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 - Feb 20, 2026 Portugal marks first restitution of artifacts to Mexico

Four officials shake hands behind three pre-Hispanic artifacts displayed on tables during a restitution ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon

The restitution ceremony took place at the Mexican Embassy on February 12.

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 18, 2026 Federal judge cites Orwell, gives Trump admin deadline to reinstate slavery exhibit

The Trump administration was given a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to reinstate the exhibit.

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 21, 2026 New Zealand family alleges museum altered records in dispute over Māori paintings

Allegations of altered museum records emerge amid an ongoing police investigation.

by Adam Schrader

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Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 21, 2026 New Zealand family alleges museum altered records in dispute over Māori paintings

Allegations of altered museum records emerge amid an ongoing police investigation.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 20, 2026 Portugal marks first restitution of artifacts to Mexico

The restitution ceremony took place at the Mexican Embassy on February 12.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 18, 2026 Federal judge cites Orwell, gives Trump admin deadline to reinstate slavery exhibit

The Trump administration was given a deadline of 5 p.m. on Friday to reinstate the exhibit.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 16, 2026 U.K. Lawyers for Israel pressures British Museum to alter texts referencing Palestine

Supporters of modern Palestinians have criticized the change, saying that alterations, in turn, erase their history and heritage.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 15, 2026 New Jersey’s long-planned Centre Pompidou outpost is dead

A rendering of a four-story brick building in a city environment

The project had been in the works since 2021.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 10, 2026 North Korea claims sleighing as intangible cultural heritage

People stand near ice sculptures in North Korea

North Korea also held an Ice Sculpture Festival to celebrate the birthday of Chairman Kim Jong Il.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 10, 2026 Iran to hold first national conference on art policymaking

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran is pictured

The conference comes as Iranian officials link art policy, heritage preservation and cultural influence amid growing regional competition.

by Adam Schrader

Government and Cultural Heritage - Feb 08, 2026 Carabinieri recovers original handwritten papal letter by Pope Clemente X

Members of Italy's Carabinieri police force are pictured returning a Pope Clemente X papal bull to church officials.

The manuscript is a letter Pope Clement X wrote to the Bishop of Pesaro or the bishop’s vicar general on May 8, 1673.

by Adam Schrader