Attacks on art have to stop, say national museum directors
Open letter from NMDC outlines ‘hugely damaging’ impact of protests on institutions, staff and visitors
Activism
Gaza campaigners target Picasso painting in latest National Gallery protest
Action comes weeks after Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at Van Gogh painting
Museum X among winners of Activist Museum Award 2024
Salt Museum in Greece and Lusophone Museum of Sexual Diversity also recognised
NPOs must support freedom of expression, says revised arts council guidance
'Political' work will not lose funding, says ACE after censorship row
Stonehenge protesters in second high court bid
Campaign group is seeking a judicial review of decision to greenlight £1.7bn tunnel scheme
Will Tregaskes wins Activist Museum Award 2023
Award recognises Tregaskes for inspiring cutting-edge activist practice
Call for international community to cut cultural ties with Russia and Iran
Cultural institutions and practitioners worldwide urged to support boycotts
Icom says it shares climate activists’ concerns but condemns art attacks
International body says museums should be seen as allies against a common threat
Galleries on high alert as climate protesters target famous paintings
Activists have glued themselves to works at four institutions, including Royal Academy and National Gallery
Activists continue calls for British Museum to ditch BP
BP or Not BP and Culture Unstained mount pressure on museum to discontinue the oil giant’s sponsorship
Manual labour | Suzanne Lacy: What Kind of City? A Manual for Social Change
This powerful show at the Whitworth aims to bring people together to inspire change
A new age of activism?
As museums challenge government immigration policy, some say it’s time for the sector as a whole to speak up for communities