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Site for black artists expected to open in 2024 with site-specific commission by Theaster Gates
Indigenous people proclaiming their own culture and history "makes some non-Natives nervous", says the artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds
The Mingei International Museum, which has been closed for three years, holds a vast collection of folk art and design
An exhibition devoted to the Mexican conceptual artist Gabriel Rico will inaugurate the institute
The High Desert Museum, which has previously had an emphasis on natural history, holds important works by artists like Rick Bartow and Edward Curtis
Labour organising is building across the culture sphere. Could an industry-wide arts union be next?
The $15m building project, led by Selldorf Architects, envisions a museum drawing 30,000 visitors a year
Plus, curator Emily Butler on Rhea Storr's video art. Produced in association with Christie's
US and UK museums have been accused of tokenism, hypocrisy and fake solidarity for rushing to declare support for Black Lives Matter. Where do they go from here?
Art Institute of Chicago and Smithsonian are among institutions that have embraced technology, and more are set to ramp up their efforts
Stamatina Gregory will take the new position as the LGBTQ art museum undergoes a series of changes
As his new book is released, the new secretary of the Smithsonian Institution talks of extending its reach beyond Washington
Among the most striking examples of the museum's more global and inclusive approach is a gallery with the theme War Within, War Without
We speak to two of the museum's curators leading the expansion and our New York team sit down to discuss the highs and lows of the new space. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Institution in Salem, Massachusetts, opens new wing to display maritime and Asian art collection
New space for Modern and contemporary art from the Arab world will put on five exhibitions a year
Renovation aims to reflect the demographic diversity of the birthplace of the Black Panthers
De Blasio focuses on diversity, social value and access for all
The project will make hundreds of the artists films more accessible
The institution has formed a partnership with Delancey Street Associates
Museums could benefit, as well as sponsors
Director of art museum in bankrupt city steels himself for long battle as price tags are put on greatest works
Even if it proves legal to sell paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts, there is a moral case to consider
Persepolis tablets on loan to Chicago's Oriental Institute since the 1930s compromised in lawsuit brought by victims of Jerusalem suicide bombing
The words chosen by directors reflect a desire to quash ambiguity and carve out their space in the contemporary art landscape
But Arab donors are in scarce supply, while Turks, Iranians and others spend freely
Ex-director says Brandeis University “doesn’t understand” outrage over plan to sell-off $350m collection
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
Most major institutions are still run by white people, are supported by them, and tailor their exhibitions to suit them
Leonard Lauder’s decision to leave the institution coincides with launch of $680m fundraising campaign