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

From portraits of Napoleon and his wife reunited after nearly 200 years to Rafael Nadal's buttocks

Ex-politician, who presided over austerity cuts to culture, takes up the position on 4 October

Museum of the Home reopens on 12 June with double the public space in its 18th-century almshouse buildings

Ongoing negotiations for a new satellite of the Russian museum will focus on a collaboration with the Barcelona opera house

Tear yourself away from museums and libraries for one weekend to catch a rare revival of Jean Dubuffet’s “living painting” performance and Takis’s first European show since his death in 2019

The privately funded Dutch branch of the State Hermitage Museum has attracted 10,000 donations from the public but director says "we're not done yet"

Five-year strategy pledges to ramp up digital content and send historic paintings on UK "community tours" to mark bicentenary

The vessel was on loan from the town of Augusta, which intends to turn it into a memorial for the hundreds of migrants who died on board in 2015

French aid will restore the stained-glass windows and Arab salon of the historic villa, which was severely damaged in port explosions last August

As venues experiment with selling virtual exhibition tours, talks and workshops online, the key to success may be an emphasis on the expert, bespoke and exclusive

A multi-agency $15m initiative backed by the WHO and funded through a series of charity auctions at Christie’s will support artist-led projects to improve mental, social and environmental health

Year-long series of Healing Arts auctions and events aims to support mental health treatment and recovery in the wake of Covid-19

Research commissioned by the trust provoked complaints from Conservative politicians amid UK culture war around controversial monuments

Collections website unites technical data, open-access images, videos and even sewing patterns from the museum of art, design and performance

Petition urges culture minister to lift coronavirus restrictions on museums and galleries so they can "take care of visitors now"

Wallace Collection, Birmingham Museums and the MAC Belfast are among more than 100 charities receiving recovery grants from the Garfield Weston Foundation

The Antiquarium reveals treasures and recent discoveries charting the ancient Roman city's rich history before deadly volcanic eruption

High-resolution images of Renaissance treasures go online, revealing the tiniest details of Raphael’s creative process

From the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum to the Frick’s move to a Brutalist landmark, here are the building projects aiming to change cultural landscapes around the world

Vote by National Assembly paves the way for the return of 27 colonial-era artefacts to Benin and Senegal within one year, but “will not create a legal precedent”

Deputies rejected senators' proposal for a national council to advise the government on future restitution claims

Turbulent year draws to a close with sector wracked by pandemic lockdowns and Black Lives Matter challenges

Event marking anniversaries of the Emirati museum and New York University Abu Dhabi looked at museum collections, buildings and people, and the impact of coronavirus

After months without income due to coronavirus closures, new survey shows that museums are operating with just 25% of previous visitor numbers

Senate approves bill to return 27 colonial-era artefacts from museum collections to Africa within one year

French organisation Culturespaces plans fifth and sixth locations for shows of digitised paintings

Committee will advise on cultural initiatives in the country and research Ghanaian objects held in international collections

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Gairloch Museum, the Science Museum, South London Gallery and Towner Eastbourne will share £200,000 award

First funding round hailed as a "lifeline" for heritage sites and specialists reeling from the pandemic, but job losses continue