Blockbuster shows don't come cheap

Active or passive? With or without a colon?

Can you spot the difference?

Many visitors responded to the change with a shrug, although some were more critical of the mandatory charge

Fewer blockbusters the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery meant UK audiences stayed away

More than 7,000 visitors attended over the closing weekend in London, with overall figures expected to reach more than 215,000

The museum’s $25 admission fee discriminates against the non-New Yorkers who subsidise its huge tax privileges

Number of people visiting art museums in the country has dropped by 7.4 per cent

The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! broke records, officials insist

As the art world flocks to Venice, we provide the lowdown on Christine Macel’s main show, key pavilions and collateral events

While the Whitney breaks the hold of New York’s Met and MoMA

We look at the shows that topped their categories

The grand totals: exhibition and museum attendance numbers worldwide

A faulty reservation system, long queues of frustrated ticket holders and threats to strike by security staff mar the opening weeks

In wake of terrorist attacks the number of visitors drops to 7.3 million<br>

Random International's Rain Room and Mapplethorpe show boost attendance to 1.4 million <br>

The industry is putting on a brave face in the wake of another devastating attack on a European city

But Taipei tops the most visited exhibition list, with a show of works by the 20th-century artist Chen Cheng-po

Institutions such as the Perez Art Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art saw attendance skyrocket after extensive building work

Exhibition programming is an unpredictable business when institutions take some risks

From Joana Vasconcelos' tampon chandelier at Venice to Elmgreen & Dragset's wishing well in Berlin, exhibitions do not just provide learning experiences for audiences

We look at the shows that topped their categories

After initially failing to interest international venues, the V&A’s travelling show is due to become its most popular ever

Bringing dance into galleries pushes institutions outside their comfort zones

Museums are using mobile technology to engage directly with their audiences and in future may use this data to boost their bottom lines too

The museum puts three-year-old lawsuit over entrance fees to rest and will change its signage to ask for 'suggested admission'

Boost for tourism as rising numbers of visitors flock to London and beyond

Valentin Serov exhibition is Tretyakov Gallery’s most popular in 50 years

Visitors to the Louvre down by 35% and Pompidou's attendance reduced by half in the weeks after the atrocities

The “unpredictable, dramatic and spectacular” exhibition drew crowds and celebrities during its extended run in London