Private Museums
Industrialist and collector opens his 14th gallery
Reinhold Würth has converted a church for old masters
Meet China’s top collector of contemporary art
Guan Yi tells us about his plans to open a museum and sculpture park on a 16.5-acre plot of land in Beijing
Director of German contemporary art museum explores his “Carte Blanche” approach to private collectors
“What is often described as the ‘undue’ influence of collectors and dealers is less of a threat than the noticeable tendency for these parties to lose interest in public institutions”
Why the rise of the private museum is rewriting the rules of the market
Dealers are growing increasingly wary of do-it-yourself institutions
Devi Art Foundation is India’s first private museum of contemporary art
Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha have assembled a collection of over 7,000 works of art
Munch collector to open private museum
Petter Olsen plans cultural complex outside Oslo
Comment: The problem with privately-funded museums
There is a danger that the conservatism of the museum sector will be challenged by a new generation of board members who feel that “rules are for other people”
Swiss collector to open her own museum in Arles
Maja Hoffmann wants to hire Frank Gehry to design her gallery
David Walsh reveals art for new private Tasmanian gallery
Walsh, described as “every casino owner’s nightmare”, owns around 1,300 antiquities and 300 contemporary works
In a new private museum in Kiev billionaire collector unveils Hirst, Koons and Gursky
The Pinchuk Art Center was opened 16 September 2006
Europe’s greatest museum buyer explains the strategy behind his acquisitions
The Prince of Liechtenstein explains 'Why I have become a great collector'
Max Mara founder’s art to go on show in posthumous exhibition
A former clothes factory in Italy will house 200 works
Australian collectors build their own museums
New museums in Sydney and Tasmania are in the works
Pinault commits $110m to new museum
Japanese architect Tadao Ando will visit the site this month
For sale: £8m De Chirico from private museum
A collector in the US is buying the painting from the Estorick Collection
Pinault procures Polke paintings
Billionaire is set to open new Venice museum in 2009
Pinault trounces Guggenheim in battle to control Customs House
The French billionaire has been awarded a 30-year lease on the historic site
Pinault refuses to collaborate with Guggenheim in Venice
City authorities insist on joint lease for the Customs House
Guggenheim versus Pinault over prime city site
Who will lease the Punta della Dogana?
Bernard Arnault, luxury goods billionaire, to show his art in new private foundation in Paris
But what is in the collection of LVMH chairman?
Anita Zabludowicz plans a new contemporary art space in a former chapel in Chalk Farm
Project Space 176 will host both the Zabludowicz collection and commissions by resident artists
Major contemporary art collection unveiled in remote town south of Turin
Pinault, Saatchi...Viglietta?
Pinault brings new life to Palazzo Grassi
French billionaire François Pinault finally reveals his art
José Berardo is on the verge of signing an agreement to show his art in Lisbon
The billionaire's collection features Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon and Dan Flavin, among others
Private collectors step in to fill institutional void in Palm Beach
Marvin and Elayne Mordes continue South Florida trend
Billionaire to open first private museums in Russia
Viktor Vekselberg will establish galleries in St Petersburg and Moscow to display his own art as well as works belonging to other private collectors
Rome embraces another Florida-based collector, Bilotti
Loans to Palazzo Venezia and talks for new contemporary arts centre
Saatchi evicted from County Hall
The British collector has lost the case over his lease on the riverfront space
Speculators turned away from upcoming exhibition at Rubell Collection
The private museum will host its public opening tomorrow
Russia’s largest private gallery opens
Collector and dealer Alexander Yakut's new enterprise is his most ambitious yet