Youn Bum-mo's priorities believed to be out of step with the new right-wing administration

The veteran Russian museum chief tells Kremlin newspaper that war is “a means of cultural exchange”

St. Petersburg museum also announces “a one-year moratorium on exhibitions in Europe and the US”

Critics say the sudden dismissal of Jarosław Suchan is the latest attempt by Poland's right-wing government at exercising greater control over cultural institutions

Bedford, like his SFMoMA predecessor Neal Benezra, very publicly ran afoul of industry conventions around deaccessioning and selling works from museum collections

Kristy Edmunds replaces Joseph C. Thompson after lengthy period of layoffs and new staff union over pandemic

Around 100 scholars have signed a petition to the city’s mayor arguing that Marc-Olivier Wahler is not the right person to run the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire

Leribault will oversee a major redevelopment of the Musée d’Orsay over the next decade

Contemporary art venue has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic

The Kanal-Centre Pompidou in Belgium has responded to outcry over decision to make Bernard Blistène a co-director alongside Kasia Redzisz

A seasoned director with an emphasis on the social role of museums, she replaces Jean-Luc Martinez as the Louvre's president-director on 1 September

Museum chief is named "interim" director while President Macron decides if he should continue as head of the Paris institution

French president Emmanuel Macron will decide whether to renew or replace the museum's director in the coming weeks

Klaus Biesenbach will serve as artistic director once a financial leader is in place

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

After charges of racism levelled at his museum in 2019, Teitelbaum had to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. And then there was the Guston controversy

The director of Florence's Palazzo Strozzi tells us about his favourite books, artists and why he likes RAI TV

International museum leaders are confronting manifold challenges in the wake of Covid-19 and innovating in six principal ways, writes András Szántó

Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine

Stéphane Aquin faces the challenge of restoring stability after Nathalie Bondil’s disputed removal

On The Art Newspaper’s anniversary, Donatien Grau reflects on the radical expansion of museums' financial, political and cultural influence

A more modest Los Angeles dwelling seems to be lined up for Michael Govan

Culture minister Dario Franceschini reverses trend for appointing foreign leaders for its leading institutions

In a letter, more than 100 current and former staff members say Nathalie Bondil's tenure was marked by chaos, harassment and intimidation

Jean-Luc Martinez believes that capitalising on the museum's permanent collection will be key to recovery

The Washington museum's first female director is breaking down old silos and diversifying the staff, collection and exhibitions

The museum director, who manages five Berlin museums in his current role, will not renew his contract which expires in October 2020