Artists has donated the works, which were previously on display in his Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem

In a novel strategy, at least three of the foundations will borrow money to finance giving

The trust anticipates that grants will range from $25,000 to $200,000

Our Los Angeles correspondent Jori Finkel asks the world's richest cultural organisation to support the city's struggling arts community during the coronavirus pandemic

Fund will disburse grants and loans to small and midsize organisations impacted by coronavirus

Austrian patron donates work to Reina Sofia and commissions new piece by Ragnar Kjartansson to be shown at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

We look back at the biggest stories of the year

A survey of 500 art world professionals conducted by the Arts Funders Forum could help museums stay relevant to new patrons

"It's censorship", the artist says of curators' denials to suspend work that is part of show on the artistic legacy of the Gulf War

From European paintings to the decorative arts, the patron and her oil tycoon husband, who both served as trustees for decades, gave the New York museum more than 1,275 works in all

Fellowships and project stipends go to 12 artists and 27 cultural projects in the Philadelphia area

Demonstrators blocked the museum’s entrance and sat in the street as they demanded the removal of Steven Tananbaum — a financier whose company owns $2.5bn in Puerto Rican debt — from its board of trustees

Yemisi Shyllon hopes other Nigerian collectors will follow his example and help found teaching museums that promote art education

Bequest comes from New York collector Jayne Wrightsman, who amassed an 18th-century library to complement her celebrated French furnishings

International leaders are invited to apply to the initiative which aims to advance cultural projects and explore the ways art can improve the quality of life for urban residents

We need to acknowledge the complexity of our time and not hide in simple political polarities, says the director of the Art Gallery of Ontario

Foundation secures funds from Bernard Arnault and François Pinault towards the reconstruction of the cathedral

Supported by undisclosed donation from Alwaleed Philanthropies, French museum’s newly renovated Islamic galleries reopened in full this week

Proposed settlement calls for family's company Purdue Pharma to file for bankruptcy and become a public trust distributing profits

Seats on boards offered by major museums are increasingly being used to serve the narrow agendas of the ultra-rich

Daniel Weiss, Adam Weinberg and other museum leaders speak out following the fallout from the resignation of the Whitney’s vice chairman and the ongoing Sackler affair

Activist group Pain says Paris museum has taped over or taken down plaques dedicated to the eponymous family whose pharmaceutical company is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis

Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden is home to the philanthropist's collection of around 1,000 works

The Italian bank, which just announced €1.4bn profit in first quarter of 2019, will offload some of the 60,000 works of art in order to fund social initiatives

Bloch was an avid collector who made important contributions to the Nelson-Atkins Museum

But Pinault family says it is not seeking tax relief for its €100m donation towards the reconstruction effort

Hasso Plattner also plans to put his Impressionist works on permanent display in his Barberini Museum

Philanthropic funding assures new training for the next generation of masters to emerge

The move is a “face-saving” measure says US photographer and activist Nan Goldin

During her two-decade tenure, the Terra closed its Chicago museum and turned its attention to grant-making and collaborations