The government's favourable response comes three months after the publication of Margaret Hodge's landmark Arts Council England review

The agreements will see an artist-in-residence pilot programme established with the Misk Art Institute in Riyadh and collaborations with Museums Victoria in Australia

The scheme will aim to address imbalances in the cultural sector, explore transcultural perspectives and engage with communities

The artist explores the construction of self in works spanning two decades

“Necrophiliac Spring” was owned by the Italian fashion designer and led her to create the Tears Dress, one of her most famous creations

Balshaw says a proposed 'tourist tax' would be a better source of revenue for UK museums

The programme, announced as Tate’s director Maria Balshaw departs, will also feature shows for the Algerian modernist painter Baya and the British artist Thomas Gainsborough, alongside a group exhibition exploring Asian works in ink

The snuffboxes, made in 18th-century Berlin, come from the Gilbert Collection, and will go on display in a new gallery space at the V&A in South Kensington

Such income streams are “riskier” according to a new report by the National Audit Office

The Flemish master's largest-known work, in London's Whitehall, will now be accessible at close quarters, thanks to a newly-installed lift

The artist’s sculpture “Back to Venice” (1988) will also be offered at Christie’s London’s in March

The show, spanning the South Korean artist’s seven-decade career, will be one of 31 collateral events at this year’s Biennale

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An A to C extract from the glossary of Painted Mysteries, which deciphers common motifs and symbols in famous works

Organised in collaboration with the Egyptian government, the exhibition comes to London in the latest stage of a world tour

The funding, from Belarus-born hedge fund billionaire Igor Tulchinsky, will help facilitate schools' access to the historic textile

A member of the Dutch activist group Free the Filton 24 has claimed responsibility on social media

The team announced the 111 artists and artist collectives—many of whom come from the Global South—that will be included in the exhibition "In Minor Keys"

“The Visitors” includes more than 30 new paintings of youths who represent “cliches of the contemporary tourist”

The letter's signatories have criticised the Barbican's communication around Devyani Saltzman's departure

The programme will run over two years and is funded by Miami-based collectors Jorge and Darlene Pérez

A reconstruction of an early YouTube watch page shows the 19-second clip "Me at the zoo" from 2005

Saltzman’s departure caps a turbulent time for the London institution

The artist's planned work will be shown posthumously in Venice, organisers say

The work, depicting a sunrise in Normandy, is part of the Margate gallery's 15th anniversary celebrations

The post-war arts complex has been Grade II listed but one critic has responded by calling it a “concrete monstrosity”

After discussions, the institution voted to retain the artist as an Academician

The objects’ return was delayed due confusion between the Nigerian state and the oba of Benin

Hepworth insiders Laura Smith and Olivia Colling have been appointed into new roles as the gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary this year

The exhibition showcases 5,000 years of Afghan art and craft