The work, taken from the tomb of a vizier called Khentika, features a motif that is extremely rare in Ancient Egyptian art

The objects were taken from a display case at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff

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

The Smithsonian’s museums in Washington, DC, and New York City will remain open for now

Opening next March, the revamp will increase the number of galleries from four to seven as part of the museum's Future Plan development programme

The news comes a year after the suburban art museum closed, following years of financial problems

The museum will display around 200 works from RM’s personal collection and the museum’s holdings

Behind its ordered, Neo-Classical façade, the London institution has been home to plenty of intrigue and eccentricity

The gallery will be redeveloped by David Chipperfield Architects, who will add a 12-metre-high space with a mezzanine

Speaking to ‘The Art World: What If…?!’ podcast, Glenn Lowry also discussed plans for a new museum directors leadership initiative, and delivered his verdict on his successor

Museo Casa Kahlo is located a short walk from the popular Casa Azul museum in the Coyoacán neighbourhood, in a home long owned by members of the Kahlo family

Students at a Vancouver university will analyse the designs and materials with a view to identifying where and when the items originate from

The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo

The institution in Doha will featured the celebrated—and sometimes controversial—late artist’s paintings, films, tapestries and more

Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure

Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?

The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form

A global collaboration led by Sharjah has established the Faya Palaeolandscape as a cornerstone in the study of early human migration across the Arabian Peninsula

As part of the acquisition, the institution has been renamed the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art

After abandoning a costly design by Swiss starchitects, the museum has picked Vancouver-based Formline Architecture and Urbanism and Toronto-based KPMB Architects to take on the project

The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration

Recent changes to the grant regime for listed places of worship are a UK heritage crisis in the making

A labour dispute involving one of the country's major rail routes has left visitors to the famed Unesco World Heritage site in the lurch

Lisa Phillips, who has led the museum through two major construction projects, will step down in April

Unpacking the issues facing cultural institutions today, plus chats about a Renaissance blockbuster and a ”cut-up” architectural installation in Basel

Art, says the acting chief curator and senior curator of photography at MoMA, is about considering what it means to be human

Environmental damage is increasingly visible at the ruins of the former trading hub, located in modern-day Tunisia

La Luz del Mundo’s flagship church in Guadalajara is a unique structure, but should architectural value (and politics) override ethical concerns?

The discovery comes as the masterpiece by the Dutch artist is undergoing a long-term public restoration at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

The two-day closure earlier this month stemmed from a structural crisis in Mexico’s cultural sector