Burton will run the museum with Klaus Biesenbach, who has been reassigned as artistic director in a restructuring

A turf battle may loom on the National Mall, but secretary Lonnie Bunch hopes to limit the hurdles for institutions devoted to Latino culture and women’s history

Scientific testing reveals that the artist radically changed his depiction of a Paris couple in a landmark 1788 painting

Cultural heritage workers estimate they have five years to secure the heritage site’s contents before it is destroyed to extract the ore

The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders

Billed as Uruguay's most comprehensive hub for international contemporary art, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry will open in Punta del Este next January

The 26 works, promised by a New York collecting couple, enhance the museum’s current holdings and add new artists to its collection

Beijing museum unveils plans for fourth location in "one of the most exciting cities in China" and new co-branded U2 exhibition space

"Berkshire House" aims to be a cross-disciplinary creative centre in the region

In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril

The Lina Bo Bardi-designed museum in Brazil can currently only display 1% of its 11,000-piece collection

Ranging from actor Lynda Carter and tennis star Billie Jean King to former US commerce secretary Penny Pritzker and television executive Abbe Raven, its members are expected to play a crucial role in fundraising

Mayor’s order will be enforced starting on 13 September after a public education campaign

The site’s “Classic Nudes” series still includes erotic explorations of masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, National Gallery in London, and Musée d’Orsay in Paris, as well as several other international institutions

Architect's Modernist masterpiece was “incredibly badly built” and took six years and €140m to restore to its former glory

$50m renovation of California institution improves structural stability and helps to showcase the riches of the collection

Demonstrators plant cardboard tombstones outside a New York courthouse to call attention to Purdue Pharma’s role in deaths from the opioid painkiller Oxycontin

David E. Little, who heads Amherst College’s museum, has experience in fund-raising, educating and curating at multiple US institutions

Contemporary art venue has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic

Former BBC culture editor Will Gompertz steps into joint managing director role with Sandeep Dwesar

Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict

Three co-presidents rather than one will oversee the institution, which has also recruited a more diverse array of board members

The birthplace of the Olympic Games is one of the many ancient sites at risk as record temperatures scorch country

Louvre specialists worked with Lebanese counterparts to repair the damaged building

A United Auto Workers local that represents employees at several other museums files a petition on their behalf for a union vote

Association of Art Museum Directors should permanently recognise “direct care” of collections as a proper use of art sale proceeds

Leader oversaw an ambitious series of construction projects but has also contended with reports of midlevel management abuses and equity issues

The rambling 365-room mansion is being rescued from near collapse, starting with its tea house

Lawsuit was filed against the Brazilian government earlier this month citing the imminent risk of a blaze

Culture Unstained activists say contract clause is ‘chilling’ but museum group says cutting ties with energy groups is ‘unproductive’