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The V&A says it’s protecting the jobs of librarians (for now), but the fate of the greatest art library in the UK remains uncertain

There’s a healthy tradition of art to challenge vaccine sceptics – from satirical cartoons to contemporary sculptures

Plans to sink a dual carriageway beneath Stonehenge have been heavily criticised – but the tunnel will improve our experience of the site, writes Timothy Darvill

Former arts minister Ed Vaizey and leading culture writer Charlotte Higgins on whether the government should be doing more for the hard-hit arts sector

Daft Punk weren’t always robots – but it’s how they’ll be remembered

The latest mummy to go through a CT scanner is Seqenenre Tao II – and researchers are now convinced that he died in a grisly execution ceremony

It’s no bad thing for the government to sit down with museum directors, says Charles Saumarez Smith, but imposing its own version of history is another matter

The Dutch government’s pledge to return artefacts stolen from former colonies is the first step in a long process, writes Sally Price

From princes to plutocrats, the super-rich have rarely had the power to resist Fabergé’s fabulous baubles

Funding for archaeology has been slashed by the UK government – and it’s a moronic mistake

Reports of atrocities in the Ethiopian region include the targeting of Tigray’s unparallelled cultural treasures

In our pandemic-stricken world, vast, crowd-pleasing exhibitions are out of the question for museums. But will sell-out shows ever return?

What do decades of neglect look like? For the Houses of Parliament, a repair bill upwards of £12 billion

With lockdown boredom well and truly setting in, it’s time to stick the kids – with their crayons – in front of a museum website

The new administration is better disposed to the arts, but that doesn’t mean there’ll be more federal funding

The UK government’s proposal to protect every monument in sight is a kneejerk response that will have ridiculous consequences

The inauguration of Joe Biden as president marks a new chapter, but it won’t wipe out the ugly scenes of the storming of Congress

The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school

All the evidence suggests that the real challenge for historic properties is to present a much fuller and more complex account of the past

The meaning of tens of thousands of recently discovered rock paintings in Colombia will be a hotly debated topic for many years to come