Germany’s Council of Jews said Peter Schäfer “lost the trust of the Jewish community”

The leader has been both generous and controversial

The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the first African American, and first historian, to lead the organisation

Opera expert Sylvain Fort will oversee the billionaire’s museums in Venice and Paris

Antonin Stanek’s sudden firing of National Gallery director Jiri Fajt sparked international protests and a petition

Initiative aims to boost Russian expertise in rapidly developing field of preserving contemporary art

Museum seeks fourth director in as many years amid claims its renowned avant-garde collection is being “mistreated”

The Ontario native is just the fourth woman to take the post, and the youngest in more than a century

During her first week on the job, the new director reveals her aspirations for the museum

During her two-decade tenure, the Terra closed its Chicago museum and turned its attention to grant-making and collaborations

Koyo Kouoh, who founded RAW Material Company in Dakar, replaces Mark Coetzee who was accused of misconduct

The Turkish curator has worked on Art Night and was recently named director of the Draf project

Commission is to support curators until successor to Okwui Enwezor is found

Unusual press release is latest twist in long-running dispute between Amsterdam institution and its former director

The Swiss curator is resigning from the Michigan institution for family reasons

A petition protesting his appointment at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts has been signed by 60 arts professionals

Kaywin Feldman, to begin in March, currently leads the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Decision to take case to court prompted a public outcry and an online petition

Heinrich von Spreti will serve as interim managing director until a replacement is found

The Minneapolis museum’s former director, Olga Viso, announced her departure a year ago

The Belgian curator, who quit the Volksbühne Theatre in April, has been appointed head of the culture body Rmn-GP

She replaces Laura Raicovich who stepped down in January, citing differences with the board of the museum

Hollein took Campbell's old job as director of the Met

Accusations were posted on an Instagram account that claims to uncover abuses of power in the Indian art world

Curator returns to the UK where he organised the blockbuster 2011 Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London

Emirati fair says she will work alongside the artistic director in a move away from having a single leader

João Ribas has stepped down following censorship row around Robert Mapplethorpe show

The writer and academic replaces Mahmoud Hawari who was only in post two years

The board of the West Coast “artists’ museum” welcomes the MoMA PS1 director with open arms

Secretary and chief executive of the London museum says he wanted to go “at a time of obvious strength and success”