Museums
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
Tate Liverpool plans £30m gallery overhaul—with help from UK government’s ‘level up’ fund
The £10m public grant is part of a new initiative aimed at equalising quality of living between the north and south
US museums revise Covid-19 safety measures amid Omicron surge, some requiring high-quality masks
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Harvard Art Museums have banned cloth masks, requiring visitors wear more robust face coverings, while other museums ponder new restrictions as cases skyrocket
NFTs IRL: Seattle to be home to first museum dedicated to blockchain art
New institution will include exhibitions about digital art, as well as QR codes for visitors to view NFT works
Mona Lisa to go digital as boom for immersive art shows grows
Officials at the Grand Palais hope a new strand of multimedia exhibitions will tap into a growing global market
India's largest art museum to open Islamic gallery
The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad contains around 2,500 objects related to Islamic faiths and traditions
Decolonising museums, embracing 'Green Culture' and boosting arts funding: Germany’s new culture minister reveals plans
Claudia Roth says she will rethink Humboldt Forum and set up a central “green culture” desk in the country
How an Australian collector’s strings-attached gift paved the way for a new $36m museum
Shepparton Art Museum opened late last year but a ballooning budget and conflicting local politics have made led to a mixed reception
After two decades as director, Iwona Blazwick leaves London's Whitechapel Gallery
The esteemed East End art gallery doubled in size under her leadership
Meet the man making millions for Western museums in China
Following his alliance with the British Museum, Yizan He has now secured global licensing rights to sell branded products in partnership with major art institutions worldwide
Making a fresh start: new museum openings
While the pandemic may have forced museums around the world into an involuntary temporary slumber, builders have been busy. Here are the most exciting new and expanded museums opening in 2022
Belgium plans to hand back colonial loot to DR Congo
New law will set up expert commission to sift through thousands of objects at the Royal Museum for Central Africa
US museums close or reduce capacity as Omicron variant causes surge in Covid-19 cases
The Metropolitan Museum will stay opened at reduced capacity, while others like the Yale University Art Gallery and the Baltimore Museum of Art close temporarily
Museums in London start to shut down as Omicron wave sweeps capital
Natural History Museum closes due to front-of-house staff shortages caused by Covid-19
From NFTs to LFTs: 2021's biggest art stories—and what they mean
The Art Newspaper team picks apart this year’s most important developments, from demands for colonial restitution to the return of culture wars
From artist residency to fully-fledged museum: Ghana's new space for contemporary African art prepares to open in March
Just a year after launching a studio programme in Accra, its ambitious young founder is turning it into a museum
National Museum of Afghanistan reopens—but staff are unpaid and Taliban are guarding the treasures
Recent images show militia taking photographs of artefacts on their mobile phones
Van Gogh gets a facelift: conservation of self-portrait to be revealed in London
The Kröller-Müller Museum painting will be unveiled in the Courtauld Gallery’s exhibition
Italy’s museums move to stop ticket touts’ post-Covid comeback
The Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia are among those finding ways to prevent re-sellers from inflating ticket prices
'Frightening' price tag and soap opera drama: Moscow’s GES-2 House of Culture opens opposite Kremlin
Power plant arts centre backed by Russian billionaire makes its long-awaited debut with a “dream exhibition” for Ragnar Kjartansson and a carnival in four acts
Top New York architect dropped midway through Hermitage Museum’s Moscow expansion project
Hani Rashid says he was ghosted by the Moscow city government
Fraud: the case of Inigo Philbrick
Plus, Warhol’s Catholicism and Moscow’s new museums