Museums
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>
Major Danish museum returns looted antiquities to Italy
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen will hand over around 500 items acquired in the 1970s
New galleries at National Museum of Scotland present thousands of exhibits
Napoleon’s sister, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Dolly the Sheep feature in the art and science displays
Valeria Napoleone's all-female art collection hits the road
The London-based philanthropist partners with Museums Sheffield to show works by women artists
Victoria and Albert Museum wins UK's glittering award
Art Fund judges award Museum of the Year to London institution for McQueen show and new European galleries <br>
Ptolemaic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art get a facelift
Mummies, statuaries of royalty, and a 72-foot long Egyptian Book of the Dead are among the treasures on show
Orhan Pamuk’s manifesto for museums
Author and museum founder delivers video message to international museum conference in Milan
Louvre Abu Dhabi to host summit on culture versus terrorism
French president François Hollande builds global coalition to protect cultural heritage
Garage opens Russia’s most extensive programme for disabled visitors
This year’s programme to focus on increasing access for the Moscow museum's deaf audience
International Council of Museums conference: institutions asked to think beyond collections
Participants in Milan will ponder the relationship between museums and the cultural landscape<br>
Uffizi gets digital
The museum plans to digitise its entire collection of Greek and Roman sculptures
Macaws, crowds and an expanded canon: inside the new Tate Modern
Rehang of the collection places unfamiliar names alongside established ones while performance takes centre stage<br>
Impressionism leaps off the canvas and into the Bronx
Exhibition brings a period garden and 20 US Impressionist works to New York




























