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Coverage of how local to global governments influence the arts and cultural heritage through funding, policy, and regulation. Includes legislation, cultural diplomacy, institutional restitution, and public transparency in arts administration.

Government and Cultural Heritage

Coverage of how local to global governments influence the arts and cultural heritage through funding, policy, and regulation. Includes legislation, cultural diplomacy, institutional restitution, and public transparency in arts administration.

Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 18, 2026 Ontario school board withholds art records, citing secrecy laws
Ontario school board withholds art records, citing secrecy laws

Records obtained by the CBC show locations, titles and valuations were largely redacted after a freedom of information request.

Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 17, 2026 Ten Commandments monument unveiled at Texas courthouse
Ten Commandments monument unveiled at Texas courthouse

Local officials had approved the monument in a 3-1 vote last April.

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is pictured in an aerial view
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 22, 2026 Activists seek to stop Trump from demolishing ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’

Advocates have penned a petition demanding that the Trump administration stop its plans to demolish the building.

by Adam Schrader
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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 22, 2026 Activists seek to stop Trump from demolishing ‘Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art’
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is pictured in an aerial view

Advocates have penned a petition demanding that the Trump administration stop its plans to demolish the building.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 18, 2026 Ontario school board withholds art records, citing secrecy laws
Ontario school board withholds art records, citing secrecy laws

Records obtained by the CBC show locations, titles and valuations were largely redacted after a freedom of information request.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 17, 2026 Ten Commandments monument unveiled at Texas courthouse
Ten Commandments monument unveiled at Texas courthouse

Local officials had approved the monument in a 3-1 vote last April.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 16, 2026 Nobel committee clarifies Peace Prize rules after Trump-Machado episode
President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, holding her Nobel Peace Prize medal

A Nobel medal can change hands. The Nobel Committee says the Peace Prize itself remains inseparable from the laureate.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 13, 2026 South Africa’s Culture Ministry denies censoring Venice Biennale pavilion
South Africa’s Culture Ministry denies censoring Venice Biennale pavilion

The reversal has stirred diplomatic questions abroad while exposing fractures inside South Africa’s governing coalition.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 11, 2026 Trump orders U.S. to withdraw from international cultural bodies
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington

The decision affects organizations tied to cultural funding, heritage preservation and artist safety.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 09, 2026 Congress advances minibus funding NEA, NEH, Smithsonian and Kennedy Center
Congress advances minibus funding NEA, NEH, Smithsonian and Kennedy Center

The proposal maintains existing funding levels and preserves decades-old rules governing federal arts grants.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Jan 08, 2026 North Korea opens Kim Jong Un photo exhibition
Visitors attend a photo exhibit celebrating Kim Jong Un

State media says the show highlights “immortal exploits” from the current party leadership cycle.

by Adam Schrader
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