Museums

Sainsbury Centre receives one of largest ever UK museum donations

The £91.2m donation from British politician and businessman David Sainsbury will be used for essential renovations to the building

Expansion plans for Rome's Galleria Borghese draw fierce response

Italian heritage preservation organisations object to new construction for the museum which is located within a historically sensitive area

M+ and Centre Pompidou announce multi-year partnership

The Hong Kong and Paris institutions will stage a major exhibition with work from both collections, to open at the revamped Centre Pompidou in 2030

Seoul’s new Centre Pompidou Hanwha museum opens next month—can it live up to expectations?

The French institution’s partnership with the Hanwha Foundation of Culture promises a “reciprocal exchange”, but there are concerns it will be too Western focused

Finnish museum creates a new and radical support model for artists

Espoo Museum of Modern Art has committed to supporting four artists over the next several years with financial, practical and institutional backing

New York institutions offer nuanced and inclusive views of US’s 250th birthday

Museums across the city have organised shows dedicated to the history of the American Revolution, featuring at least three historical copies of the Declaration of Independence—but some are focusing on the present day, too

Still in ‘war mode’: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art reopens with exhibitions about conflict

Iranian museum's director speaks out about new, responsive programming and the team's ongoing struggle to protect its $3bn collection

Museumsanalysis

No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs

A survey by the federal Government Accountability Office shows that a majority of the nation’s museums lack the resources to maintain their buildings, putting collections at risk

Filippo Lippi painting—once the centrepiece of Florence's Palazzo Medici chapel—to undergo two-year restoration

The varnish layer of the work, which is held in Berlin's Gemäldegalerie, is degrading the tempera paint

Van Gogh Museum in funding mediation with Dutch government following threats of closure

Legal proceedings—begun by the museum to demand more public funding for a renovation—have now been postponed

Booksreview

Final book in trilogy asks: What is the future of the art world?

Writer and researcher András Szántó speaks to art-world movers and shakers for predictions and insights

'The museum is not a space for the elite': Portuguese building firm’s new museum puts workers first

Located in a former Braga courthouse, Muzeu—Thought and Contemporary Art DST, houses one of Portugal's biggest private art collections

From the World Cup and the Olympics to two new museums: upcoming cultural attractions in Los Angeles

As well as the renovated and expanded Los Angeles County Museum of Art, here are some of the art and culture projects to look forward to

In partnership with Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Caravaggio and Rubens works destroyed by fire in Second World War are brought back to (digital) life

The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin has digitised hundreds of works that were held in a tower for safety but were l

London's Southbank Centre to receive £10m government funding boost

The investment, part of a £128m support package for culture venues across the UK, follows a period in which the centre has struggled financially

Lacmafeature

Sea change: inside LACMA’s new curatorial strategy

The David Geffen Galleries showcase the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, which is reorganised around oceans and seas, emphasising connection and circulation

In partnership with Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Lacmafeature

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries reframe 6,000 years of history

A vast concrete beauty that has been 20 years in the making is opening on 19 April, aiming to serve the local community and provide a welcoming focal point for the Los Angeles area

In partnership with Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museumsinterview

‘A fresh look at contemporary culture’: Gus Casely-Hayford, director of V&A East, takes us inside the new London museum

The Stratford-based museum, opening this month, aims to build on the success of V&A East Storehouse, which has attracted 500,000 visitors since it opened in May last year

Louisiana State Museum reaccreditation decision delayed until June 2027

After years of controversies, the organisation that oversees Louisiana’s ten state museums will have to wait until next year for the American Alliance of Museums’ ruling

London’s National Gallery announces architects for new £350m wing

The Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates, whose previous museum projects include V&A Dundee, will design the building located on the site of St Vincent House

Museum acquisitions round-up: Andy Warhol in an apron, a solid-silver relief and Christo's luggage rack

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

Irreconcilable differences: Canadian cultural tourism to the US experiences a steep decline

A significant number of Canadians are shunning their neighbours to the south, a phenomenon felt most acutely by smaller museums and those along the border

Museumsanalysis

The Louvre’s new director is inheriting a troubled, traumatised museum—can he repair the damage?

Christophe Leribault, the former director of the Château de Versailles, faces a “derelict” infrastructure at the Paris museum and the fallout from last year’s devastating theft

Raphaelpodcast

Should English museums charge tourists? Plus, Raphael at the Met and Senga Nengudi at the Whitechapel Gallery—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke discusses the UK government’s response to a report about the future of Arts Council England, talks to the curator of a new Raphael exhibition in New York, and takes a look at a work by the multimedia artist Senga Nengudi

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David. Clack and Alexander Morrison

National Museum of Korea Seoul sees a surge in visitor numbers

According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests

How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers

Danish government reforms have resulted in increased funds for museums, but some question the equity of grants based on footfall

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors

Our annual survey shows that some of the world’s most venerable institutions are still struggling to attract the number of visitors they had before Covid, but there is enthusiasm for new museums, and in regions such as Asia and Latin America

Barn at Henry Moore’s former home redeveloped into exhibition space

Following a £5m refit, the Sheep Field Barn gallery at the sculptor’s farmhouse in Hertfordshire, England, will also house an education centre

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Comment | Museums must be the leaders in a moral revolution

Museums are “remarkably unwilling to acknowledge their own status as democratic institutions, the bedrock of civic society and our most important public spaces”