Hannah McGivern
Acquisitions round-up: rediscovered miniature by female Old Master added to US National Gallery of Art's collection
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
How Lavinia Fontana went from ‘prospect’ to first professional woman artist
An exhibition of the 16th-century Italian painter at the National Gallery of Ireland tells the story of her unique circumstances and reveals the results of a recently restored work
Acquisitions round-up: Kehinde Wiley’s The Two Sisters goes on show at Cincinnati Art Museum
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Are Abu Dhabi, Shenzhen and Doha the new culture capitals? A new study says so
The number of new museums, opera houses and theatres in ambitious and cash-rich Asian and Middle Eastern countries outstrips those in Europe and the US
Abstract Expressionism’s forgotten women and their international contemporaries emerge from the shadows
An ambitious exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery will celebrate the female artists from around the world who, against the odds, helped redefine art in the post-war period
The must-see exhibitions in 2023: from the biggest ever show of Vermeer paintings to a history of hip-hop
We take a look at the most exciting shows around the world this year
Planning an art pilgrimage in 2023? The best cities to visit for groundbreaking exhibitions this year
The best shows in London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, New York and Washington, DC
Art equity is still a long way off in US institutions, new study reveals
Extensive new research across 31 US museums reveals that works by female artists make up just 11% of acquisitions, while Black American artists of all genders account for only 6.3% of exhibitions
Forget the World Cup: Qatar kicks off a major museum-building programme
With a slew of institutions set to open by 2030, the country is putting itself on the global cultural map—but on its own terms
Is Qatar's Fifa World Cup a lesson in artwashing?
Plus, how long left of the good times in the New York auction world? And abstract Black figuration
A giant inflatable Koons, a desert mirror illusion and a giant football goal: seven of the best new sculptures in Qatar
On display from the airport to the desert, the public art commissions have been installed in time for the World Cup this month
Modigliani’s hidden depths come to light as historians and conservators reveal new aspects of his technique
The Italian artist's paintings and sculptures were studied ahead of an exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia
Trove of Benin bronzes in US museum collections repatriated to Nigeria
The National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum marked the return of the sculptures with a ceremony in Washington, DC
Museum of Making: a hands-on community hub that honours—and revives—Derby's Industrialist past
At this former mill you can learn about manufacturing history and make something new somewhere old
Totally wired: Ruth Asawa's intricate sculptures come to Modern Art Oxford
The Japanese American artist’s first major exhibition in Europe will showcase her signature works in looped wire, as well as lesser-known paintings and drawings
Best shows for… art history buffs
Our pick of five art-historical rediscoveries not to miss in the city this weekend
Acquisitions round-up: Greek entrepreneur Dimitris Daskalopoulos donates hundreds of works to four international museums
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Venice Biennale 2022: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see in Venezia—save precious time and skip these
Ukrainian actor performs with Putin mask on his crotch outside the Venice Biennale’s Russian pavilion
A police presence awaited the performance, which was only announced yesterday evening
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see collateral exhibitions around the city
Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini
From America's African facelift to the scents of hope and fear, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event
Acquisitions round-up: Zao Wou-ki's stepdaughter gifts a dozen works by the Modern master to M+
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Sámi pavilion: the Nordic countries give their space to Indigenous artists from the European Arctic
The three exhibiting artists have dedicated themselves to “defending Sámi perspectives”
Under a revolutionary, emancipatory spell: Venice exhibition explores Surrealism’s interest in the occult
Major show at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection includes works by leading lights of Surrealism, including Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning
French museums rally to protect art collections in Ukraine with truckload of emergency supplies
A delivery of 15 tonnes of donated packing and conservation materials was organised by Icom France
Revolutionary Rijksmuseum exhibition reckons with Dutch colonial conflict in Indonesia
Timely show narrates Indonesia's fight for independence from the Netherlands through the life stories of 23 "eyewitnesses"
Making a fresh start: new museum openings
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
Swiss museum to part with 29 works from Gurlitt trove suspected of being Nazi loot
Kunstmuseum Bern announces results of in-depth provenance investigation of controversial 2014 bequest
Museums and heritage in 2021: pandemic woes and African treasures
We look back on a year of museums commandeered as Covid-19 vaccine centres, masterpieces sold as NFTs and much talk over the Benin bronzes