Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine

The museums should make urgent use of the delay already caused by the pandemic rather than lurch towards lengthy postponement

A show at the Corning Museum reveals how corruption and intimidation have historically suppressed the votes of non-white, non-male demographics as US presidential election results remain in flux

The screenprints are an abridged version of the artist’s 41-panel tempera series devoted to the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture

Dozens of institutions across the nation have stepped up to "help increase public participation in the American system of self-government" on election day

More than 40 directors sign an open letter to regional governments saying museums should not be included in month-long coronavirus lockdown

Exhibition schedules disrupted and concerns raised over funding after institutions required to shut down until 2 December

Closing German museums would be “a hard blow for the institutions and society,” the country's museums association says

Mark Godfrey has been disciplined after posting a long statement on his Instagram account describing postponement as "extremely patronising to viewers"

Mies van der Rohe’s steel-and-glass building is undergoing modernisation by David Chipperfield, including new air-conditioning, security, lighting and visitor facilities

A planned mosque and cultural centre will celebrate the syncretic culture of Hinduism and Islam in the northern city of Ayodhya

Israeli museum professionals fear deaccessioning auction could set a dangerous precedent

The complaint also demands compensation for four further works by Mondrian no longer at the Krefeld museum

A flurry of museum pieces is heading to auction, but will there be enough buyers for them?

Sixty-three objects were sprayed with an oily liquid on 3 October at the Pergamon, Neues Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie

Stéphane Aquin is taking over after Nathalie Bondil’s controversial dismissal

"The arts and cultural sector has been especially hard hit," says Senator José Serrano

Oliver Dowden confirms recipients were "encouraged" to acknowledge fund on websites and social media

With no group student visits, no art-world private view, and limits on public access, the buzz of new exhibitions has potentially been short-circuited

Whitechapel, Whitworth, Mary Rose Trust and Photo London are also among the recipients for long-awaited Covid-19 rescue funds

Hundreds of works will be returned following harassment allegations dating back to 1997

Dealer offered to buy the Egyptian artefact for £4m and save it for the nation, claims Art & Antiques Appraisals

Despite pandemic, Russian and Iranian museum directors met online to discuss future cultural collaborations

Plans include a show about ivory and a “critical approach” to colonial legacies

A trip to the National Gallery was eerie and alien—although a newly restored Van Dyck painting briefly shook off my anxiety

On The Art Newspaper’s anniversary, Donatien Grau reflects on the radical expansion of museums' financial, political and cultural influence

Including: the seven best shows • align your chakras, Frieze Week is getting spiritual • the challenges of making sculpture during a pandemic and more

Clore Duffield Foundation funds are designed to relaunch learning and community programming

Museum says it is in "its worst financial position on record" because of coronavirus

French government also considering option of a seven-year overhaul that would allow the Paris gallery to stay partially open