A letter issued by the right-wing campaign group Great British Pac claims there is a “politically orchestrated” movement to remove the sculptures

Civil servants felt frustrated after Prime Minister John Major returned the 13th-century artefact 30 years ago, newly released papers reveal

Announced yesterday by chancellor Rachel Reeves, the review states that total expenditure at the DCMS will be reduced by 1.4% in coming years

Chris Bryant has said he wants to “bury” the rumour that Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to abolish the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Following recent reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to dismantle the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, experts and politicians weigh up the pros and cons of such a move

Backed by MPs and artists including Tracey Emin and Larry Achiampong, the report calls for a £5m grassroots visual arts fund and a reversal of funding cuts

Temporary Admissions, where goods can come into the country without import duties, increased to four years to help post-Brexit art market

Presented by culture minister Chris Bryant, ‘First Draft’ is billed as the podcast that “explores the impact, innovation and opportunity in the UK’s creative industries”

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy announced today that funding will be shared between arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England that are in “urgent need of financial support”

The lawyer and auction house legal consultant succeeds Martin Wilson, who was named chief executive of Phillips last month

But art world commentators say focus should instead be on the “parlous state of the arts”

Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage. But the UK, once a laggard, appears to be preparing to review laws

Labour government’s first budget extends inheritance tax, while non-doms are moving to Italy and the UAE

With local authorities in crisis and Tate running a deficit, leaders of British organisations hope for much-needed capital investment

While a boost in funding for national museums has been welcomed by key figures, concerns remain among regional institutions

The number of arts students has plunged in the past decade

Experts at galleries, charities and more are hoping that the chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce measures that assist cultural institutions in reducing their carbon footprint

In a major re-hang, scenes from Rego’s mural Crivelli’s Garden have appeared in place of portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh

To retain the country’s share of the art market, the government needs to ensure that the costs and complexity of buying and selling art in the UK are kept under control

The UK culture secretary named Denzil Forrester as the winner of the Robson Orr TenTen Award 2024 at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport

The Fabian Society has proposed actions including introducing a tourism charge and organising a review of Arts Council England

Keir Starmer’s Labour administration is reintroducing a bill that will allow the monument and accompanying learning centre to be built, after the project was challenged in the courts

Organisers of the inaugural Camden Schools Art Biennale hope it will inspire broader action on arts education

From the end of tax breaks on overseas income to new anti-money laundering laws, experts weigh in on what we can expect from the change

The inflatable boat with dummies of migrants is a “celebration of loss of life in the Channel”, claims the Conservative politician

More than 20 organisations have called for improved arts education and freedom of movement in Europe

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party—even the Animal Welfare Party—tell us about their policies for the arts

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

Members of Just Stop Oil tried to smash the case housing the historic document at the British Library

Sales of art collections may be forced on English local authorities that are technically bankrupt following cuts in grants from central government