New research published in the journal Nature has uncovered evidence of a vast pre-colonial civilisation that flourished across southwestern Amazonia. Surveys using Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) revealed more than 20,000 earthworks in the Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas buff.ly/E7hfZMP

A recent report revealed that 524 UK museums closed between 2000 and 2025. But while the government has offered short-term help, structural issues remain unresolved. buff.ly/goijXdW

The masterpiece, alongside 62 other works given by the Pearlman family, is coming on tour to the Brooklyn Museum from Los Angeles. www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/24/v...

Artist Srishti Gupta, aged 28, was arrested in April after a protest by thousands of factory workers in the Indian city of Noida, who were demanding fairer wages and improved work conditions. www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/05/c...

An 18th-century church in southern Ukraine, which officials say was the country’s last remaining example of wooden Cossack architecture from that time, was destroyed by a Russian drone strike over the weekend (1-2 August). buff.ly/swds5U2

Tim Reeve, the deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, has been appointed chief executive of the UK conservation charity English Heritage. English Heritage looks after more than 400 historic monuments, buildings and sites, including Stonehenge in Wiltshire. buff.ly/Fmq1iIT

Fra Angelico’s earliest surviving altarpiece, created for the convent he had joined as a young man, has been returned to its original setting after a painstaking restoration project. buff.ly/WWQ4r6q

The seventh-century Anglo-Saxon burial ship is due to take to the water in May 2027, following a lengthy reconstruction process working from decayed remains. www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/08/04/r...

In the depths of Yaakun, a cenote in Playa del Carmen in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, what are believed to be ancient human and animal remains, along with three Maya ceramic vessels, were recently found. buff.ly/vVOqRDU

“Art is the forgotten fifth pillar of health,” writes Daisy Fancourt. In Art Cure she adds to the growing evidence confirming what humankind has long intuited: art is good for our wellbeing. buff.ly/hEEV2DR

Campaigners, politicians and arts figures have called on the Scottish government to intervene after the archive of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts was listed among the assets of the insolvent organisation, prompting fears that that the collection could be broken up or sold. buff.ly/IPgnm1U

The strike across the east London museums will occur on 11 and 12 August as Prospect union pledges to step up industrial action across the heritage sector this summer. buff.ly/PcJLC0R

The Brazilian art collector and former mining magnate Bernardo Paz is developing a new museum and botanical garden on a 311-acre site right next to Inhotim—the museum he founded and opened to the public 20 years ago in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais. buff.ly/wBeIMQB

The art-world satire "I Want Your Sex", starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, deals in questions of power, consent and liberation. buff.ly/onHxTgi

Earlier this month Gagosian exited 28–29 Burlington Arcade, a two-storey location in the historic central London shopping mall. More reshuffling is on the docket: Gagosian plans to depart its Basel location, at Rheinsprung 1, in the months ahead. buff.ly/Zc0DOSZ

Winners and their booking group will receive ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stand within the ancient stones with no one else around’ before opening hours. buff.ly/X5Ivef5

The most comprehensive show of the artist since the 1970s brings together more than 100 works at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. buff.ly/D56xfu9

Kumamoto Castle, a celebrated Japanese landmark which has been undergoing restoration after devastating earthquakes in 2016, has suffered fresh damage following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the southern Kyushu island on 28 July. buff.ly/GAuVdUx

The building’s epic art commissions play a big role, compelling visitors upwards. buff.ly/Djf8103

While municipal funding covered a modest share of organisations’ expenses, it had an outsized impact in cities that increased their cultural support, a new study from DataArts shows. buff.ly/Xj1bqDt

Members of staff at the V&A East Storehouse and across the V&A's three other London sites have voted to strike in a dispute over concerns about working conditions, especially during recent heatwaves, as well as over pay. buff.ly/eBZ9XsQ

The trailblazing Los Angeles artist Betye Saar died on Sunday (26 July), aged 99, just days before her centenary. She was best known for her sculptural assemblages that explored spirituality and mysticism, African American heritage and the Black female experience. buff.ly/pXK4Wou

The London-based Iraqi artist Dia Azzawi has donated a major work to a charity auction raising funds for displaced families in Lebanon. ‘Hold Beirut’, organised by the art consultancy Artse, includes works by 30 artists from the Arab world and runs through 31 July. buff.ly/gWGQhKE

Sites in some of the world’s most conflict-affected countries, including Iran, Lebanon and Palestine, are among 25 new properties inscribed onto Unesco’s World Heritage. The additions were announced at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea. buff.ly/msU7tcy

A new public work by Alan Michelson and an exhibition by Leslie Wayne explore climate change and fragile ecosystems. buff.ly/DWEYv3t

Worries that US President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariffs would raise the cost of sourcing and selling art, antiques and other collectibles are abating, as these objects have been largely declared exempt from new import duties. buff.ly/Xg8sWJV

The French culture minister has called on museums to protect their treasures "by all possible means” following a spate of burglaries targeting silverware and jewellery across the country. The French Culture Ministry has budgeted €30m over three years to improve museum security. buff.ly/RBZmbcK

The US president’s executive order comes after the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History was grilled by a congressional subcommittee. buff.ly/lWbUfOE

Low Kee Hong, who is the creative director of Factory International in Manchester, has been named as the artistic director of the 26th Biennale of Sydney, due to take place in 2028. buff.ly/pgB8LZr

The long-awaited Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, located on Saadiyat Island, will open on 11 December, announced the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi today. Plans for the new mega museum were initially unveiled in 2006; the cost is undisclosed. buff.ly/o7EPLf6