WINNIPEG, CANADA — The Proclamation of the Constitution Act (1982) was on loan to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa until a few months ago. There is currently a discussion about whether the CMHR would be an ideal, and permanent, home for this document.

TARTU, ESTONIA — Situated on a former Soviet airfield and created by a multinational team in the middle of nowhere, Estonia’s national museum is an unlikely success.

TORONTO — The idea of a Museum of Toronto is in the air again, with locations all across the city being considered. The need is there; people want to learn more about this great Canadian city.

WINNIPEG, CANADA — No need to worry that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a downer. This $351-million national museum dreamed up by the late media mogul Izzy Asper has become a game changer for tourism after just two years.

PATNA, INDIA — A Science City in Patna may soon become a reality with work on constructing the boundary wall around its earmarked plot of over 20.48 acres between the Premchand Rangshala and Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Rajendra Nagar beginning on January 10.

GLENDALE — A new attempt to create a major institution, called the Armenian American Museum, is taking place in heavily Armenian-populated Glendale.

INTERNATIONAL — The designs by the 10 shortlisted teams in the contest to design a £40 million national Holocaust memorial next to the Palace of Westminster have gone on public display.

USA — Which languages should institutions prioritize? Should choices be based on current patrons or on visitors they’d like to reach?

USA — As the art world reckoned with the impending presidency of Donald Trump and the growing call for action last Monday, Whitney director Adam Weinberg gave, what was by all accounts, an impassioned speech.

INTERNATIONAL — UNESCO published the Global Report on Culture for Sustainable Urban Development in the fall of 2016.

USA — Student demand, educational trends and a steady supply of cash spur expansions on campus.

CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN — On the seabed off the coast of Coloradas Bay on the Canary Islands' Lanzarotte, hundreds of human figures stand still as schools of fish and other sea creatures swim around them in an endless, magical undersea dance.

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM — A new book makes a passionate argument for museums.

USA — In 2016, Marcel Breuer dominated architecture headlines, 25 years after his death.

TORONTO, CANADA — In advance of his keynote address at Toronto’s Interior Design Show, Ellen Himelfarb speaks with David Adjaye about his origins, architectural aspirations and the driving force behind his creativity.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — The City of London Corporation confirmed it would contribute £110 million to the scheme, and London mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged a further £70 million – the largest cultural investment made by any London mayor to date. 

PARIS, FRANCE — When the Islamic State was about to be driven out of the ancient city of Palmyra in March, Yves Ubelmann got a call from Syria’s director of antiquities to come over in a hurry.

DETROIT, USA — Google has announced that it’s opening up its Tango augmented reality (AR) platform to museums from today, kicking off with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA).

NEW YORK, USA — As virtual reality sweeps into mainstream culture, contemporary artists are increasingly embracing this technology as a new artistic medium.

NEW YORK, USA — Art in Ad Places will install a new work by a different artist in a payphone kiosk every week this year.

INTERNATIONAL — From the Venice Biennale to Sculpture Projects Münster, 2017 promises to be a heavyweight year.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Tate Exchange initiative aims to highlight threats to art education.

UNITED KINGDOM — The government’s plan for 14 garden villages across the country offers a fantastic opportunity to create ideal living spaces. But where do you start? Here, five writers set out their architectural, cultural, transport and political visions.

VANCOUVER, CANADA — Is growth getting in the way of Vancouver's artistic side?

HULL, UNITED KINGDOM — The Yorkshire city’s status as 2017 UK City of Culture marks a wider resurgence including a £90 million investment to improve the city core.