Activism

Two winners share Activist Museum Award 2025

Black South West Network and Museo Textil de Oaxaca recognised for work fostering positive change

Attacks on art have to stop, say national museum directors

Open letter from NMDC outlines ‘hugely damaging’ impact of protests on institutions, staff and visitors

Gaza campaigners target Picasso painting in latest National Gallery protest

Action comes weeks after Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at Van Gogh painting

Museum X among winners of Activist Museum Award 2024

Salt Museum in Greece and Lusophone Museum of Sexual Diversity also recognised

NPOs must support freedom of expression, says revised arts council guidance

'Political' work will not lose funding, says ACE after censorship row

Stonehenge protesters in second high court bid

Campaign group is seeking a judicial review of decision to greenlight £1.7bn tunnel scheme

Will Tregaskes wins Activist Museum Award 2023

Award recognises Tregaskes for inspiring cutting-edge activist practice

Call for international community to cut cultural ties with Russia and Iran

Cultural institutions and practitioners worldwide urged to support boycotts

Icom says it shares climate activists’ concerns but condemns art attacks

International body says museums should be seen as allies against a common threat

Galleries on high alert as climate protesters target famous paintings

Activists have glued themselves to works at four institutions, including Royal Academy and National Gallery

Activists continue calls for British Museum to ditch BP

BP or Not BP and Culture Unstained mount pressure on museum to discontinue the oil giant’s sponsorship

Manual labour | Suzanne Lacy: What Kind of City? A Manual for Social Change

This powerful show at the Whitworth aims to bring people together to inspire change