Museums
'Alarmingly at odds with reality': museum directors attack Creative Industries Federation's report on impact of coronavirus
Report estimates virus is causing 9% drop in revenue, but chairman of the UK National Museum Directors’ Council says 50% loss is more accurate
Beijing art world starts shutting down again amid new coronavirus cluster
M Woods among private museums closing as China reports 137 new infections in wholesale food market
Oxford Economics report: an emergency fund for the UK creative sector 'needs to come soon'
It is time for a Creative New Deal amid the coronavirus crisis, says Caroline Norbury the chief executive officer of the Creative Industries Federation
UK creative industries face 'a cultural catastrophe'—but museums may not be hit as hard
New report by Oxford Economics predicts that the culture sector will lose 30% of its revenue due to Covid-19
Berlin’s Humboldt Forum to open this year despite pandemic delay
Exhibition of Berlin city history is to be among the first to open
Museums will need ethical funders all the more after the coronavirus crisis
As institutions reopen their doors to a world that has changed significantly, public scrutiny of private money is not going away
The Art Newspaper Live: Funding Matters Registration Now Open
In our first live virtual event on 25 June, part of a new online series, we bring together institutional leaders to discuss the challenges ahead
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Social distancing measures mean a lot of money will be spent on a small number of visitors, institutions should be focusing on their online presence instead
Eight ways museums could make the most of the coronavirus crisis
Failure to seize this opportunity to make changes would be a graver error than any breach of etiquette
'Time to give back the swag, guys!' British Museum unleashes Twitter storm with statement on Black Lives Matter
London institution was criticised for proclaiming that it "stands in solidarity with the Black community" while continuing to resist calls to restitute colonial-era loot
Edward Colston monument: 'UK must face the truth of what helped it become a mighty power'
Once it is fished out of the water in Bristol, the statue of the 17-century slave trader should go in a museum. But what kind of a museum?, asks writer Bonnie Greer
Insurers hit by art-world class action lawsuit as coronavirus crisis bites
Claimants including major museums and art galleries accuse companies of failing to pay out on Covid-19 pandemic
Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons
By bowing out of the Renaissance blockbuster tour, the Edinburgh museum has not only let down the Scottish public but shown its priorities are misplaced
London's Tate museums set to open early August—here's how it will work
Director of the Tate, Maria Balshaw, tells us about financial concerns, coordinating openings with other institutions, and how many visitors they are expecting
Send the religious art in museums back to the churches, says the director of the Uffizi gallery
Eike Schmidt says up to a thousand works are languishing in state-run stores all over Italy
What would you do to keep your museum afloat? The Garden Museum director is swimming 50 miles in the Atlantic Ocean
The swim from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly aims to raise £100,000 for the London museum, which is planning shows on Derek Jarman and Lucian Freud
New outbreak of coronavirus in Seoul has caused the re-closure of its museums, perhaps a sign of things to come
Some art institutions foresee a rolling series of partial lockdowns in future
French museums reveal plans to re-open in June and July
Louvre is "is working towards a planned reopening on 6 July" with strict rules for social distancing and 70% of the museum open to the public
Houston, do we have a problem? The verdict on early museum openings in Texas
Plus, Ralph Rugoff on Southbank Centre's possible closure. Produced in association with Christie's
Five European museum directors explain their reopening strategies
From capped visitor numbers to surgical gloves and temperature checks, here's how cultural institutions are getting ready to leave lockdown
London's National Gallery extends Titian and delays Raphael blockbusters amid Covid-19 crisis
The museum is expected to reopen in July or August
London’s Southbank Centre may stay closed until April next year due to massive financial pressure
Arts centre, which includes the Hayward Gallery, has already used up its reserves amid the coronavirus crisis
Getty Conservation Institute helps museums rethink stringent guidelines on conservation
New initiative helps institutions move towards a more tailored and sustainable approach to maintaining collection environments
Here are the US and European museums that have announced when they are reopening
As governments loosen lockdown restrictions, institutions map out ways of seeking to limit the spread of coronavirus
DIY curating: UK galleries mount virtual shows on lockdown using new digital tool
Art UK's Curations initiative enables “anyone anywhere with internet access” to create an exhibition using the national image database
Happy International Museum Day! Why today's digital event matters now more than ever
Suay Aksoy, president of Icom, says museums closed by Covid-19 lockdowns "need to champion themselves because their survival may depend on it"
Italian museums start to reopen from today after €55bn lifeline from government
National spending package includes emergency support for state museums, arts organisations and cultural businesses
Van Gogh Museum to reopen on 1 June, but with only a tenth of its usual visitors
Closure is having a catastrophic impact on the finances of the museum, which normally gets half its income from ticket sales
Long lost families reunited: social media campaign uncovers the links between objects across UK museums
Galleries on lockdown connect online during coronavirus pandemic using #CollectionsUnited
Tate Modern turns 20
To mark the London museum’s big birthday, we have searched our archive for our favourite articles on the institution, from a critic's take on the café’s cuisine to an interview with Tate’s former director Nicholas Serota ahead of the Switch House’s opening in 2016