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California’s capital city pooh-poohs Koons’s $8m piglet
Work commissioned under Percent for Art causes controversy as the public and politicians across the US criticise the scheme
Fear of censorship fuels debate over cash from oil industry
Companies accused of dictating museums’ programmes in return for support
Why there are no cash cows in European arts funding
As the European Union announces its latest grants, applicants find the barriers to success getting higher
Florida archaeologists launch legal fight against US Department of Transportation
<p> High-speed rail line threatens prehistoric sites of cultural importance, according to group </p>
Boom to bust: Brazil's arts lose out as economy stalls
Funding squeeze causes museums and institutions around the country to postpone or cancel exhibitions
Africa is the new China, so it must be time for a dedicated art fund
Its founders want to raise $40m and plan to support the continent’s museums
Comment: The Tate should take BP’s money—and ask for more
Protests about the gallery’s lack of transparency concerning the energy company's sponsorship miss the point of how big business and the arts interact
Will the Chancellor back V&A’s Olympian vision for a cultural quarter?
Art and design museum with space for London’s biggest exhibitions could open by 2020, subject to funding
UK-Russia Bacon show goes on…
…but British government officially pulls out of joint Year of Culture
The V&A responds to Boris Johnson’s call to make the Olympic park a major cultural destination
The Mayor of London says, go east!
Works head to Tate fresh from Frieze thanks to the Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund
Younger and less recognised artists were the order of the day
V&A reapplies after lottery funding setback
Bid for Exhbition Road extension and underground gallery rejected
V&A’s Dundee satellite shifts to dry land to save on costs
The new design will hopefully be complete by 2015
Tate Britain opts for chronological hang with refurbishment project progressing
The galleries are set to reopen in May after funding goals were reached
Three museums in search of mega-millions for extensions and refurbishments
Despite the recession, the British Museum, Tate and V&A attract major donations
UK Treasury rules to stop museums spending donors' cash
National institutions reluctantly set up trusts to gain access to their own reserves
US art sponsorship suffering after economic crisis, survey shows
Corporate giving down 14% over three years according to Business Committee for the Arts
Is the symbiosis between corporations and the arts an outmoded tradition?
Investment in art has become less popular among US companies when more commercial options are available
Tate's flourishing cultural exchange with Oman
As Oman pledges funds to Tate's expansion project, they share their art and know-how
Tate gets a helping hand from Oman as a 'modest' few million are put forward for Tate Modern 2
Given the Tate still needs over £100m, it is a welcome gift
US museums receive surfeit of patronage for Islamic art collections
But Arab donors are in scarce supply, while Turks, Iranians and others spend freely
Eli Broad addresses the American Association of Museums: “Get art out of the basement"
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
Eli Broad addresses the American Association of Museums: LA Museums should be pulling in the crowds
The Warburg Institute is fighting for its life as University of London cuts corners
The famous library founded by Aby Warburg for a special kind of research may lose its essential nature
V&A ceramics galleries to open in full, while European collection waits its turn for refurbishment
Completion is expected in 2014 or 2015
French institutions have lost their integrity by relying on private sponsors, leading fundraiser says
Longtime arts and heritage patron Olivier de Rohan denounces the increasing influence of external bodies on museums' creative decisions
V&A plans £120m second phase of renewals
Medieval and Renaissance galleries crown phase one of museum’s “Future Plan”
Eli Broad uses Art Basel in mission to prevent LA Moca's closure
Appeals which demonstrated the museum's necessary and individual character were made to target potential patrons
National Trust needs £2m for Kenyan poet’s house
Otherwise the Wandworth house's unique fretwork decoration could be lost