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New museums: the rise of cryptic cathedrals of the cosmos

Charles Jencks revisits his article written for The Art Newspaper in 2000 to survey how museum architecture has evolved since the millennium

US museums’ Cuban dreams deferred

High-profile loan programmes are hindered by practical problems and political realities

Catherine Pégard to continue as the president of Versailles for another three years

Contract renewed for the ex-government advisor who has driven the chateau’s controversial contemporary art programme

Centre Pompidou to open museum in Brussels in former Citroën building

The project is a partnership with the Brussels-Capital Region, which has been planning a Modern and contemporary art centre for years

Anita Halpin among beneficiaries of Neue Galerie restitution

The New York museum paid the Hess family “fair market value” to keep Nude in its collection

Met lays off 34 employees

Staff cuts are part of a larger restructuring to reduce deficit by $30m

Basrah Museum opens against the odds in Iraq

New museum is housed in a converted former palace of Saddam Hussein

‘If we don’t work together, we will see very dark times,’ says outgoing V&A director Martin Roth

American and Chinese museum leaders gather in New York to discuss international co-operation

See how Washington's National Gallery of Art has grown

Reopening this week, I.M. Pei’s East Building just got better—without getting any bigger

Bigger than the Broad: Glenstone is about to become one of America's biggest museums

Roni Horn gets the solo treatment ahead of private museum’s major expansion in 2018

How the Corcoran’s art gained a second lease of life

National Gallery of Art curators have spent two years selecting from the defunct museum’s 17,000 works

Egypt’s Mallawi Museum reopens with looted collection mostly restored

After a £864,000 renovation, the museum now has modern display cases, lighting, security, and a greater emphasis on education

President Obama to ring in grand opening of Smithsonian's African-American museum

Tens of thousands expected at the weekend festival celebrating the newest addition on the National Mall, including performances by the Roots and Public Enemy, dance, spoken word and a southern BBQ

Interview: David Adjaye and Theaster Gates on working in Washington, DC

The London-based architect and the Chicago-based artist spoke with us ahead of their joint talk at the Hirshhorn Museum

Atlanta’s High Museum streamlines admission to $14.50 for everyone

But the price change means children under 17 who are not students will pay slightly more than before

Wellbeing at the heart of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts extension

As well as housing Old Masters, the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace also focuses on art therapy

Manuel Rabaté appointed director of Louvre Abu Dhabi

Jean Nouvel-designed $1bn museum is due to open next year

Berlin’s museums use culture as a means of integration for refugees

In the Multaka project, refugees lead guided museum tours for others displaced from Syria and Iraq

Iranian artist Iran Darroudi funds major new museum in Tehran—to show her works

City authorities are backing the venue which will house almost 200 works by the veteran painter<br>

Royal British Columbia Museum to establish department for repatriation of First Nation cultural heritage

The Canadian province has committed $2m to the project, which gives indigenous groups the lead

Socrates Sculpture Park releases design for first permanent building

The Cubes, designed by New York and Naples firm LOT-EK, will allow for year-round indoor programming

Swiss Institute finds new home on St Mark's Place

The New York arts space has also announced a batch of high-profile Helvetic trustees

Wim Pijbes on why he left the Rijksmuseum for a ‘start-up’

The director of the Netherlands’ newest private museum, Museum Voorlinden, tells us about his 'dream job'