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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   -   Nov 10, 2025 Protests erupt at MOWAA, delaying previews for museum’s Benin City opening
Curved exterior wall of the Museum of West African Art in Benin City, built with warm-toned rammed earth and large arched glass windows reflecting the surrounding landscape.

Videos shared to social media showed crowds surrounding the museum during a visit by European diplomats.

Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 07, 2025 ‘Culture is the lifeblood of nations’: South Africa sets tone for G20 with arts message
A man in a navy suit and tie smiles while speaking at a podium with a microphone during an event, with a colorful background screen behind him.

McKenzie urged the G20 to back digital creator rights and cultural restitution before handing the presidency to the United States.

Museums in Peril: One-third lose federal support as attendance, revenue slide again
Labor and Capital   -   Nov 12, 2025 Museums in Peril: One-third lose federal support as attendance, revenue slide again

Museums are in peril, with one-third reporting that the administration of President Donald Trump canceled their federal grants and contracts, and drops in attendance and revenues from weakened economic conditions, a new survey found. The American Alliance of Museums, which started tracking such data to assess the impact of

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Nov 12, 2025 Museums in Peril: One-third lose federal support as attendance, revenue slide again
Museums in Peril: One-third lose federal support as attendance, revenue slide again

Museums are in peril, with one-third reporting that the administration of President Donald Trump canceled their federal grants and contracts, and drops in attendance and revenues from weakened economic conditions, a new survey found. The American Alliance of Museums, which started tracking such data to assess the impact of

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 10, 2025 Protests erupt at MOWAA, delaying previews for museum’s Benin City opening
Curved exterior wall of the Museum of West African Art in Benin City, built with warm-toned rammed earth and large arched glass windows reflecting the surrounding landscape.

Videos shared to social media showed crowds surrounding the museum during a visit by European diplomats.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 07, 2025 ‘Culture is the lifeblood of nations’: South Africa sets tone for G20 with arts message
A man in a navy suit and tie smiles while speaking at a podium with a microphone during an event, with a colorful background screen behind him.

McKenzie urged the G20 to back digital creator rights and cultural restitution before handing the presidency to the United States.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 07, 2025 NYC urges cultural institutions to offer more age-inclusive programming for seniors
NYC urges cultural institutions to offer more age-inclusive programming for seniors

Currently, 1.8 million New Yorkers are aged 60 and older, a population size that would rank as the fifth largest city in the United States.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 07, 2025 Paris Catacombs close for five-month renovation
Paris Catacombs close for five-month renovation

The electrical system will be completely renovated, while the ventilation, climate-control, fire safety and security systems will be replaced.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 04, 2025 Britain seizes 185 artifacts as Iraq seeks return of looted items
A man in a dark suit and blue tie stands beside an Iraqi flag, holding an ancient clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform script inside a marble hall.

The news came after Iraqi officials said in July that more than 40,000 artifacts had been repatriated to the country in recent years.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 03, 2025 Rubin Museum, now ‘without walls,’ challenges building’s tax assessment
An exterior shot of the Rubin Museum of Art with the museum's name in the windows

The filing comes after the museum closed to the public in 2024 and moved to a "global museum" model.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Nov 02, 2025 Museum of Chinese in America challenges NYC tax bill amid ongoing funding scrutiny
The Museum of Chinese in America is pictured on a sunny morning in 2015

The museum claims city assessors overvalued its Chinatown building by more than four times its worth.

by Adam Schrader
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