In an era of stretched public coffers and cuts, endowments can offer financial resilience and independence. But they are likely to prove out of reach for smaller museums, which may find it hard to accrue donations for longer-term projects

As the Israel-Hamas war enters its third year, institution leaders discuss cancelled collaborations, working amid trauma and the art world's “deafening silence”

The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo

Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure

Sara Raza, who is also the space's first artistic director, has big plans to reach young people, inspired by her time at South London Gallery

Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?

The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration

Conservators discovered that lead white on these important works was deteriorating at an “alarming” rate. Could oxygen from the Earth's orbit be the solution?

The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities

The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection

After overhauling the Uffizi Galleries and running for mayor of Florence, Schmidt is now making his mark in a new destination

The museum group has shared internal research with The Art Newspaper that indicates one key demographic shift

The Frick veteran is particularly excited about all the new conservation spaces, created as part of the museum’s recent Selldorf-designed expansion

Barbara de Dozsa had previously argued that she owned the painting by Antonio Solario as the limit for claims had passed

Staying open can mean coping with security service raids, harassment, verbal attacks by lawmakers and an exodus of staff

Researchers and conservators have found one-size-fits-all standards to be both ineffective and inefficient—and now they're looking for better ways to preserve works

Motorhane has been created as part of a European Union-backed effort to bring the arts to neglected regions

The mega museum, set to open in December, will fund projects aimed at enriching understanding of UAE’s cultural and historical legacy

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A champion of the arts, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi has transformed the emirate into a key cultural hub

The Modernist artist’s son has opened a museum dedicated to his father in Karachi

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North was commended for "remarkable attention and passion of its staff"

Protestors are taking high personal risks with the aim of affecting policy and corporate responsibility to make clear the scale of the looming climate catastrophe

Destino Valparaíso, an ambitious new museum funded by a local businessman and housed in a historic former school, seeks to tell the stories of the many diverse groups who helped shape the scenic coastal city

The Art Zoo Museum will present the stuffed creations of Ferry van Tongeren and Jaap Sinke, who sold a collection to the YBA in 2016

As the contemporary art museum begins a five-year renovation, the historic building steps in as its temporary home—testing a new, collaborative institutional model in the heart of Paris

Led by Bruno Stefanini's daughter, the Foundation for Art, Culture and History has been cleaning and cataloguing the property magnate’s vast collection since he died in 2018

Workers at the world's most popular museum launched a strike over “worsening visiting conditions”

The long-awaited museum has been postponed yet again amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

Vila 31, which opened in Tirana in April, is the latest initiative by the Paris-based foundation Art Explora