Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists are front and centre in the Art Gallery of New South Wales's expansion plans, writes museum director Michael Brand

Others welcome the change while scrutinising their Covid-19 safety procedures

Former police officer faces up 40 years in prison, but systemic racism must now be addressed, says San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Curator cites management resistance to diversity effort, and personnel manager describes a “hostile environment”

Planning application for Melbourne businessman Lindsey Hogg’s Rosemaur Gallery has international support but faces local opposition

University-led project prepares artist's home of 65 years and its 8,000 objects for guided tours starting later this year

Historic building in the heart of the capital Vilnius to be split up and turned into restaurants, hotels and other commercial and cultural spaces

Connecticut museum, which has been seeking to expand involvement with local community, cites “personal reasons”

Museum chief is named "interim" director while President Macron decides if he should continue as head of the Paris institution

Salvador Salort-Pons says he has been working with a leadership coach to address complaints about staff members feeling undervalued

As restitution momentum builds, director of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art says it could lead discussions for the return of looted Benin objects in US museum collections

Financial impact is particularly severe for independent contractors, and the toll on mental health seems serious

Among the innumerable concerns expressed by international institutions are loss of public funding, threats to the security of collections and a decrease in visitors

Refurbished space will showcase under-recognised artists, starting with Lucy Raven, and serve as a hub for the foundation's 11 sites

The German-born archaeologist tells us about his fascination with the ancient world and the need to involve visitors in the discovery process

Egypt's Mr & Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum holds important works by artists including Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet

Plus, vaccine passports in museums and Gossaert's Adoration

Local couple donates 47 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Southerners and African Americans

The design of new galleries and other spaces is overseen by Moshe Safdie, the Arkansas complex’s original architect

Staff will shrink from 126 to 106 as institution pursues an organisational makeover

Painstaking reconstruction by multi-agency task force is salvaging what artefacts remain after Islamic State occupation

Huntington Library in California and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas ascended to the top of our visitor figures list

The New York institution is looking to raise $25,000 to fund future series, and children who visit will have a chance to take part in production

Exhibitions editor José da Silva breaks down the results from our Visitor Figures 2020 survey and digital expert Chris Unitt explains how museums have pivoted to digital

An updated proposal will keep the collection organised around mediums instead of switching to a chronological approach

While Paris museum undergoes renovations, Europe's biggest modern and contemporary art collection will go on tour—keeping curators employed

Museum directors in London and the regions are cutting jobs and slashing budgets, raising concerns for the post-pandemic future of the sector

After a £4.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and years of restoration, the historic priory is set to open this summer

The museum, which did not disclose the price, says the work reflects a shift to a more idealised style

French aid will restore the stained-glass windows and Arab salon of the historic villa, which was severely damaged in port explosions last August