Museums
Oakland’s ‘museum of the people’ launches $85m capital campaign
Renovation aims to reflect the demographic diversity of the birthplace of the Black Panthers
Reem Fadda takes the reins at Abu Dhabi cultural foundation—but where is the emirate's Guggenheim?
Historic culture centre in UAE re-opens after 10 years with survey of trailblazing woman artist Najat Makki
Germany plans photography archive to preserve 'visual memory of our society'
Culture minister Monika Grütters enlists international experts to help create a central institution but critics question necessity and feasibility
Icom Kyoto 2019 conference: key takeaways from the decolonisation and restitution panel
Discussion argued for community empowerment, new skillsets, and focus on contemporary colonialism
Vote on Icom's new museum definition postponed
Decision over the controversial update was made at the general assembly in Kyoto on the weekend
'Black box' dedicated to Bauhaus opens in Dessau
Museum celebrates the German design school in the city most closely associated with founder Walter Gropius
Art Recovery International calls on Icom to step in and investigate 'stolen' Reynolds painting on show in Japan
The portrait was allegedly stolen from the home of a menswear magnate in 1984
Christian Marclay communes with Snapchat in a barrage of sounds and images at Lacma
Visitors undergo a chain of experiences generated by engineers’ algorithms
V&A director Tristram Hunt defends sponsorship from fossil fuel companies
The former Labour MP sides with Science Museum group's director Ian Blatchford in saying companies such as BP can 'be part of the solution' to climate change
Can Australia support two new Aboriginal art museums?
Proposals for Alice Springs and Adelaide have political support but concerns have been raised over competing projects and lack of Indigenous involvement
Monumental Veronese painting—once cut into 32 pieces by Austrian soldiers—to undergo fourth restoration
Work on the battle-scarred 39 sq. m Papal feast scene, housed in a monastery in Vicenza, should be completed by early 2021
How ethical can museums afford to be? We ask five major UK art institutions about funding challenges
We find out how mounting public scrutiny of private money could affect the bottom line of London's National Portrait Gallery, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery and the Tate
US government intervenes as Israel bombing victims issue lawsuit asking for Iranian antiquities from museums
Iran argues that artefacts housed abroad should have immunity since they originate from a foreign sovereign state
Science provides first deep dive into overlooked female Old Master Lavinia Fontana's work
After a grant enabled conservation on a much-loved painting, researchers at the National Gallery of Ireland are learning more about the artist’s technique
Art Gallery of Ontario acquires a Caillebotte after long legal struggle
A government grant for works of importance helps to block departure of the painting from the country
Danger! High voltage: former German power station sparks back to life as green arts centre
E-Werk Luckenwalde will be powered with locally sourced biomass, with excess energy sold back to the grid
Udo Kittelmann will leave Berlin Nationalgalerie next year
The museum director, who manages five Berlin museums in his current role, will not renew his contract which expires in October 2020
Yoko Ono controversy | Government agencies cannot dictate museum programming
The revelation that New South Wales's tourism chief questioned the Sydney MCA's inclusion of a Yoko Ono show crosses a dangerous line
An early start to celebrating the US centennial of women’s suffrage
San Jose Museum of Art celebrates visionary female artists
What exactly is a museum? Icom comes to blows over new definition
As 50-year-old statement is overhauled, feuds over new description could "seriously weaken" the International Council of Museums
Gerhard Richter to donate works for a room devoted to his art in new Berlin museum
Announcement comes after the German artist turned down proposals for his own museum in Cologne
Historians bake sourdough bread with yeast that could date to ancient Egypt
The loaf, made with yeast extracted from an artefact at the MFA Boston, could provide valuable insight into ancient civilisations
London mayor Sadiq Khan supports proposal for new slavery museum in the capital
Liverpool slavery museum keen to collaborate on project highlighting UK’s involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade
UK national museums lent almost half a million objects around the world last year
Most were scientific materials, but 69,000 went to cultural venues
Berardo museum stays open in Lisbon despite uncertainty over future of ‘Portuguese Saatchi’s’ collection
Portuguese government has stepped in and seized art assets following protracted legal battle, press reports say
Baltimore Museum of Art dedicates a year of exhibitions to women
From Georgia O’Keeffe to Mickalene Thomas, the museum will aim to address diversity gaps
For its centennial, Oriental Institute weds ancient artefacts with contemporary art
Three artists enter a dialogue with Middle Eastern antiquities at the University of Chicago
Building on credit: why museums like Lacma use bonds to fund ambitious expansions
Being rated by a credit agency can help an institution secure support for costly construction projects—and avoid over-extending itself
Dutch government gives money for new centre on Netherlandish art at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts
Prime minister takes the unusual step of pledging $200,000 to the US museum
Baltimore Museum of Art to create a Matisse study centre
Museum will draw on its 1,200 works by the artist to help further scholarship