Museums
Where will Labour government’s local reforms leave England’s cash-strapped museums?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ planned overhaul of regional councils promises stability, but delivers confusion for the cultural sector
France's Bonnat-Helleu museum reopens after 14-year renovation with new discoveries and 2,500 loans from the Louvre
Museum in Bayonne, in the southwest of the country, has spruced up its historic building and doubled its display area
Politician demands end to Grand Egyptian Museum ticketing system that leaves locals in ‘secondary category’
The newly opened museum currently allocates a percentage of its daily ticket limit to both Egyptians and foreigners
Rijksmuseum to host study exploring potential benefits of art for people with Parkinson’s
A leading neurologist is working with the Amsterdam museum to see if making or encountering art can help ease symptoms of the degenerative disease
Acquisitions round-up: an ‘exceptionally rare’ portrait of an enslaved person and two large-scale donations
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide, including the enigmatic “Portrait of Frederick”
Portland Art Museum to unveil $116m transformation with Mark Rothko at its heart
After more than a decade of planning, the US state’s largest ever capital investment in the arts opens with a new pavilion named for Rothko and a gallery devoted to Black artists
In southern Italy, a long-planned excavation is revealing the secrets of an ancient Greek sanctuary
This summer a team of archaeologists resumed their work on a site dating back to around 600BC, known for its three well-preserved Doric temples
Do museums need to crack down on selfies?
The Uffizi in Florence is restricting selfies, and New York’s Frick Collection bans all photography—but other museums encourage them
New York’s Studio Museum—known for championing Black artists—reopens in $300m new home
The legendary institution, which took seven years to build, reopens with an exhibition devoted to the works of Tom Lloyd
How China’s private museums are navigating a post-boom era
Some museums have closed, falling victim to Covid-19 and a slowing economy, while others are scaling back or regrouping
How an old conservation technique involving salts is winning over museums
Research shows that the solutions long used in a German castle are a cheap, effective conservation method with advantages over silica and air-conditioning
Tutankhamun set to debut at delayed Grand Egyptian Museum opening
The colossal archaeological museum is set to welcome international dignitaries to a ceremony this Saturday, including opening its prize attraction, the Tutankhamun Gallery
Princeton University Art Museum graduates to expansive new home
The institution has doubled the size of its former space to display more of its collection of 117,000 works, plus newly commissioned sculptures and installations
Chinese prints and a rare stringed wood carving by Barbara Hepworth: the latest museum acquisitions
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
A brief history of the British Museum's central London home
The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long history
Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum
Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar
Barcelona to get new Carmen Thyssen museum—with around a quarter of its space devoted to retail
Plans for the museum, located in the former Comèdia cinema, have attracted criticism from the city’s left-wing politicians
From controversy to clarity: how a Philadelphia medical museum is rethinking the display of human remains
In 2023 the Mütter Museum was at the centre of a scandal around the repatriation of Indigenous remains. Now, as the dust begins to settle, a new leadership team is looking to the future
New London venue to focus on global majority arts—and host ‘necessary conversations’
Ibraaz, funded by the Kamel Lazaar Foundation and opening on 15 October, is a multi-disciplinary art space in Fitzrovia that seeks to address “urgent questions”
Every buck you make: are endowment funds, with help from the likes of Sting, the future for museums?
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
Two years on from 7 October attacks, Israeli museum directors are in ‘complete isolation’
As the Israel-Hamas war enters its third year, institution leaders discuss cancelled collaborations, working amid trauma and the art world's “deafening silence”
Historic architecture is celebrated in new Onera Foundation venue in Connecticut
The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo
How growing political interference is eroding the independence of European museums
Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure
The new chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art is bringing insights from London to the youth of Tashkent
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
Low morale, fast staff turnover: why the credibility of Louisiana’s ten state museums is at risk
Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?
How nature is helping a rural French arts centre to reduce its carbon footprint
The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration
Gas found in space could help repair damage to Old Masters, say researchers
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?
Power to the people: London’s National Gallery seeks public panel to help shape its future
The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities
Time for a survey? New programme provides museums with advice on long-term sustainability
The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection
Influencer, politician, museum director: what Eike Schmidt did next
After overhauling the Uffizi Galleries and running for mayor of Florence, Schmidt is now making his mark in a new destination