Museums
Zaha Hadid buries new museum beneath Italian Alpine peak
Museum dedicated to the art of climbing offers sweeping views
First fashion museum in American South to open in October
The Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia to show its collection of more than 1,000 garments
New museum on Silk Road breaks the Chinese mould
Islam is the focus of north-west China’s first contemporary art institution
Post-storm production: New Orleans museums look to artists and their practice
Exhibitions focus on more subtle ways artists were influenced by Hurricane Katrina
The Met embraces the experimental for move into Breuer building
The museum launches its residency in the Whitney’s former home with a series of TED talks and performances
Philadelphia institutions offer up sacred spread in lead-up to Pope’s visit
Among the displays is Robert Indiana’s AMOR sculpture installed on the Philadelphia Museum of Art East Terrace, overlooking the Papal mass
Miuccia Prada plays key role in Italy-Iran cultural diplomacy
Ancient sculpture from Italian museums to go on show in Tehran after Iran lends Greek statue to Fondazione Prada
Nuclear deal paves way for cultural diplomacy with Iran
Overtures include Louvre director’s planned visit to Tehran, while Italy lends classical sculpture
MoCA’s French director aims for more fraternité
Multiple locations are a must, says director
Miami U-turns on hedge funder’s private museum after media savaging
City promises to clear any hurdles to allow Florida collector Bruce Berkowitz to share his art with the public
Palestinian Museum draws diaspora together
Collection, which launches on Nakba Day, focuses on personal memories
Moscow’s Jewish Museum to show Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust survivor videos
Expansion plans include a new exhibitions pavilion at former bus garage and avant-garde art centre
Rubin Museum turns to crowdfunding to expand Buddhist shrine room
The popular space is due to get a $45,000 facelift in time for Sacred Spaces exhibition
Is a UK buyer matching the price of Northampton’s Sekhemka statue?
In an unprecedented move, the department for culture has extended initial deferral deadline for Egyptian sculpture's export license
Russian museums urged to learn ‘self-defence’ after fundamentalist attacks
The general director of St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum has warned “our society is sick” and cultural institutions cannot rely on police protection
Museum of the Bible signs multi-year agreement with Israeli Antiquities Authority
The partnership will bring Israeli national treasures to Washington, DC
Italy appoints 20 new museum directors
Major institutions including the Uffizi will be led by foreigners for the first time in country’s history
Ground-breaking Bihar Museum opens in east India
First phase of women-led project includes children’s and orientation galleries
Guggenheim appointments reinforce commitment to Chinese contemporary art
Two new curators will commission work for 2016 group show
UK’s largest contemporary art institution appoints first female director
Sarah Munro joins Baltic in northeast England fresh from the success of securing the Turner Prize exhibition in Scotland
Women take the lead in US museum jobs, but minorities are still under-represented
A survey released by the Mellon Foundation found that 84% of top staff at the average institution is white
Louvre freshens up galleries of French paintings first
Grand rehang begins as director resolves to give permanent displays a "complete makeover"
Azeri non-profit Yarat gets a new artistic director
Bjorn Geldhof will continue to run programmes at Kiev’s Pinchuk Art Centre until the end of the year
Latest strike at National Gallery results in 'substantial closures'
New director will arrive as trade union steps up campaign to oppose privatisation of security staff
Nearly half a million visitors turned out for V&A’s McQueen blockbuster
The “unpredictable, dramatic and spectacular” exhibition drew crowds and celebrities during its extended run in London
Abu Dhabi museums face further scrutiny by Gulf Labor
Poor conditions persist, says new report from the activist group, but underpayment is the real issue for migrant workers





























