Mauritshuis currently has 170 works on display as part of its “My Girl with a Pearl” initiative while Vermeer’s masterpiece is on loan

Partners of the organisation are now rewarded for adhering to its decarbonising and emission-cutting guidelines

Restitution shows that a "road of dialogue and peace always exists", according to a representative of the Holy See

Museums are stepping up efforts to return physical objects to their original owners—but repatriation policies often do not consider the digital information associated with them

News that a German museum has been hanging work “the wrong way” for 75 years has sparked debate about whether the artist would have even cared

The deal means significant pay increases for hourly wage earners and salaried employees alike, and extends some benefits to temporary workers

Conditions outlined for gift from Claude and France Lemand for new museum at the Arab World Institute in Paris

Museum's new 25 & Under ticketing scheme for temporary exhibitions is being subsidised by the art collectors Batia and Idan Ofer

Icom and Aliph’s $250,000 project is providing training and security measures for 22 museums in countries ravaged by war

Prospective lenders are increasingly nervous that their works will be targeted by attacks or be vulnerable to a lack of security during museum closures

The number of new museums, opera houses and theatres in ambitious and cash-rich Asian and Middle Eastern countries outstrips those in Europe and the US

Nigeria’s art market has exploded in recent years—a newly elected government may now fund and build a museum sector

The new Art Explora 'Mobile Museum' is on a ten-week tour in the north of England to make art more accessible

Since the 1990s, governments have questioned the "value" of culture but policy is still failing the sector, says author and broadcaster John Kampfner

Multiple free-admission policies have been introduced in the Los Angeles area—and early results are looking promising

The Lyon Housemuseum first opened its doors to the public in 2009 and features an array of Australian contemporary works

Formal requirement for government licences may well prove to be yet another obstacle to a loan agreement for the Parthenon Marbles

"I think there is a way forward where the sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, and that will be a win-win for Greece and for us,” George Osborne says

AI chatbot software has made waves by creating convincingly human speech and text—could it transform communications in the arts?

Programme is designed to mentor museums in the ways of the decentralised third generation of the Web that is home to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Dramatic extension to the 140-year-old building is inspired by the “Manhattanhenge” illusion

A radical renovation and expansion overseen by director Ann Philbin and architect Michael Maltzan is just weeks from completion

Riot police watched over crowds at the media launch, attended by the Greek prime minister

Popular galleries dedicated to Pre-Raphaelite artists and JMW Turner will also be rehung with new rooms dedicated to John Constable and William Blake

Described as “the first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists”, the Washington, DC museum is adding 20% more gallery space

Findings about the provenance of two Old Master drawings in the museum’s collection may test the pro-restitution stance recently adopted at US national institutions

The acquisition, the first of its kind by a major French public museum, includes works by Jonas Lund, Robness, Agnieszka Kurant and Sarah Meyohas

From New Mexico's short-lived Transcendental Painting Group to the evolution of America through its quilts

To celebrate 25 years, the institution will add new spaces and programmes, while also rethinking how it can strengthen the local art scene

Aida H Dee’s storytelling event disrupted by fighting outside London museum