The work is being sold from the collection of the Dukes of Bedford to help fund the refurbishment of Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire

Joseph Atsus was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a string of robberies at museums in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and North Dakota

For the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco’s nomadic debut, the artists Lily Kwong and Tara Donovan have devised projects using nature and light on the grounds of an unusual downtown skyscraper

Works by Ben Nicholson, Vanessa Bell and Bill Brandt were also among works given to the nation in 2024-25 to settle £39.3m worth of tax

The artist says he is concerned about the “physical and environmental risks” posed by sending the work to the British Museum

The location, although not yet official, would legally require the project to undergo a rigorous review process and receive congressional approval

The site, which will feature work by artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Henry Moore, is expected to open in the autumn—though planning permission is yet to be confirmed

The museum will offer free admission during its opening weekend festivities

The museum said the change of labels and portraits is in preparation for an overhaul of its popular permanent gallery “America’s Presidents”

The Jewish Australian artist Nina Sanadze plans to turn the petals into “something that lasts for centuries and keeps the memory”

The closure last year of the Cape Town museum has “left people angry and deeply suspicious”

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From the opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Marcel Duchamp at MoMA, New York, The Art Newspaper's editors look ahead to next year's biggest stories

The major survey repositions the French artist as more than a Neoclassicist, emphasising instead his realism and idealism

Must-see exhibitions coming this year include ‘Van Gogh’s Sunflowers’ in Philadelphia and ‘Yellow: Beyond Van Gogh’s Colour’ in Amsterdam

The White House has given the Smithsonian Institution until 13 January to provide a trove of materials about planning and procedures at eight of its museums

More than 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Florence museum demanding an end to “low-paid and precarious work”

Alongside her work at organisations such as New York’s Just Above Midtown gallery and the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, Goncharov was also an artist

Staff at the Paris museum yesterday staged another walk out, citing concerns around working conditions and infrastructure

M HKA played a crucial role in linking emerging and established forms of art

Museums may need to rethink their content and find new ways to engage with young fans online

Historic embroidery will be protected from damage or loss under taxpayer-backed scheme

Authorities plan to extend the $28bn rail project and relocate Maya structures

Assisi fresco celebrated by Giorgia Meloni was reduced to tiny fragments in 1997

Public murals, sculptures and reliefs from the 1950s that adorned an earthquake-damaged building are now in storage

Researchers at the museum concluded that the three artefacts were removed from Cambodia during the civil war of the 1960s and 70s

Nukus Museum’s vast cache of Russian avant-garde and national folk art is driving cultural tourism

Spending most of his life in slavery, David Drake was denied the right to benefit from his own creativity and so to be an artist in every sense—until now

The repatriations are linked to long-running investigations into looting at Bubon and other archaeological sites, as prosecutors in New York step up pressure on museums and collectors

The new union, which 96% of eligible employees voted for, will represent more than 300 employees