Museums

Japan’s art islands gain a new attraction with museum designed by Tadao Ando

Naoshima New Museum of Art, showing work by contemporary Asian artists, opens on 31 May

Pallets, not plinths: the V&A opens its vast storehouse to the public

The V&A East Storehouse, opening at the 2012 London Olympics site on Saturday 31 May, offers visitors an experience akin to a trip to Ikea—including the chance to “order an object”

Lease agreement secures Camden Art Centre’s future for 99 years

Building saved following £1.9m fundraising campaign led by artists and galleries

Comment | Are museums ‘guilt tripping’ their visitors? No, they aren’t doing enough

Engaging with the difficult histories behind objects has deepened, not dampened, my experiences at cultural institutions—and the fact it is different for everyone is a good thing

Private museum in Pakistan becomes the first to honour a rich textiles heritage

The Haveli will showcase the country's traditions in Indigenous weaving, embroidery and dye work

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Sámi art has gained visibility in Norway—but when will it get a museum of its own?

Thousands of government-purchased works of art remain in storage, while one Sámi artist calls for greater engagement among her community

Chinese art collector to open non-profit in London devoted to contemporary Asian art

Yan Du Projects will open in October in Bedford Square with an exhibition of paintings by the Chinese artist Duan Jianyu

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Shaping the future through culture and connection

International Museum Day 2025 reminds us that true progress is built by the human spirit and expressed through culture, writes the Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism–Abu Dhabi, where multiple new museums are being created

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In Rotterdam, a new art museum explores the city's rich history of migration

Opening on 16 May, Fenix addresses the arrivals and departures that have given the Dutch port its energy and modernity

Chile to get a new contemporary art museum

The New Museum of Santiago will highlight Latin American artists with more than 1,000 works from the Chilean businessman Claudio Engel’s private collection

Key member of Die Brücke art movement gets museum in hometown

Never-before-seen works by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff will go on show in Chemnitz, which was home to three of the German Expressionist group's founders

Tate Modern, the ‘cathedral to contemporary art’, celebrates 25 years

Artists and curators look at the London museum’s achievements, and the challenges ahead

The best museum shows to see during Tefaf New York 2025

An exhibition that is solid gold, Sargent’s scandalous time in Paris and the Morgan Library and Museum’s promised gifts are some of the highlights taking place during the fair

Megasculpture workshop and landscape reclamation drive Storm King Art Center regeneration

The biggest sculpture park in the US starts its visitor season with a bang—unveiling a first-ever conservation and fabrication building, major relandscaping, and monumental works by Kevin Beasley, Sonia Gomes and Dionne Lee

First look: the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ rehang at London's National Gallery

The reopening of the Sainsbury Wing on 10 May will allow the gallery to show nearly 40% of its collection. The Art Newspaper took an early tour

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The key takeaways from the Abu Dhabi Culture Summit

Artificial intelligence's impact on the arts and the changing face of global art institutions were among the main themes at the illustrious event on Saadiyat Island

As Kazakhstan cautiously strengthens ties with western Europe, new art venues herald a change of direction

Due to open in September, the Tselinny Center and the Almaty Museum of the Arts are both financed by Kazakh entrepreneurs

‘Exhausted’ life models at Florence art academy threaten nude protest

Workers at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze complain of long hours with too few breaks and little employment protection

After a failed export block by the UK, Nicolas Poussin masterpiece goes on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi

The mid-17th-century painting, titled 'Confirmation', is a key work from the vast collection of the emirate's Department of Culture and Tourism, which is now being made public

Ahead of Romania’s re-run presidential election, its art scene remains vigilant

With the far-right candidate George Simion leading in the polls, concerns have been raised about what his victory may mean for “contemporary, critical, or progressive forms of art and culture”

Taiwan's newest art institution taps into a flourishing local scene

The New Taipei City Art Museum, which opens to the public on 25 April, is part of a drive to distinguish the municipality from the neighbouring capital

Inside teamLab’s vast new interactive art museum in Abu Dhabi

teamLab Phenomena is the first of several major museum due to open over the next 12 months in the UAE capital, including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

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Comment | Metadata is not just a major pillar of online access, it is a step towards decolonising the museum

The written descriptions of works of art are more than just labels—they are a record of evolving cultural understanding, writes Curationist's Amanda Figueroa

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Work honouring anarchist sparks outrage in Milan

Politicians in the city say the “inadequate” display of the mixed-media piece depicting Giuseppe Pinelli, who died after falling out of a police station window, fails to properly confront a dark chapter in the city’s history

For Madrid's Prado museum, the good times just keep rolling

A Veronese show in May is set to be latest in long line of Renaissance Venice crowd-pleasers for the Spanish institution

So long, stag parties: Barcelona banks on art to tempt ‘quality’ tourists

Amid a backlash by locals fed up with party-loving visitors, the city’s tourism authority has teamed up with museums to promote a series of exhibitions

Turmoil at Bavarian state museums as director quits and state prosecutor investigates

A crisis that began as an uproar over how the Bavarian State Painting Collections handles Nazi-looted art has widened as Bernhard Maaz “clears the way for a new beginning,” according to the state minister

‘We cannot remain silent’: Museums in Los Angeles brace for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Faced with anti-immigrant policies, institutional leaders are providing “know your rights” guidance

Changing the narrative: National Public Housing Museum opens in Chicago

Housed in one of the historic Jane Addams Homes, the new museum aims to challenge perceptions about the sector