NewsHungary
Budapest’s green mayor puts brakes on €250m New National Gallery
Local politicians block construction on cultural quarter backed by right-wing government, citing “enormous impact on environment”
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Hungary presses ahead with sprawling culture hub in Budapest city park
Vast collections centre for 300,000 objects inaugurated as construction continues on ambitious museums quarter for Hungarian capital
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Krakow City Council rejects mayor’s plan to merge the city’s two leading contemporary art spaces
Councillors vote down proposal to combine the longstanding Bunkier Sztuki gallery with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
NewsPolitics
Poland’s right-wing government accused of hijacking prize-winning museum
Heated dispute over European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk taking place in the aftermath of the killing of the city’s mayor, Paweł Adamowicz
NewsPolitics
Ukrainian nationalists target lecture at Kiev arts centre as far-right activity rises
Protesters accused of leaving behind swastika graffiti at talk organised by Izolyatsia arts centre
NewsAcquisitions
Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest unveils €6.6m Van Dyck
Portrait of Charles I’s daughter was purchased at Christie’s, London in December
NewsVenice Biennale
Naiza Khan to represent Pakistan in country’s first-ever participation at the Venice Biennale
London- and Karachi-based artist's show will explore life on Manora Island
NewsPrizes
Works by finalists competing for $100,000 Future Generation Art Prize go on show in Kiev
The winner will be announced in March and an updated version will go on show in Venice during the Biennale
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Veteran Romanian artists to represent their country at Venice Biennale
Three artists who endured communist era will show new versions of installations
NewsGustav Klimt
Experts pour cold water on Klimt discovery in Hungary
Designer who unearthed the plaster relief attributes it to the Austrian artist
NewsOpenings
Budapest museum's Romanesque Hall returned to former glory
The Szepmuveszeti Muzeum restoration ushers in a series of ambitious art projects in Hungarian capital
NewsCollecting
Central and Eastern European artists come together to collect anti-populist works
Collection Collective launches new website as part of initiative that hopes to challenge institutional and private models of collecting
NewsControversies
Authorities destroy sculptures in the Maldives
Destruction of Jason deCaires Taylor's Coralarium installation came after condemnation by local Muslim leaders and politicians