Museums

The future is now: mobile phone photos are coming to the Met

Museum invites 24 artists to exchange images through their phones “in a game of visual ping-pong”

Hong Kong will build branch of Beijing's Palace Museum

Deal signed to show Imperial treasures in new West Kowloon museum<br>

Islamic art takes centre stage in Dallas

Keir collection of 2,000 works is one of the world's largest

New York-based collector Ronald Lauder joins Getty board of trustees

The billionaire businessman is experienced in museum management, philanthropy and international affairs

Gilbert collection returns to the V&A with one notable absence

Curators to bring collector's waxwork out of storage in 2018

Three to see: New York

From opulent ancien régime metalwork to Dubuffet's elegant drawings

Chattering classes cause an almighty row at the Musée d’Orsay

National storm in France as warden orders pupils from disadvantaged school to be quiet in the galleries

Bern inherits Gurlitt collection as court rejects cousin's challenge to will

Munich Higher Regional Court concludes that Gurlitt was mentally capable of articulating his final wishes

Scythian gold must return to Ukraine, Dutch court rules

Ancient artefacts were on loan from Crimea to a museum in the Netherlands when penninsula was annexed in 2014

Modern art breaks free of the old borders

New generation of curators and patrons expands the canon to encompass the world beyond the US and Europe

Smithsonian expands its folk art holdings with donation of 93 works

The gift comes from the son of the late Margaret Robson, the American patron and advocate for self-taught artists

Wim Delvoye’s poop and potato gun works to be shown at Museum Tinguely during Art Basel

The Belgian artist’s Spud Gun and Cloaca series to be displayed alongside Swiss sculptor’s kinetic machines

Three to see: New York

From the weight of history to light-footed ballerinas

Newly discovered Cubist painting sheds light on friendship between Picasso and Rivera

A work by Rivera in Picasso’s personal collection suggests that the tale of the two artists’ falling-out has been exaggerated

Guggenheim Helsinki plans rejected by city council

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation says the decision effectively brings the project to a close

After 40 years, the world gets a glimpse of Iran's Modern treasures

Works assembled by the ousted shah and later hidden in a basement will travel to Berlin and Rome

Paris museum agrees to strict terms to secure Post-Impressionist trove

Nashville-based couple's decision to send their 600-strong collection abroad raises eyebrows at home

Does charging help or hurt regional museums?

Attendance declines dramatically at York Art Gallery after admission fee is introduced

Museo del Prado’s director Miguel Zugaza steps down after 15 years

Madrid museum’s great moderniser will return to former position at helm of Bilbao Fine Arts Museum<br> <br>

Miami’s museum-building boom is in full swing

Expanded ICA, Bass Museum and Rubell Family Collection are coming soon

Van Gogh Museum criticises experts for 'easygoing attitude' towards authentication

Amsterdam institution has released another statement condemning sketchbook attributed to Van Gogh

Push for US national Latino museum gathers pace against the clock

Third legislative attempt could pave the way for new Smithsonian institution, but new administration adds extra challenge

The best of Amsterdam Art Weekend

Dustin Yellin's environmental apocalypse and Jordan Wolfson's creepy puppets among highlights of Dutch capital's annual art initiative

Norman Foster to design Prado extension in historic palace

British architect's proposal beat those by Chipperfield and Koolhaas

Tate Modern launches ten-day live art exhibition in the Tanks

Fog sculptures and multisensory "occasions" are on the programme next spring

Three to see: New York

It's your last chance to see Diane Arbus's revelatory show at the Metropolitan Museum

Design Museum aims for ‘Tate effect’ after move to west London

Institution funded by Terence Conran on the South Bank reopens in Kensington next week

Chiara Parisi to step down after five years as arts director of Monnaie de Paris

She will be replaced by Camille Morineau, whose mission will be to present more French and female artists and expand the audience