Museums
What we learned from the show of Monet’s London paintings at the Courtauld
Specialists and curators on what gathering Thames paintings from around the world revealed
Nuevo museo traza la plural herencia muralista de México
El Museo Vivo del Muralismo se encuentra en la antigua sede de la Secretaría de Educación en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
Wanted! Italy seeks new directors for top museums
Candidates have until 6 March to apply to take the reins at some of the country's most prestigious institutions, including the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence and the Colosseum archaeological park
French culture sector faces ‘violent’ cuts as parliament adopts 2025 budget
The Académie des beaux-arts warns against threats to “freedom of research and creation" as government and local council spending on the arts is slashed
Indian government remains ‘evasive’ over plans for the world’s biggest museum
The ambitious project will replace the National Museum in New Delhi—but crucial details remain under wraps
Una nueva correduría de arte mexicana va de fortaleza en fortaleza
Comisario Art House está capitalizando exitosamente con la rápida expansión de la escena artística en la Capital
Mexican art handling startup goes from strength to strength
Comisario Art House is capitalising on the rapid expansion of the capital’s art scene
Steve McQueen’s Grenfell film to tour to six UK cities
The artist’s work—dedicated to the victims of the tragic fire—will be screened in cities including Cardiff and Glasgow
‘Not for critique’: museum planned near India's grand Ram temple will ‘skip’ site's history of sectarian violence, official says
The immersive, hologram-filled Ram Katha Museum in Ayodhya is planned to open next year, while the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation struggles to secure funding for a mosque and museum nearby
How National Galleries of Scotland aced the sustainability transition
The Edinburgh institution is leading the way for cultural institutions to reduce their environmental impact with a deeply-embedded, long-term strategy
From organisations nurturing young talent to a successful new art fair, Singapore's art scene is hitting its stride
As this year's Singapore Art Week kicks off, we take a look at the development of the city-state's museums, galleries and wider arts ecosystem over recent years
Let there be light: Singapore Art Week brings art to every part of the city
Visitors to this year's Singapore Art Week are spoilt for choice, with more than 160 events and exhibitions to take in, from art fairs to shows of established and emerging Southeast Asian artists
Davos loses out on key Modern and contemporary collection after voters reject Kirchner Museum extension
The Ulmberg collection, comprising works by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Beckmann, Lyonel Feininger, Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois, may go to the city of Chur
As restitutions slow across Europe, UK may be poised for progress
Political turmoil across the continent is hampering plans for national structures to return colonial-era heritage. But the UK, once a laggard, appears to be preparing to review laws
Comment | What happens behind the scenes at the museum is what really matters
From delicate cleaning to forklifts, the unseen, but crucial, investment often goes unnoticed
Cash-strapped Dutch museums nervous about future despite last-minute VAT reprieve
Institutions breathed a sigh of relief after the government withdrew tax-raising plan—but remain worried about possible funding cuts
‘Art is a meeting place’: inside Israel’s first official museum of Arab culture
Starting life as a private gallery, the Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery is now receiving public funding to collect and display art by Israeli, Arab and Palestinian artists
Secretive underground exploration group assists with missing museum artefacts in Melbourne
Members of clandestine group retrieve objects from drains after burst pipe at Australian museum’s storage facility
UK export bar placed on rare 17th-century Fairhaven Panels worth £1.6m
Museums must match the price of the pearl and shell piece which sold at Sotheby’s last year
'We haven’t seen positive things yet': UK arts bodies urge clarity on funding six months after Labour victory
With local authorities in crisis and Tate running a deficit, leaders of British organisations hope for much-needed capital investment
London museum guards threaten further strike action
Workers employed by contractor Wilson James demand better wages and additional leave
How Amsterdam’s Drift Museum is working to create more energy than it uses
Sustainability features at heritage-listed former railway factory will include heating system that stores summer warmth for use in the winter months
The most exciting art museum openings and expansions of 2025
The construction of Saadiyat Cultural District is due to be completed, while the Studio Museum in Harlem will unveil its new 82,000 sq. ft building
Acquisitions round-up: a rediscovered 19th-century self-portrait, Van Gogh’s ‘Mona Lisa of Brabant’ and a painting by a contemporary Tanzanian artist
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Sacred tunic belonging to Alexander the Great may have been identified
Analysis shows that clothing discovered in royal tombs of Vergina in Greece could be linked to the king rather than his father
Harem work removed from show at Qatar's Arab Museum of Modern Art
Renowned Turkish artist İnci Eviner says her work was pulled "without further explanation and apology" and describes the move as censorship
The Year in Review: escalating art attacks and responses to war
This year has been marked by a rising number of politically-motivated attacks on art. But we should not forget the power of art to unite diverse groups of people
Restored Notre-Dame to have its own museum in Paris's Hôtel-Dieu
Institution in historic hospital development could exhibit the heads of the kings of Judea from the cathedral's medieval statues
Shanghai’s ‘Meowseum Nights’ a sell-out hit with cat owners (and cats)
Events encouraging visitors to bring feline companions highlighted Ancient Egypt show
Remembering Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, groundbreaking director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
Charismatic leader who steered the museum through a difficult period in the 1980s, and later became a university vice-chancellor