Museums

A Home for interdisciplinary art opens in Manchester

The inaugural exhibition at the new $25m arts complex in northern England focuses on affairs of the heart

Invitations are in the mail: Anne Pasternak outlines her welcoming vision for Brooklyn

The newly appointed museum director plans to promote site-specific and politically engaged projects

Pompidou outposts to pop-up across China?

The new president of the Paris museum was in China last week to discuss joint projects with Chinese officials

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Rijksmuseum crowned European Museum of the Year

Dutch national museum of art and history sets new record as more than half a million people visit Late Rembrandt exhibition

‘If you’re looking for me, you’ll probably find me in the galleries’

Matthew Teitelbaum—who starts his new job as the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in August—on what it takes to run an encyclopaedic museum today

Anne Pasternak to lead the Brooklyn Museum

The longtime leader of the public arts non-profit Creative Time will succeed outgoing director Arnold Lehman

A tree grows in the Meatpacking District

Whitney director chooses a 'Red Sunset' maple planted outside new Renzo Piano-designed building

Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev new ‘superdirector’ of two Turin museums

Former Documenta director was unanimously chosen from 171 candidates

Whitney renews its commitment to young artists

Museum is launching a new programme dedicated to emerging art

US show sidesteps Russian embargo

Neue Galerie exhibition features loans from private collectors

Royal Academy unveils £50m expansion plans

Scheme includes a linking bridge and new exhibition spaces

The Met launches China show, using a Western lens

After the gala and serious fundraising, Costume Institute and Asian art department join forces to celebrate real and imaginary China

Lawnews

How to get on with artists, handle mergers and avoid lawsuits

Legal conference tackles issues facing US museums, from commissioning work to developing diversity

Taking over in Bloomsbury will be no easy task

British Museum seeks Neil MacGregor’s successor: scholar, diplomat and virtuoso fundraiser required

Louvre president shows solidarity with Iraq and Tunisia

Jean-Luc Martinez says attacks on cultural heritage marks "turning point" for universal museums

Minister hails revamped Egyptian Museum as shining example

Turin-style reforms could take place across Italy as soon as a dozen new directors are appointed

Museums in Europe and US draw up rescue plans for ravaged sites in Iraq

France takes the lead as calls grow for co-ordinated response after attacks by fanatics on Assyrian royal cities

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End of a golden era: farewell to an outstanding generation of museum directors

The impresarios of cultural institutions, they have combined deep learning with business nous. As they move on, UK museums are at a turning point

Guggenheim Helsinki isn’t the only show in town

Amos Anderson Art Museum unveils bold vision for new home

MoCA Shanghai creates shop front for performance art

New space entices passers-by with a mix of art and theatre

Baku aims to keep up with the Gulf

New museums are flourishing in the capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan

Grand designs on Soane’s London home

Visitors can see the architect’s newly restored living quarters for the first time in 160 years

Fear of censorship fuels debate over cash from oil industry

Companies accused of dictating museums’ programmes in return for support

Leonardo’s muse keeps her secrets as portrait returns to Milan

Thinning the painting’s varnish reveals La Belle Ferronnière's fine features, but French experts unable to confirm her identity

Tate puts return of Constable on hold

Appeal after fresh information emerges about possible Nazi loot