Philanthropy
Seattle Art Museum gets $1bn worth of art from 'incredibly devoted group of collectors'
The gift from 53 local patrons is one of the largest in the history of institutional donations
Museums in the US and UK pay tribute to Paul Mellon, collector and benefactor, in the centenary of his birth
Celebrating the greatest Anglophile of them all
New legislation could lead to the end of partial gifts to museums
Changes to US tax law could discourage collectors from giving
As US museums face mounting legal issues, an annual conference explores what to do with whistleblowers and dodgy donors
Recent corporate scandals have raised concerns that American charities should be examining their ethics policies
The rich list: More than 100 people join global list of billionaires
Many are major art collectors and philanthropists
Denver Art Museum gets $60m contemporary art gift
The collectors Kent and Vicki Logan donate 300 works of art and an endowment
UCLA students get Richard Meier building thanks to $23m from Eli Broad
Philanthropist pays for nearly half the cost of new building
Eli Broad breaks new ground at LACMA
Construction starts next month on the collector’s $50 million Modern art gallery at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Contemporary philanthropy: Conversations with Eli Broad, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Howard Rachofsky and David Rockefeller
Leading philanthropist-collectors gathered in Miami Beach to discuss their personal philosophies
Loss of Pinault collection is “catastrophe” for Paris
A top museum director and a dealer react to the billionaire’s decision to show his contemporary art collection in Venice
Eli Broad and LACMA set up foundation to run museum’s new wing
Following the philanthropist's $60 million gift to the museum
Eli Broad chooses Renzo Piano for Los Angeles County Museum of Art project
The Italian architect will design the institution’s new $50 million wing
Will François Pinault’s museum on the Seine be built?
Following rumours that Pinault is struggling financially
Eli Broad finances new building scheme for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Total rebuild by Dutch architect, Rem Koolhaas, is scrapped, however
Collector profile: Gustav Rau, Schweitzer redivivus
A doctor in a remote village in the Congo, part of Dr Rau's thousand-strong collection is on display now in Paris.
Collector-benefactor profile: Who owns Sri Lankan, Canadian, cricketing art—and now portraiture?
Christopher Ondaatje has only recently come to public notice with his donation of £2,750,000 to London’s National Portrait Gallery.
How should billionaire Ronald Lauder be understood; philanthropist, restitution advocate, leader or naive temporiser?
The heir to the cosmetics fortune is creating his own museum and would like to see art returned to Holocaust victims, but how effective is he actually?
Charles Saatchi announces gift of 100 works of art, worth £500,000, to the Arts Council Collection
Is the gift an act of virtuous self-regard?
Collectors’ profile: “America’s model millionaires”
Computer-glitch software, Norton Utilities, has made the fortunes of Peter and Eileen Norton
How the Po-Shing Woo Foundation has subsidised the British art world
The Becket casket and Guercino are just two works of art saved for Britain with money from a Hong Kong lawyer
Mixed reactions to Gilbert gift of £75 million decorative arts donation
It has been well received in Britain. In Los Angeles, there are divided opinions on the collection and its owner