Victoria Stapley-Brown
A timewarp in every room: French château Azay-le-Rideau restored
A major overhaul of the house’s interiors will recreate different a historical period on each floor
Brooklyn Museum’s rehang of permanent galleries allows collection to shine
New director Anne Pasternak challenges the museum to be more “nimble”, as re-installed Egyptian, American and European displays open to the public
Mark Bradford to represent the US at the 57th Venice Biennale
Pavilion’s curator calls Bradford ‘the leading American abstract painter of his generation’
Belgium eliminates federal taskforce to fight trafficking in cultural property
Interior minister says art and antiquities crime is ‘not considered a priority’
Expert claims painting uncovered in a Toulouse attic is by Caravaggio
If it turns out to be real, it would be the biggest discovery of the artist’s work in almost 25 years
Le Corbusier’s freshly-restored Paris shelter to open to the public
Residents will give tours of the Salvation Army’s Cité de Refuge
Former managing director of the Centre Pompidou pleads guilty to misuse of public funds
Agnès Saal’s taxi bills raised an outcry in France over spending by high-level civil servants
Budget for €19m revamp of Art Deco theatre in Paris does not include interior work
Around €2m needed to restore murals by Bonnard and Vuillard
Visitor research? There’s an app for that
Museums are using mobile technology to engage directly with their audiences and in future may use this data to boost their bottom lines too
Philippe Apeloig on the art of the museum logo
The graphic designer who has worked with several institutions discusses its raison d’être
Paris art handlers testify to taking ‘€220,000 in a plastic bag’ among other revelations
Trial has revealed patterns of alleged thefts and relative impunity of union members
Centre Pompidou’s stolen Picasso goes back on show after 15 years
Painting was recovered in 2014 after interception by vigilant US customs officers
The many facets of Isaac Mizrahi: Victoria Stapley-Brown on the designer's Jewish Museum survey
"I can hardly believe it, I’m floating on this cloud," the artist says of the exhibition
Dig this: archaeology crowdfunding site launches campaign for Bronze Age excavation
Supporters will be invited to participate in uncovering a rare burial mound in northwest England this summer
‘Cols rouges’ lawyers push for dismissal as long-awaited trial opens in Paris
Defence have made several arguments to cancel the prosecution, but the case continues this week
Homegrown philanthropy fuels the new Speed Art Museum
Decade of renovation ends with marathon opening for expanded gallery
Guy Cogeval will continue as the Musée d’Orsay’s director for another year
Contract renewed despite staff challenges to his leadership and ability to continue in the role
Marc-Olivier Wahler announced as the next director of Broad MSU
The role has been empty since the death of founding director Michael Rush last year
Tiffany opulence returns to Park Avenue Armory
Veterans Room, a jewel of the eclectic 19th-century American Aesthetic movement, reopens after $8.3m Herzog & de Meuron-led restoration
Looted Pissarro work to return to France
La bergère rentrant des moutons, seized by Nazis in 1941, has been hanging in an Oklahoma university museum since 2000
A timeline of African American history, told through quilts
Pieces in the Bruce Museum show cover cultural milestones and important figures, from the early Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells to 1967 Supreme Court case about interracial marriage
France to get its first Moroccan Cultural Centre in 2018
The project will be funded entirely by the Kingdom of Morocco
'Dear New Yorkers, tear down those walls': Tania Bruguera to stage public vote on immigration
Referendum performance is part of the Rubin Foundation’s political art show When Artists Speak Truth…
Music and masterpieces matched up at the Met
The museum’s new Sight & Sound concert series pairs paintings and performances
Cheikhmous Ali: the Syrian archaeologist who doesn’t take sides
As the fifth anniversary of the Syrian civil war approaches, he continues to document the destruction and looting of the country’s heritage from France and Turkey, with the help of a network of volunteers on the ground
Seven tips from the top: essential job advice from US museum directors
In a new book out this month, industry leaders open up about role models, wrong turns and hard-won lessons