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Street artists have few outlets for their work in mainstream galleries. Indeed, some of the most famous practitioners of graffiti art, such as Banksy, say...
For the first time, a Canadian university — the University of Guelph — is reconciling with its history of teaching eugenics. Few universities in Canada...
The National Archives and Records Administration has publicly apologised for its controversial decision to doctor a photograph it had been using as an exhibit since...
The National Archives and Records Administration, which is charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records in the United States, admitted in...
Locations for people to go and register their vote is a mainstay of the democratic function of many civilizations and the museum sector has traditionally...
Several of the museums and galleries in Minnesota’s two major cities – Saint Paul and Minneapolis – have decided reject using just one language on...
It is a problem that many institutions in the West would like to have. Several museums and art galleries in Russia have faced such an...
In a move that many campaigners in the United States have long called for, two Asian art galleries that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s...
The Universal Hip Hop Museum, located in New York City, has been awarded a multi-million dollar funding injection which will help it to preserve the...
The Musée du Louvre in Paris has teamed up with the Milan-based fashion label, Off-White to come up with a collection that pays homage to...
Although there are a number of hotels which claim to be associated with museums that have opened over recent years, notably in North America, many...
Located in the Hoxton area of East London, the Geffrye Museum has been open to the public since it was first established in 1914. Over...
The renowned American artist, Edward Hopper, was known for the realism that he brought to many of his paintings. Now, the Virginia Museum of Fine...
In a move that has been welcomed by a number of museum professionals and some cultural commentators – who have referred to it as a...
A leading art museum and gallery in the United States has announced that it will seek to address the gender imbalance that many art institutions...
The Brontë Parsonage Museum which is maintained by the Brontë Society in honour of the famous literary family has secured a new gem in for...
The Van Gogh Museum and the Drents Museum have jointly acquired an early painting by Vincent van Gogh: Peasant Burning Weeds from 1883. The work...
Venice is no stranger to water management and handling floodwater. However, many of its major galleries and museums have faced exceptional levels of flooding in...
The US Presidential race may not yet be officially underway but few political commentators doubt that the incumbent isn’t already in a semi-campaigning mode as...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has been left tens of millions of dollars in the will of one of its major...
A Spanish women’s arts association, known as Mujeres en Las Artes Visuales (MAV), has announced a new technological tool that anyone can use in museums...
In a move that will be welcomed by many protestors and pressure groups, National Galleries Scotland (NGS) has decided to end its links with British...
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London announced in November that it had appointed the current director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art...
The National Portrait Gallery announced in November that it would close its doors to the public for a prolonged period from June 2020. It is...
