Museums
Galleries chip in to bring contemporary art to Florence
Dealers make shows of work by Koons, Currin and Gormley possible
Hopes are high for new director of Hong Kong’s M+ museum
Suhanya Raffel will take up the challenging role in November, following the departure of Lars Nittve
Detroit invests $3.7m in African-American art
The DIA’s director wants collection to better reflect the city’s population
Billionaires to build Chelsea home for coveted collection
Renaissance bronzes will take pride of place in Tom and Janine Hill’s private museum
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>