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Boris, you owe us £37 million
The Garden Bridge Trust should be pursued for the public money it has wasted
French culture: a presidential battleground
Where do the two remaining French presidential candidates stand on culture?
Collecting historic firearms in the 21st century
Where is the line between antique firearms suitable for inclusion in historic collections, and weapons requiring a licence?
How Islamic is Cairo’s Museum of Islamic art?
The definition of ‘Islamic’ at Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art lacks nuance, but so do our wider conversations about Islam
The Battle of No. 1 Poultry
No. 1 Poultry is now Britain’s youngest listed building, but it was once the site of a remarkable struggle between the developer and conservationists
Do museum directors need curatorial experience?
It takes all manner of skills and qualities to run a top institution – or at least to do it well.
Venice must keep its Murano glass industry intact
The future of the historic craft will only be secure if contemporary artists and audiences understand it better
Native American art hasn’t changed, but museums have
The Metropolitan Museum is finally showing Native art in its American galleries. This is important, but only as a reflection on museums themselves
Is accessible conservation more than a PR trick?
How sceptical should we be of the move towards a more transparent approach to cultural heritage?
Jesus’s tomb has been restored in Jerusalem
One of the holiest sites in Christianity has reopened in time for Easter
The art world must do more to support experts
Now is the moment for those who lament the passing of connoisseurship to work together to encourage its revival
Is Documenta exploiting the economic crisis in Athens?
This year Documenta will be split between Kassel and Athens. Is this ‘crisis tourism’ or will it spotlight the city’s overlooked contemporary art scene?
Digital replicas are not soulless – they help us engage with art
Rather than seeing replicas as knock-offs, we should think of them like maps or models
Can a long-lost Egyptian colossus save ancient Heliopolis?
A huge Egyptian statue has been unearthed in a Cairo suburb. Will the global attention it has received lead to further discoveries at the neglected site?
Is museum security robust enough to counter crime and terrorism?
Cultural sites have been targeted by criminals and terrorists in recent years. How are they responding to the changing contemporary threat?
Banksy’s new art hotel offers rooms with a view
Is the street artist’s hotel in Palestine a tourist-led gimmick or a strong political statement?
Blame games at the Met
As events at the Met show, it’s all too easy to forget that trustees are as responsible as directors for the museums they run
Something has gone very wrong at Christie’s
The auction house’s decision to close its South Kensington saleroom and scale back operations in Amsterdam smacks of corporate short-termism
We can all learn from the Dutch art world
TEFAF Maastricht turns 30 this year, and Dutch museums are going from strength to strength. What’s behind their extraordinary success?
Is the Bilbao effect over?
How has the Guggenheim Bilbao changed the city in the 20 years since it opened – and should other cities still try to copy its example?
Why are England’s heritage bodies supporting the Stonehenge Bypass?
Historic England, English Heritage and the National Trust have so far failed to address the flaws in Highways England’s plan to tunnel under the ancient site
The battle to save ‘The Battle of Atlanta’
The Battle of Atlanta belongs to an extinct genre, but the historical questions it raises are still relevant today
New York’s leading museums are insisting on their internationalism
MoMA and the Met are making strong statements about their values in response to the US travel ban
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