeyifous and Amanda Williams have been given the go-ahead to realise a commemorative statue of the political legend