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

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 10, 2026 Syria defends Damascus Citadel food stalls and disavows Baathist heritage policy

A former head of the antiquities directorate said the festival's commercial fixtures damaged the UNESCO-listed fortress.

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 08, 2026 Yemen names looted antiquities at the British Museum and London auctions

The General Authority for Antiquities and Museums said it had notified relevant international bodies about the pieces.

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 13, 2026 Karoline Leavitt steps down after defending Trump’s arts overhaul from the podium

The White House press secretary defended Trump's overhaul of the Kennedy Center, his ballroom project and the EPA museum's closure.

by Adam Schrader

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Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 13, 2026 Karoline Leavitt steps down after defending Trump’s arts overhaul from the podium

The White House press secretary defended Trump's overhaul of the Kennedy Center, his ballroom project and the EPA museum's closure.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 10, 2026 Syria defends Damascus Citadel food stalls and disavows Baathist heritage policy

A former head of the antiquities directorate said the festival's commercial fixtures damaged the UNESCO-listed fortress.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 08, 2026 Yemen names looted antiquities at the British Museum and London auctions

The General Authority for Antiquities and Museums said it had notified relevant international bodies about the pieces.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Aug 04, 2026 Smithsonian watchdog questions $36,500 spent on Cooper Hewitt weapons exhibit

The installation on homes destroyed by U.S.-made weapons drew more than 2,600 complaints.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 28, 2026 Why Gaza's Palestinian-led reconstruction must prioritize culture and archives

A new Oxfam report argues that Palestinians must decide how Gaza is rebuilt. The reconstruction must prioritize cultural sites.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 26, 2026 Seoul’s Kansong museum hands a pair of Qing dynasty lions back to China

The marble guardians, bought at a 1933 Yamanaka & Co. auction in Osaka, had flanked the entrance to Bohwagak since 1938.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 23, 2026 State Department bought embassy art and a 'Freedom 250' drone show overseas

A 300-drone show over Bangkok and gallery commissions from Malawi to Mexico City are among the department's summer spending.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Jul 23, 2026 UNESCO lists Russian-occupied Chersonese as World Heritage in danger

Tauric Chersonese lies within Sevastopol, on Crimea's southwest coast, in territory Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

by Adam Schrader