The Art Basel in Miami Beach chief will leave at the end of August, less than four months before the fair is due to take place in early December

Several board members who do not support the "retain and explain" policy championed by the ruling party have recently left or lost their roles within the arts

Collectors are told they must be fully vaccinated or supply a negative Covid-19 test in line with Swiss government regulations

"Art is essential to the growth of this country," say 300 art world figures and academics in open letter

Artists express concerns and the Public Campaign for the Arts launches a petition as the consultation on the planned budget cuts to higher education ends today

Museums Association says government refusal to renew academic Aminul Hoque’s term is “worrying”, and the chair of trustees has resigned over the decision

Turner prizewinning collective Assemble will lead a project at the £120m creativity showcase

Independence of museums and heritage bodies is at risk, say Ed Vaizey and Chris Smith, as Johnson’s government pushes ‘anti-woke’ agenda

Opponents argue that some public statues reinforce racism, chauvinism, sexism and homophobia

New 15-member body will focus on the capital’s statues, street names and memorials

The Met director Max Hollein pays tribute to the late gallery owner and collector, who also promoted artists from Max Beckmann to Peter Saul

Artistic Freedom Initiative group says the new executive order, overturning Trump's controversial rule, also allows artists to visit home “for the first time in years”

The decision to take down historic William Beckford and John Cass sculptures could go against new UK government policy

Proposed plans have been criticised as distraction tactics from the state's "lethally failed response to the pandemic and the consequences of a disastrous Brexit"

Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding

Curator Marco Brambilla says public art programme on vast screens off Tottenham Court Road will rival Tate's Turbine Hall commissions in impact

Award's exhibition moves to Herbert Art Gallery and Museum as part of the year-long UK City of Culture 2021 festival

The controversial executive order issued by the US president three years ago continues to affect artists from countries throughout the world

The latest virtual fair, OVR:2020, limits 100 galleries to showing six works each, all produced this year—we pick our highlights

The project, planned for 2022, promises £3m in total to successful applications

A coalition of international museums and heritage organisations are working to provide expertise to Lebanese institutions

Sadiq Khan wants to review and improve "the diversity of public landmarks" after protestors toppled the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol

Controversial statue was dismantled and thrown into the harbour during a Black Lives Matter rally

Flagship fair will relaunch next June in Basel as organisers focus on delivering Miami Beach show in December

Pamm director says Miami island project brought the community together after 1980s race riots

Ten £10,000 "Turner Bursaries" to be announced late June

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery wants to work in tandem with the Benin Dialogue Group, which is made up of institutions that hold the majority of the pieces

Advocacy group has warned UK government that museums risk permanent closure due to the pandemic's effect on funding streams

There are currently more than 2,770 coronavirus cases reported in Spain with 64 deaths

Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month