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The museum received tens of thousands of pounds to host the Saudi embassy just days after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi 

Dancers can now wear pointe shoes that match darker complexions

In further news: Berlin cultural institutions rally against far-right; Tate Liverpool to stage first UK show dedicated to Keith Haring

The most heralded artists from the last four decades share one thing in common, according to a new study

An essay by the respected Professor Norman Geras has been flagged by the University of Reading as ‘sensitive’ under UK’s Counter-Terrorism scheme

The US artist has been told to pay €135,000 after copying a 1985 advertising campaign by the French fashion label

In further news: Italian government cracks down on art crime; and screening live arts performances fails to diversify audiences 

Artist Michelle Hartney has created #MeToo-inspired wall labels to call out the abusive actions of art history’s icons

Children from lower income families half as likely to learn a musical instrument as their richer counterparts

Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture has been launched in a bid to promote African American artists ‘changing the world’

The museum is including Indigenous pieces in its American wing for the first time – but did it consult with tribal representatives?

In further news: a long-lost tapestry owned by Henry VIII re-emerges; Kerry James Marshall’s Chicago Public Library mural withdrawn from auction

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, born to Irish parents but describes himself as ‘mixed-heritage’, won a theatre job meant to go to a BAME applicant

Owners of luxury flats overlooked by the Tate Blavatnik extension are attempting to block visitor access from the 360-degree viewing platform 

Plans for the GBP£1 million monument have been revealed in Manchester

Researchers have compiled an illustrated resource that throws light on overlooked female artists from the 15th to 19th centuries

In further news: cultural figures demand resignation of Germany’s foreign minister; Joan Miró paintings damaged in Venice floods

Artist collective For Freedoms’s campaign draws attention to issues of diversity and civic responsibility in the election run-up

In further art world silliness: drug dealers disguised as art dealers; and Takashi Murakami pays homage to Kanye

A leading surgeon says that the loss of creative subjects in UK schools means students lack important tactile knowledge