Museums
An edifice worthy of the pharaohs rises next to the pyramids
The Grand Egyptian Museum aims to lure foreign visitors back to Cairo
Centre Pompidou to unveil major donation of 20th-century Russian art
Collection supported by the Vladimir Potanin Foundation includes Soviet noncomformist works and pays tribute to artists with a French connection
UK museums sponsored by BP not in breach of code of ethics, committee says
Art Not Oil coalition says it is “disappointed” with Museums Association’s findings
A feast for the senses: a new crop of museum restaurants go beyond the gallery walls
Directors share insights into the food revolution close to home—and their favourite dishes
Harvard museums bring back the spirit of the Bauhaus
An extensive public database chronicles the university’s rich holdings related to the Weimar art school
New York’s El Museo del Barrio loses another director
Jorge Daniel Veneciano, who organised the museum’s popular Op Art show, leaves at the end of the month
Berlin plans Jewish museum for children inspired by Noah’s Ark
Winning plan by Olson Kundig of Seattle proposes a rainbow gallery and an exit slide
Louvre opens up to performance art
Fiac art fair has organised new festival taking place in famous Parisian locations<br>
Bavarian museums receive 58 top works by Mondrian, Delacroix, Beuys
Collection was assembled by the philanthropists Christof and Ursula Engelhorn over many decades
Jens Hoffmann clarifies: ‘I am not leaving the Jewish Museum’
But he is giving up administrative duties to focus more time on exhibitions and writing, at the museum and beyond
London’s V&A buys rare Hans Coper bird bowl
1950s ceramic, which was at risk of being exported from the UK, purchased in memory of the late writer Annabel Freyberg<br> <br>
Sotheby's to create videos about the world's leading museums and collections
Auction house's website will also host content produced by institutions including the Met and the Tate
Rupertinum revamp puts Salzburg on the contemporary art map
Franz West lounge and Generali Foundation collection among highlights of refurbished 17th-century site <br>
Moscow’s Garage Museum hosts first show in St Petersburg
The exhibition of emerging Russian artists will be installed in a redeveloped park on New Holland Island, opening 27 August
Pressure mounts for US museums to increase diversity at the top
Stark findings from two high-profile studies are pushing the sector to act on ethnic diversity—but not everyone agrees on what to do<br>
Curators' tour of the new Tate Modern
As gallery attracts more than one million visitors in opening month, Catherine Wood, Achim Borchardt-Hume and Matthew Gale pick the works that take pride of place
National Museum of Oman opens in Muscat
Institution to focus on the display and conservation of the sultanate’s cultural heritage from prehistory to the present
Bass museum to fill expanded space with shows by Ugo Rondinone, Mika Rottenberg and Pascale Marthine Tayou
The architects were tasked with the difficult job of increasing exhibition space without adding to the building
BP extends culture sponsorship at four UK institutions
The oil giant will invest £7.5m over the next five years, renewing criticism from environmental groups
This is what the planned V&A East building in Olympicopolis will look like
Detailed images reveal the design for the new museum outpost in east London
San Francisco museums board president Dede Wilsey steps down
The move follows a $2m wrongful termination settlement connected to a $450,000 loan to a former employee
Artist Rashid Johnson joins Guggenheim’s board of trustees
The appointment marks the first time a practicing artist has been on the board since the founding director Hilla von Rebay
Turmoil at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum
Fears abound for the collection-rich, cash-poor Hawaiian institution
Times are a-changing for Italian museums
Deadline passes for ad seeking nine museum directors, but who will get the jobs?
Nanjing finds its cultural voice with third international art festival
New Baijia Lake Museum will host a more streamlined event than in previous years
French luxury goods billionaire François Pinault makes German debut
His collection will be shown at Museum Folkwang, with an entire gallery dedicated to Cindy Sherman
Suhanya Raffel appointed executive director of Hong Kong's M+ museum
Sydney-based curator will be instrumental in building the collection and acquiring key art, design and architecture works
Agustín Arteaga appointed new director of the Dallas Museum of Art
The Mexican scholar, who replaces Maxwell Anderson, has worked closely with many major international institutions
It's raining visitors at Lacma
Random International's Rain Room and Mapplethorpe show boost attendance to 1.4 million <br>