Museums
Turkey plans to make a splash with new museum
Country’s ministry of culture approves project to make underwater Byzantine basilica a tourist attraction
Construction of Pushkin Museum expansion to start next year
Major building project will transform the Moscow institution into a “Museum Town”
British Museum’s Neil MacGregor will retire on a high
“Extraordinary contribution” praised as director sets sights on Mumbai and Berlin
Russian dealer to help Abramovic get Montenegro art centre off the ground
<p> Performance artist’s Bauhaus-inspired venue was meant to open in 2013 </p>
UK museum visitor numbers ‘not comparable’
Culture department says changes in data methodology stymie comparisons between latest figures and previous years<br>
California court says Cranach suit can go ahead
Statute of limitations does not apply in Goudstikker heirs’ claim against Norton Simon Museum, ruling finds<br>
Leading art libraries pull together to make research available on the web
Joint project to place 31.5 million images on a single website would “revolutionise” art history, says Frick Collection’s Inge Reist
Almost one third of solo shows in US museums go to artists represented by five galleries
Survey reveals prevalence of Pace, Gagosian, David Zwirner, Marian Goodman and Hauser & Wirth in exhibition programming
Masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art could be a modern forgery
The “Meidum Geese” in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum may have been painted by a 19th-century curator
Vienna museum director calls for time limit on Nazi-loot restitution claims
But critics say the focus should be on how provenance research can be carried out efficiently and rapidly
"Dürer and his Circle" exhibition at Basel's Kunstmuseum unveils city council's bounty of prints and drawings
Acquired in the 17th century, the Amerbach collection provides insight into how Dürer's techniques were implemented by his contemporaries
"Georg Baselitz: Back Then, In Between and Today" exhibition in Munich will trace the patterns that run through his career
The retrospective, which will span from the beginning of his career to its current phase, will be held at the Haus der Kunst
Warhol museum expansion gains Lower East Side traction
The institution has formed a partnership with Delancey Street Associates
Academic warmth and icy antiquities at Kallos gallery launch
Lorne Thyssen's antiquities gallery opened in London’s Davies Street last month
Australia's ill-advised purchase of Indian artefact
The National Gallery of Australia bought the Shiva statue despite uncertainty over its provenance
"Unedited History: Iran 1960-2014" at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville will emphasise the survival of modernity in Iranian history
The exhibition will contain works by 24 artists, from three pivotal historical moments: 1960-70, the revolutionary era, and the post-war period
The Riace bronze warriors back on their feet at last
The bronzes were seen by around 17,000 people in the first fortnight after they went back on display
Fakes still on the market as Knoedler victims sue
New lawsuits filed after we publish list of those who bought forgeries—some of which have not been traced
Names of buyers deceived by Knoedler Gallery fakes disclosed
The document details museums, art dealers and private collectors who have brought charges against the gallery and its disgraced director
Serpentine Sackler to open in September
The building has been refurbished and extended by the architect Zaha Hadid
Fight for Detroit’s art begins
Director of art museum in bankrupt city steels himself for long battle as price tags are put on greatest works
Comment: The immorality of using Detroit’s art to bail out bankrupt city
Even if it proves legal to sell paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts, there is a moral case to consider
MoMA buys Ellsworth Kelly sculpture at Art Basel
Nine museums, including MoMA and Tate Modern in London, are mounting special presentations this year to mark Kelly’s landmark birthday
Hermitage and Pushkin involve Putin in new museum row
The two institutions have clashed over the future of modern masterpieces
Comprehensive exhibition at Basel's Kunstmuseum features world's best Picassos
A major show explores the city’s rich history of collecting works by the Modern master
Kunstmuseum Basel to close for refurbishment
The museum will shut for just over a year to allow for improvements and additions to its infrastructure
Warning over Qatar’s human rights record
UK museums’ close ties questioned after poet imprisoned for 15 years
German museum wants to swap its Giacometti for another Giacometti
The Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg wants to sell the sculpture La Jambe—a key work in its collection—so it can purchase a painting by the artist
MoMA exhibition presents works by six contemporary dance choreographers
“Some Sweet Day” is on show until 4 November
MoMA to open seven days a week—and the Met might too
The museum is currently closed on Tuesdays, but was originally open daily from 1929 until 1975