Museums
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
Tate St Ives announces Anne Barlow as new artistic director
Director of New York’s Art in General gallery will join the museum next spring when it opens after an 18-month closure<br>
Take a peek into Lacma’s future
Peter Zumthor’s ambitious design aims to eliminate traditional hierarchies and evoke “a walk in the woods”
Central America’s first Holocaust museum to open in Guatemala
The building is already hosting temporary exhibitions, while the permanent display will focus on mass murders by shooting in Eastern Europe
Estonian National Museum reopens to religious uproar
Interactive work in inaugural display condemned as an insult to the Virgin Mary
Louvre Abu Dhabi announces Jenny Holzer and Giuseppe Penone commissions as institution edges closer to opening date
Huge installations will be dotted around the museum dome which will be flooded with light <br>
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Clark Art Institute reopens its ‘beating heart’, the Manton Research Center
The re-worked building includes the museum’s first gallery for works on paper
Berlin to build temporary exhibition space amid Pergamon Museum delays
New building will host Asisi’s Pergamon panorama and a frieze from the altar
Ewan McGregor, Douglas Gordon and Guggenheim director call for Edinburgh’s Inverleith House to be saved
More than 200 international artists, curators and culture figures protest closure of leading gallery<br> <br>