Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

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

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

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

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

We take a look at the most exciting shows around the world this year

The best shows in London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, New York and Washington, DC

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

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

Plus, how long left of the good times in the New York auction world? And abstract Black figuration

On display from the airport to the desert, the public art commissions have been installed in time for the World Cup this month

The Italian artist's paintings and sculptures were studied ahead of an exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia

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

At this former mill you can learn about manufacturing history and make something new somewhere old

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

Our pick of five art-historical rediscoveries not to miss in the city this weekend

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

There's a lot to see in Venezia—save precious time and skip these

A police presence awaited the performance, which was only announced yesterday evening

Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini

From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards

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

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

The three exhibiting artists have dedicated themselves to “defending Sámi perspectives”

Major show at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection includes works by leading lights of Surrealism, including Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning

A delivery of 15 tonnes of donated packing and conservation materials was organised by Icom France

Timely show narrates Indonesia's fight for independence from the Netherlands through the life stories of 23 "eyewitnesses"

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

Kunstmuseum Bern announces results of in-depth provenance investigation of controversial 2014 bequest

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