Suay Aksoy, president of Icom, says museums closed by Covid-19 lockdowns "need to champion themselves because their survival may depend on it"
Agreement with state attorney general calls for museum to set up a $500,000 fund promoting inclusion
Non-white visitors have jumped from 15% to half of the museum’s attendance in just three years
Institutions need all hands on deck to redress imbalances in jobs and programming
In the heart of Europe, a new show reflects a diverse and globalised world
Two very different books speak to a worrying trend in the critique of art
Away from the glitz of record-breaking auction prices and extravagant art parties, austerity has given strength to a new movement of socially engaged artists
Documenta, Manifesta, La Triennale and the Kiev Biennale strike a different tone to the art market
Pernilla Warberg says female bosses prefer culture to football
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
Art from across the globe has recently found a home in Bankside
Most major institutions are still run by white people, are supported by them, and tailor their exhibitions to suit them
Discreet approaches have been made to dealers who represent black, Hispanic, Asian and women artists
Historical trends of male art selling for more are being challenged
A collection of interviews with museum employees—from director Philippe de Montebello to a café waitress—reveals few secrets
In the current funding agreement with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the gallery’s “Diversity strategy” is described as a “key priority”
Less circus, more focus at the Venice Biennale
Accord reflects fear of American cultural imperialism
The key to the mayor’s plan is “diversity”
Why “cultural diversity” arts policies are condescending and do not enlarge the understanding of other cultures
"Magic is one of my ongoing interests"
The government wants to set precise goals for the number of ethnic minority visitors to museums and make funding dependent on achieving them
Also on show are Ewan Uglow’s precise drawings at Browse and Darby and the diverse talents of Underwood at the Redfern Gallery
A large archive of George Platt Lynes photographs, including portraits, fashion shots and homo-erotic studies, joins the Mapplethorpe bequest
This mega-show spanning five millennia focuses on “diversity rather than unity”, insists its organiser Sherman Lee, but does it risk homogenising Chinese art into a timeline?
President of France inaugurates huge new ethnological museum
David Ross, the new director reveals his ideas