The galleries, housed in the Michael C. Rockefeller wing of the museum, will be modernised to better contextualise the collection and illustrate the ‘complex story of cultural development over the last 5,000 years’

In an open letter started by Nan Goldin, world-renowned artists denounced the museum’s ties to the Sacklers due to the family’s role in the opioid crisis

The McMullen Museum of Art is gaining works by Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, Albert Bierstadt, and others

The Washington-based artists have been charged with claiming enrollment in Indigenous tribes, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act

The Smithsonian commissioned the composer to create a performance responding to an exhibition of objects from the illustrious Tibetan Buddhist art collection of Alice Kandell

From Joseph E. Yoakum’s mythical drawings at MoMA to SculptureCenter’s ode to Sara Penn and the lost East Village art scene

The announcement comes as museums worldwide sever ties with members of the Sackler family over their role in the opioid crisis

Trueblood, who will replace David Berliner early next year, has a background in government and public service

A new exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum immerses viewers in natural soundscapes and their frequencies

Our pick of shows on view in local galleries, from Judy Chicago at Nina Johnson to Hernan Bas at Fredric Snitzer Gallery

An ongoing Indigenous protest movement is forcing museums across North America to confront a pressing question - who really owns the land on which they stand, and what should they do about it?

Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why

The Dutch maker learns about the creative process by making unrealised archived designs

As the non-profit organisation celebrates its tenth anniversary, we look back at some of its most engaging commissions in Miami Beach

Exhibition includes rarely-seen 1980s installations that explore the nonagenarian artist's interest in spirituality

From an overdue retrospective devoted to the Jewish painter Maryan to little-known installations by Betye Saar

Two 16th century brass plaques and a 14th century Ife head have been returned to Nigeria

From Sophie Taeuber-Arp at MoMA to Taryn Simon’s exploration of the NYPL’s picture archive

The prize recognises the artists for their ‘unflinching’ examination of present-day issues

From the Neue Galerie’s anniversary show to Donald Judd’s paintings at Gagosian

The artist painted cryptic poems on billboards and walls across New York City

From the New Museum Triennial to 52 Walker, David Zwirner’s new outpost

Criticism of the high-profile Hunter Biden exhibition, which has caused controversy for the Biden administration, is also rooted in stigma around addiction, Georges Bergès says

Thirteen new structures now flank the main museum building of the complex, which houses Rivera's collection of pre-Hispanic art

From Etel Adnan at the Guggenheim to the final weekend of Kusama's blockbuster show at the NYBG

Site for black artists expected to open in 2024 with site-specific commission by Theaster Gates

Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report

The museum also announced the publication of the second volume of Warhol's catalogue raisonné focused on films made between 1963 and 1965

From Felix Gonzales-Torres at the Judd Foundation to Grada Kilomba's US debut at Amant