As a new report is released, the US-based Artistic Freedom Initiative demands refugee status for artists and cultural workers under threat from Taliban rule

A collaborative sculpture by Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson was removed from an exhibition at the Washington, DC museum

Hundreds of protesters affiliated with the group Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in at the National Park Service site

The director of the Wiener Holocaust Library in London described the vandalism as “an action that can only make sense to antisemites and their enablers”

Many cultural institutions have remained silent about the ongoing crisis

As the world reels from wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and we face a global climate catastrophe, how should artists and cultural organisations respond?

Comments come four days after Icom Israel demanded that the Unesco-affiliated museum organisation condemn Hamas as terrorist organisation

Signatories of the new letter state “there should be no contradiction between staunchly opposing the Israeli occupation and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and unequivocally condemning brutal acts of violence against innocent civilians in Israel”

Representatives of museums including the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art also call for the organisation to recognise Hamas as a terrorist organisation comparable to the so-called Islamic State

A letter signed by Tania Bruguera, Michael Rakowitz and others also criticised arts organisations for their "institutional silence" regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

While the Azerbaijani president has promised to protect cultural and religious sites in the region, others have called for their demolition

Blue Shield workers have been able to access and gather evidence in destroyed cultural buildings and heritage sites in Ukraine. What have they found?

Images show disappearance of churches and cemeteries in the Nagorno-Karabakh and Nakhchivan regions at the centre of the largely ignored conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The artist was set free in an amnesty of political prisoners, which included his British wife

Sadaf Danish, an artist from Afghanistan, had to escape the Taliban but fears for the girls left behind

The Byzantine-era gem has been described as "the most beautiful mosaic floor" found in Palestine

Artist and his British wife Vicky Bowman are the latest detainees of the brutal junta that has killed thousands of citizens

The new conference will use Sarajevo's museums as case studies for how post-conflict societies can invest in culture to keep the peace

Women, children and elderly residents were among those in the G12 Art School building that was destroyed this weekend, according to local authorities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Museum of Local History in Ivankiv had been set on fire by Russian forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a sophisticated misinformation campaign alongside his invasion of Ukraine. If you want objective visual reporting, here are the best verified photographers on the frontlines of the war

Non-profit Artists at Risk issue letter to Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and other senior figures urging for better systems for those seeking asylum

Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict

In an exclusive interview with The Art Newspaper, a very well-informed anonymous source tells us how museums are protecting their collections as militants sweep the country

Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict

The work draws attention to the desertification of agricultural land in Palestinian territory

Respect for religious sites and religions—not military might—is the only way forward, he says

Calls are growing for the boycott of Israeli cultural institutions as protests erupt over Israeli attacks on Gaza and the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah

Eyewitnesses say Eritrean military stormed an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, killing hundreds