Museums
Frances Morris to leave Tate Modern in April after seven years as director
London museum's first female chief, who was pivotal in diversifying the collection and programme, departs to pursue curatorial projects related to climate change and Modernism
National Gallery renovation plans contested—while Britain appoints new leader uncontested
In the letter for our November issue, editor Alison Cole reflects on the tumultuous times of two London institutions
'National Gallery's plans will create an entrance fit for today’s public' says London museum's director
Gabriele Finaldi responds to criticism over the gallery's proposed redesign for the Sainsbury Wing
Eco activist attempts to glue his head to Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Dutch police have arrested three people at the Mauritshuis in The Hague
In response to energy crisis, Berlin museum turns off its Dan Flavin neon for first time in 26 years
The work normally lights up the facade of contemporary art gallery Hamburger Bahnhof
In Germany, climate activists throw mashed potato at most expensive Monet painting sold at auction
The protestors from Letzte Generation took inspiration from a recent stunt that saw Van Gogh's Sunflowers doused in soup
Moscow's GES-2 House of Culture: the rise and fall of Russian billionaire's huge new art hub
Russia’s foray into international culture stalls as art complex that opened last year sees artists exit and change of direction
Dutch foundation plans to open major new contemporary art museum in Amsterdam—with a familiar face as director
The Hartwig Art Foundation's institutional space will be run by Beatrix Ruf, the former director of the Stedelijk Museum
UK heritage minister says government has no plans to amend law that prevents museums from 'disposing' of objects
The 1983 National Heritage Act was debated in the House of Lords—but the issue of reform will be further discussed ahead of its 40-year anniversary in May 2023
Protestors at British Museum demand release of writer imprisoned in Egypt
Plight of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah, currently on hunger strike, is focal point of protest as hieroglyphs exhibition opens
Museums must unite over Iran's human rights abuses, say art-world figures
Institutions are urged to show solidarity following Mahsa Amini's death after her detention by the morality police
The global mental health crisis: Wellcome Trust launches international science and art project to help people cope
Mindscape initiative is a programme of residencies and exhibitions in museums across the world that explore psychological wellbeing post-pandemic
UK government art collection—containing some 15,000 works—finally gets its first public display space
The London viewing gallery will open next year
The Photographers' Gallery in London appoints Shoair Mavlian as new director
A former intern will replace Brett Rogers as the new figurehead of the photography space, but will face immediate pressures concerning income, footfall and sponsorship
De Kooning’s Woman Ochre returns to the museum it was stolen from in 1985
The painting, which was missing for more than 30 years after it was cut from its frame and stolen, made a stop at the Getty Center in Los Angeles for restoration
Rijksmuseum strongly denies claims it is sinking due to wood-rotting fungi
Dutch national museum opposes the report claiming its foundations have been infected, stating the building “has not sunk a millimetre”
Energy crisis could prove more damaging to UK museums than global pandemic, expert says
Museums Association director Sharon Heal explains the long-term effects of systemically underfunding the UK's cultural sector
A dark winter looms for UK museums as energy costs and fewer visitors continue to hit revenue
The UK's 15 nationally funded museums have seen visitor numbers drop by over a third compared to June 2019, thanks in large part to the pandemic. They are now facing price rises, with government support still unclear
Art was never Queen Elizabeth II's passion—but her image was truly iconic
“You have to be seen to be believed,” was the Queen’s maxim for her own bold and supremely colourful attire
Two Qatar exhibitions put Doha's vast forthcoming Art Mill Museum in the spotlight
The show will include contemporary art commissions by artists such as French-born Yasmina Benabderrahmane and Istanbul-based Ali Kazma
State Hermitage Museum curator quits over Russia's war in Ukraine
Dimitri Ozerkov, the head of the contemporary art department, made the announcement on Instagram after months of silence
London's Victoria and Albert museum announces it will 'no longer carry the Sackler name'
Institution cuts ties with the family behind the highly addictive drug Oxycontin
My plea to London’s National Gallery to scrap its £35m Sainsbury Wing new entrance plans
Architecture critic Hugh Pearman argues that the gallery is making irreversible changes to a Grade I listed building—while removing most of its early Renaissance collection from display until 2025
Acquisitions round-up: National Museum of Women in the Arts receives bequest of more than 60 works
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
A Danny Boyle dance show inspired by The Matrix and an inflatable Kusama room: Manchester's new art space set to open next year
Factory International is over budget and four years late, but will create 1,500 new jobs and inject a projected £1.1bn into the city's economy over the next decade, city council say
Cy Twombly double-header in Los Angeles shows two sides of the still-influential artist
An exhibition at the Getty focuses on Twombly’s early fascination with ancient Mediterranean cultures while a show of his later work at Gagosian gives a sense of how his practice changed and matured
Belgian museum looks unchanged after €100m restoration—but an entirely new building has been inserted within
Home to works by Old Masters including Peter Paul Rubens and Jan van Eyck, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp reopens after 11-year makeover
Sydney museum turns underground Second World War oil reservoir into dramatic new gallery space
The Tank is part of the Sydney Modern extension at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia, due to open in December
Spain's Prado museum releases list of works with murky civil war and Francoist provenance
Up to 62 works in the collection, including paintings by Joaquín Sorolla and François Boucher copies, could be returned to their original owners under the current investigation
Lights go out early at the Louvre in bid to slash high energy costs
Paris museum's pyramid joins the Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay and Chateau Versailles in French government initiative to save power