Manifesta 2026 asks what should happen to Germany’s unused churches
From a tea garden to a basketball court to art installations, the 16th edition of the nomadic biennial transforms disused churches in Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen and Bochum
Ireland urged to create national panel to evaluate claims for Nazi-era and colonial loot
The Irish culture minister has said he will put forward a plan to implement recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage
Women auto workers who helped inspire UK’s Equal Pay Act honoured in east London public sculpture
Made in collaboration with local students, Ruth Ewan’s sculpture will mark the beginning of a heritage trail at the redeveloped Dagenham Green site
Crystal Bridges, fresh off major expansion, hires Courtenay Finn as next chief curator
Finn, previously the chief curator at the Orange County Museum of Art, starts at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary in August
New York City’s oldest library refreshes its historic home
The 272-year-old New York Society Library’s patrons have included the likes of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
Green tuff, the stone that shaped Oaxaca’s historic centre, receives international heritage designation
Recognition by the International Union of Geological Sciences highlights how stone can reveal and preserve a city’s material history
Meta and YouTube’s recent losses in youth social media addiction cases may put artists and activists at risk
Recent rulings in California and New Mexico against the social media giants seem to promise greater accountability, but in practice they may erode free and creative expression online
Helen Cammock removes film criticising Winston Churchill from London’s National Portrait Gallery following complaint
‘Persistence’ implies that the former prime minister is to blame for the 1943 Bengal famine, which historian Andrew Roberts says is inaccurate
Restoration work is completed at one of Paraguay’s oldest churches
After almost eight years of work, the San Lorenzo Mártir church in Altos is back to its former glory
Fate of historic murals uncertain following Manhattan homeless shelter’s closure
The Bellevue Men’s Shelter was closed earlier this year after falling into disrepair, but efforts to document and preserve at least six Works Progress Administration-era murals in the building have […]
