Six-year modernisation creates more space for one of Scotland's finest art collections, amassed by shipping magnate William Burrell

The Museo Fortuny has now been restored as a permanent venue celebrating the polymath designer's life and work

Treasure trove of ancient Mesopotamian heritage—ransacked after 2003 Iraq invasion—was closed during anti-government protests in 2019

Former electric substation converted into contemporary art hub by Pudil Family Foundation

Ambitious new gallery Hakanto Contemporary sets out to boost art scene of island nation—but with many of its residents experiencing the effects of devastating floods, is culture really top of their list?

The privately funded museum is to be led by Ralph Jentsch, the managing director of the Grosz estate

The Longlati Foundation in Shanghai and the Macalline Art Center and Fen Sonic HQ in Beijing put curation at the forefront

While the pandemic may have forced museums around the world into an involuntary temporary slumber, builders have been busy. Here are the most exciting new and expanded museums opening in 2022

Just a year after launching a studio programme in Accra, its ambitious young founder is turning it into a museum

The inaugural Diriyah Biennale and the opening of Hayy Jameel are the latest in a series of initiatives helping the kingdom emerge from artistic isolation

US museum builds a permanent research space for its "crown jewel"—more than 1,200 works by Henri Matisse

Power plant arts centre backed by Russian billionaire makes its long-awaited debut with a “dream exhibition” for Ragnar Kjartansson and a carnival in four acts

Curator, dealer and NFT artist Kenny Schachter will inaugurate the gallery in January

Arthur Boyd's rural home—which hosts his collection and Australia's largest residency programme—will reopen after a major expansion in early 2022

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces are back on view after a major building transformation and “looking better than ever”

Collection of Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani finds a long-term home at the Hôtel de la Marine, the former repository of French royal furniture, art and jewels

This world-class institution is a magnificent achievement, but it faces a profoundly different political environment today from its inception 25 years ago

Campus expansion opens up “standoffish” building and inspires a total rehang of the encyclopaedic art collections

The 13-floor new building by the fjord rehomes the Norwegian master's vast bequest of 28,000 works

Opening on 9 October, the major building project turns the Kunsthaus into Switzerland’s largest art museum

Billed as Uruguay's most comprehensive hub for international contemporary art, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry will open in Punta del Este next January

Beijing museum unveils plans for fourth location in "one of the most exciting cities in China" and new co-branded U2 exhibition space

$50m renovation of California institution improves structural stability and helps to showcase the riches of the collection

Former mall in Norilsk will provide 8,500 sq. m of space for art

Following a £4.3m overhaul, the Scottish art space's footprint has doubled

Curator Francesco Bonami leads long-awaited Chinese kunsthalle with a Theaster Gates-designed concept store and artist residency

The John Michael Kohler Arts Center has built the new facility to house more than 25,000 "life-specific" works, created over years by untrained artists using found materials

Provençal offshoot of Hubert Bonnet’s Brussels art space doubles as a five-room guest house

New space is run by the publishers of OOF, a magazine which marries art and football

The initiative aims to collapse the boundaries between art, culture, human rights and environmental issues