Openings
Portland Collection opens to public for first time with rarely seen Michelangelo drawing
Harley Gallery in Nottinghamshire will house one of the finest aristocratic collections in England
Met Breuer takes the long view of contemporary art
Inaugural exhibitions at new outpost will avoid the usual suspects
Handel and Hendrix duet under one roof
Jimi Hendrix's former girlfriend helped the Handel museum restore the rock musician's home next door
David Attenborough opens £1.5m gallery for socially-engaged art
BBC naturalist inaugurated Lucy and Jorge Orta's show on environmental change at Attenborough Arts Centre in Leicester
Contemporary art space springs up on the Caribbean isle of Martinique
Inaugural exhibition dedicated to Hervé Télémaque is organised by Centre Pompidou curators
V-A-C Foundation unveils plans for Renzo Piano-designed museum for Moscow
Vast contemporary art centre in former power station will include 100m-long nave
South Korea tops global list for private art museums
Private Art Museum Report highlights rapid rise of institutions across the world over the past decade
New Tate Modern to devote gallery to Artist Rooms
Louise Bourgeois, whose work helped launch gallery, first artist to be featured from collection each year <br>
British construction boss to open new gallery in Ghana
Marwan Zakhem hopes to create a buzz around the burgeoning scene in the West African country with Gallery 1957
New Lithuanian art space to open in 2019
The first museum dedicated to Lithuanian Modern and contemporary art will open in the country’s capital
Silicon Valley in Pace’s sights as place to put down roots
Pop-up space in neighbouring Menlo Park is due for demolition
MaXXI outpost for earthquake-ravaged city
The Italian culture ministry plans to bring a contemporary art museum to L’Aquila
V&A’s new European Galleries paint a broader picture of history
After years of delay, completed refurbishment expands understanding of the period from 1600 to 1815
New contemporary art centre in Jamaica to open with Basquiat show
Art adviser Rachael Barrett plans network of spaces across the Caribbean
Qatar opens slavery museum
Institution is one of four in a new Doha development, the state’s latest bid to rebrand itself as a culture hub
Singapore National Gallery ready to spring into life
Colonial-era buildings transformed into space for Modern Southeast Asian art
Barcelona boosted by new contemporary art initiative
Fundació Gaspar will host a major exhibition of works by Paul McCarthy in 2016
Milwaukee Art Museum pulls off expansion from depths of slump
Mould flourished, floors buckled and ceilings leaked in the two buildings that housed the museum's permanent collection when it announced $34m renovation in 2009 at the height of the recession
Collection built by Dukes of Portland to go on show in new Nottingham gallery
First exhibition will include a rarely seen sketch by Michelangelo and miniature portraits selected by Peter Blake
Sadie Coles opens double-height 'fish tank' gallery in Mayfair
Venue is the London dealer’s third in the UK capital
V&A unveils new Japanese display with ancient treasures and a Sony Walkman
Refurbished gallery gives more space to Modern objects but older artefacts still take pride of place
Russia’s private museums defy the economic odds
Institutions are burgeoning in the face of sanctions and currency devaluation
Shop 'til you Pop art: Lebanese retail tycoon opens museum-mall in Beirut
At Tony Salamé’s $100m Aishti Foundation, visitors can see a major show of abstract works or shop in a string of luxury boutiques
Damien Hirst’s gallery opens in south London without a Hirst in sight
Newport Street Gallery’s lofty spaces are devoted to his friend John Hoyland’s abstract canvases
Gagosian opens third, and largest, gallery in London
New Mayfair space is part of cultural revival of the area