Museums & Heritage
Kapoor succeeds Ofili as Tate Trustee
Meanwhile the Charity Commission investigates purchase of The upper room
Ofili controversy at the Tate will lead to greater openness
After Tate resisted the release of the sums paid for Ofili's 'The Upper Room', Tate will now more often disclose the price of works bought from artist-trustees.
Muslim graves discovered on the site of Jewish Museum of Tolerance
Construction has been halted on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s contentious new project
National Portrait Gallery: more transparent than Tate
Commission sum disclosed for Tom Phillips, unlike the purchase of "The Upper Room"
Tate considered buying Ofili installation with US collector
The controversy over the institution’s acquisition of a work by one of its trustees rumbles on
Will the V&A run the Gilbert Collection
V&A may be able to run the collection at a lower cost than Somerset House
New installation for Tate Modern courtesy of UBS
The first rehang of the Bankside branch relies on funds provided by UBS - with conditions
Tate struggles to attract money for acquisitions
A year ago the gallery launched a campaign to raise £100 million. Since then, £50,000 has been pledged from donors
National Gallery may start acquiring 20th-century art
The move would put the institution in competition with Tate
Museum inaction on restitution is undermining public trust
Adrian Ellis, director of AEA Consulting, talks on the threat this poses to the perceived legitimacy of cultural institutions
Another side of the mystery Tate/Ofili deal
How Tate bought The Upper Room remains shrouded in mystery and redactions
Outside curators buy for Tate at Frieze
This year's haul included video, installations, and photos but no paintings
Plans for Calder Museum in Philadelphia founder
Foundation fails to commit specific works to create the core of a permanent collection
Eclectic collector’s show raises questions at Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Visitors are confused and staff suggest that museum is neglecting its artistic mission
The great Chinese gold rush: Chinese art scene continues to blossom
Tate’s director of collections has visited China twice this year and MoMA trustees are also on their way
Tate steps up security for Whiteread's Turbine Hall installation amid demonstration fears
Guards are on red alert to prevent a possible publicity stunt by Fathers 4 Justice which could prove fatal
Tate withholds information in defiance of government guidelines
The gallery will not disclose the purchase price of 13 paintings by trustee Chris Ofili
Final effort for Tate to save Reynolds’ Archers
The Tate continues to fiercely pursue their fundraising campaign in the hopes that this great work may remain in the UK
Tate: Conspiracy or cock-up over Ofili’s Upper Room?
Tate board member Chris Ofili calls on artists to donate work to the Tate whilst selling his own work to the Gallery.
Three times lucky in Lottery funding as all applications awarded funds
The V&A, Museum of London, and National Museums of Scotland all get grants
Revealed: mystery lender of medieval art to V&A
He is Paul Ruddock, investment management CEO and V&A trustee
Pipilotti Rist for Tate Modern?
Overheard conversations suggest the Turbine Hall may be seeing this artist sooner rather than later...
National Portrait gallery plays host to Blair as Tate Modern passes on Labour Party's party
Due to a policy not to allow political events, the Tate declined to host Tony Blair's shindig
Will Tate save a set of William Blake watercolours?
The museum is trying to raise £8.8 million to keep the works in the UK
Rachel Whiteread is next, but where are the other Turbine Hall commissions now?
Most are extremely difficult to redisplay elsewhere
Calder Prize to benefit artists and museums
The biennial award will be a hefty $50,000
Tate Modern hopes to expand by half by 2011
The museum has announced an ambitious development project which could cost up to £135 million
The Accademia to create a new gallery for Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man
The expansion and renovation project will enable it to put its drawings on permanent display