The words chosen by directors reflect a desire to quash ambiguity and carve out their space in the contemporary art landscape

James Rosenquist and Ed Ruscha are among the artists talking about their work for posterity

Famous name or talented newcomer—how art museum architects are chosen today

Visitors to the museum can sample the smell of World War I

After 80 years, works by the Mexican artist known for his volatile relationship with Frida Kahlo are again on view

The continuing restoration of the home makes it fit for a queen (Queen Elizabeth II to be precise)

This survey of 80 artists will prevent boredom from setting in as collectors are made to wait for the next superfair

The latest venture from the creators of Photoshop is a virtual art gallery

Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly is already on display at the New York museum

Meanwhile in Europe, the artist’s foundation battles “pseudo museums” to protect his brand

It was a different story for the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in 2009

Although Iranian art heavyweights made their reservations about the show clear, it will go on to tour North America

After one year in charge art historian leaves national museum having lost vote of confidence

Can a balance be found whereby both parties stand to gain from a partnership?

Poland appoints first foreign museum director

Many key documents now translated

Collector shows off Polish art with French accent

The fate of the proposed building is up in the air

The famous library founded by Aby Warburg for a special kind of research may lose its essential nature

The works will be placed in different rooms within the permanent collection after artists were unhappy with ideas for an exhibition displaying them together

Local architects are responsible for plans to construct a tunnel that passes from the original site to the newly built annex

A conservation studio will be opened to educate the public about the costly process of reconstructing Matisse's Acanthes

Loan of relic caught up in international political tensions

MoMA maintains that the Grosz works were never Nazi loot

The space will display Pinchuk's own collection as well as loaned exhibitions

'History is unpredictable, and we cannot know which obscure artist or minor exhibition may once be regarded as a groundbreaking historical event'

Museum disputes heirs’ claim for three works by the German painter George Grosz