Stonehenge tunnel scheme scrapped: Celebrations from campaigners

The UK government has cancelled a controversial £2bn redevelopment scheme at Stonehenge, which would have involved building a two-mile tunnel near the ancient site. The decision, made by chancellor of

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LACMA Accused of displaying counterfeit Korean art

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is facing criticism for displaying works of art deemed as fakes by a group of Korean art experts. The late Korean artists

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Frankenthaler Foundation Provides $3.3m in Climate Grants to 69 Art Organizations

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation is providing $3.3 million in grants to 69 visual arts organizations in the US to support energy-efficient upgrades. These upgrades include adding solar panels, changing lighting

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Unesco Adds Ancient Roman Highway and Brâncuși Sculptures to World Heritage List

Unesco recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage list, with more than three quarters of them being cultural sites. This brings the total number of global Unesco World

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Marcel Breuer’s Modernist Cottage on Cape Cod Sold to Local Trust for Restoration.

After a year of fundraising and negotiation, the Cape Cod Modern House Trust (CCMHT) has acquired Marcel Breuer’s summer house near Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The property will undergo renovations to preserve

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New Palace Home in Ghana for Looted Asante Treasures

Strutting peacocks welcome guests outside the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, Ghana, where Asante royal treasures from top UK museums are now on display. The palace, built in 1925 as

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American Museum of Natural History Repatriates 100+ Native American Human Remains and 90 Objects

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has repatriated the remains of 124 individuals and 90 objects to Indigenous groups in 2024, in compliance with updated federal regulations under the

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Second lawsuit over Toronto Modernist landscape spa development dismissed

Toronto’s Ontario Place, a 1971 Modernist landscape designed by Canadian landscape architect Michael Hough, is at the center of a contentious battle over the construction of a mega-spa. Despite legal

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The Broad Reimagines Joseph Beuys Reforestation Project

The Broad museum in Los Angeles has announced a reforestation project that involves replanting 100 native oak trees in Elysian Park and Kuruvungna Village Springs. Inspired by Joseph Beuys’s “7000

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How rising construction costs are shaping modern museum designs

The global museum-building boom continues, with a focus on adaptive reuse and renovations. According to AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index, project sizes have decreased, reflecting economic uncertainty and changing visitor

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