Museums & Heritage
New acquisitions go on view at Tate
Tate Modern's first rehang includes Marlene Dumas
How the entire British art world was duped by a fake Egyptian statue
The British Museum, Christie’s, the National Art Collections Fund and the Inland Revenue, among others, were all fooled
Official u-turn over Tate's museum status
MLA director apologises as Tate reserves right to decide over national accreditation—without loss of privilege
First Tate Modern, now Herzog & de Meuron convert power station in Madrid
Spain's La Caixa follows in Tate's footsteps
News from London: Wyn Evans lights up night sky while Koons goes green in the V&A
The Tate Triennial might be a critical damp squib, but the veteran artist Cerith Wyn Evans made sure the opening went with a bang
Tate is not a museum: Gallery could lose privileges
As it is not accredited by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council due to its deacquisition guidelines
A pilot restoration project modelled on the National Trust is being launched later this year in Russia
Putin looks to UK to save listed buildings
Tate considers National Gallery’s proposal to show early 20th-century art
Trustees discuss idea following our report
London: V&A Theatre Museum likely to close
The collection will be put into storage
Dealer’s decision to break up William Blake album branded “philistine”
The Tate could not raise the money to buy this unique portfolio. Will a US museum save it before it is dispersed at Sotheby’s?
Australian hedge fund trader gives £1.5 million to V&A sculpture gallery
Redesigned space will open in March
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
