A prioritisation of design and a harnessing of public spirit are vital in the face of challenges posed by Brexit and Covid-19

Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019

From Christo’s huge floating sculpture in Hyde Park to the intimacy of Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Ethiopian ambassador Hailemichael Afework Aberra told The Art Newspaper podcast his government wants the seized artefacts returned, not given back on long-term loan as proposed by the V&A

Martin Bailey speaks to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the artefacts seized by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the scenes of the Sony World Photography Awards with judge Gareth Harris and ask Richard Parry about his plans for Glasgow International

Ambassador made request at display opening in South Kensington

Director pledges rethink on objects seized by British troops in 19th-century Africa