Museums

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

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Warhol museum expansion gains Lower East Side traction

The institution has formed a partnership with Delancey Street Associates

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Academic warmth and icy antiquities at Kallos gallery launch

Lorne Thyssen's antiquities gallery opened in London’s Davies Street last month

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Australia's ill-advised purchase of Indian artefact

The National Gallery of Australia bought the Shiva statue despite uncertainty over its provenance

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Raphaels discovered in Haarlem Teylers Museum

The head curator recently reattributed the works to the artist

Goetz's Arte Povera collection visits Basel

An exhibition at the Kunstmuseum will document a movement that shook off the rules of the establishment

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Pompidou at war with its US donors

The president of the Paris museum and chairman of its American fundraisers go head to head over expense of India show and how it raises cash in the US

Arab institute in Paris revamps its museum

The space aims to celebrate cultural diversity in the Middle East

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Warsaw’s modern art museum debacle

Row over who is to blame for the delay

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Art gallery lands at Warsaw airport

The city’s Zacheta National Gallery and the National Museum joined forces to create it