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Protest

Sector bodies condemn Just Stop Oil vandalism of Stonehenge

English Heritage chief executive says attack caused distress due to site's fragility and spiritual significance

Homes of Jewish museum leaders in US vandalised in antisemitic incident

Police investigate after red paint and graffiti was daubed on houses of Brooklyn Museum officials

Police investigate after vandalism at Manchester Museum

Building daubed in red paint as university protests continue against war in Gaza

‘No permanent damage’ to bust after protest at Kelvingrove

Two women arrested after Queen Victoria statue defaced in Glasgow

Deputy chair quit before British Museum announced £50m BP deal

Board minutes reveal ‘strong personal disagreement’ among trustees and concern over security risks

Climate protesters set sights on museums and galleries

Just Stop Oil activists target National Gallery as Extinction Rebellion demonstrates at MA Conference

People’s History Museum in row over gender critical meeting

Controversy comes as former arts council employee succeeds in harassment claim over her beliefs

Telling the story of a radical experiment in local government

Jade Chao explores the legacy of the Greater London Council through an extensive archive that traces its long history

Fight the power | Collecting 21st century protest movements

Holly Black talks to museum workers about the importance of finding new ways to collect and display the objects and ephemera of resistance

Dirty cash | Defaced! Money, Conflict, Protest, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

This exhibition uses a numismatic collection to tell stories of protest but some of the content is hard to stomach

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