Museums
German museums offer curator jobs to Ukrainian and Russian refugees
Berlin-based Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation is supporting roles for a one-year period
In a world of digital innovation, what if art becomes… boring?
A virtual reality visit to the Sistine Chapel made me realise that museums are going to have to up their game in order to maintain visitors' interest
Milan’s Museo del Novecento could lose 600 works in legal battle with heir
Mario Bertolini’s vast collection of Modern art, amassed over his lifetime and donated to the museum in 2014, is at the centre of a claim seeking to invalidate the acquisition
UK sanctions Russian oligarch behind major Fabergé egg loan to V&A exhibition
Ukrainian-born mining billionaire Viktor Vekselberg lent the first Imperial Easter egg to the London museum through his foundation
Billionaire collector Nicolas Berggruen snaps up his second Venetian palace
Scheduled to open in 2024, Palazzo Diedo will house an exhibition and art residency space
Museum building heavily damaged in Ukraine's battle-ravaged city of Chernihiv
Director has been posting emotional updates on Facebook as Russian forces shell area
With art therapy on the rise, France's museums are beginning to take mental health seriously
Palais de Tokyo is building a “care centre” for art and wellbeing programmes, while new workshops launch at Louvre-Lens
British museums including Tate and V&A not part of UK government's new Saudi culture deal
The partnership, signed in February, will focus on collaborations in the film, museum and heritage sectors between the two nations
Hong Kong's last British governor on how Beijing's crackdown is corroding the city's vibrant cultural scene
The Chinese government is demolishing the freedoms that once made the special administrative region special, says Chris Patten
Museum ethics organisation criticises ‘forced resignation’ of Manchester gallery director
Cimam is demanding "greater clarity" over the reasons for Alistair Hudson’s proposed removal
What will happen to Russia's treasures on loan in London and Paris?
Imperial Fabergé eggs and Impressionist masterpieces are some of the works currently in shows in Europe
Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo '99%' ready as contractor promises 'theatrical' Tutankhamun gallery
Egyptian government officials say the long-awaited antiquities museum near the Pyramids of Giza will probably open in November this year
Ukraine museum reportedly burns down in Russian invasion, destroying 25 works by folk artist Maria Prymachenko
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Museum of Local History in Ivankiv had been set on fire by Russian forces
New €35m Kunsthalle Praha gallery backed by private collectors opens in the Czech capital
Former electric substation converted into contemporary art hub by Pudil Family Foundation
'It’s a time bomb': retirees slam Getty Trust’s decision to terminate their pension plan
Pensioners stand to lose federal protections once the board transfers the $336m plan to an insurer
Storm Eunice damages UK heritage sites and forces museums and galleries to close
Cultural sites turn away visitors while iconic architecture is “shredded to pieces” by storm
Russian guard who doodled on $1m painting speaks out: ‘I’m a fool, what have I done!’
The 63-year-old injured war veteran spoke to Russian news outlet E1, which describes the incident as a tragedy not a comedy
The ‘most important piece of prehistoric art’ found in Britain in a century will go on view at the British Museum
The 5,000-year-old chalk sculpture was discovered on a country estate near the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire
Russian gallery guard charged after drawing eyes on avant-garde painting with ballpoint pen
Work by Anna Leporskaya from the 1930s is undergoing restoration after "lapse in sanity" by museum employee during first day on the job
Are UK museums deterring visitors with Covid booking system for permanent collections?
As restrictions ease, institutions are reconsidering the policy introduced during the pandemic as it could be putting off last-minute visitors
Russian oligarch to open private museum in Riga
Institution will house Petr Aven’s collection of Russian and Latvian fine and decorative art
What are the next challenges for cultural restitution?
The full story of colonial plundering lies not in museum displays but in unopened, uncatalogued boxes in store rooms
State of the unions: why US museum workers are mobilising against their employers
With the arts sector increasingly vulnerable in the wake of the pandemic, a new breed of digitally optimised worker is emerging
Berlin's 'hidden museum' that championed forgotten women artists closes down after almost 40 years
Das Verborgene Museum is passing on its archive and research mission to the Berlinische Galerie
A Mexican millionaire is building a museum to house his art collection, and using public funds to do it
Mauricio Fernández Garza first proposed the structure, which is a replica of his mansion in San Pedro Garza García, near Monterrey, when he was mayor of the well-heeled town
Louvre teams up with Sotheby’s to investigate provenance of works bought during the Second World War
The auction house will help the Parisian institution research the history of items purchased between 1933 and 1945, which "may lead to restitutions"
UK’s first LGBTQ museum to open in London this spring
Queer Britain charity pledges new institution will be free of charge
The mind-blowing Van Gogh gallery that never was
What happened to the 1923 plan for a Grand Museum to house the collection of Helene Kröller-Müller
Into the ether: How a German museum accidentally lost access to two highly valuable NFTs
Copy-and-paste fail or meta commentary on crypto art?
Clare Lilley is named Yorkshire Sculpture Park's director—only the second in its 45-year history
Curator is overseeing a major Robert Indiana show due to launch this spring