Curator says that conservators might be able to dry many wet objects in the museum’s archive

The Washington institution also announces joint effort with London communities to train young adults

An estimated 85,000 items are feared lost, including letters, antique wedding dresses and photographs

After more than a year in his new job, we interview the director about his priorities

With works by Judy Chicago, Tacita Dean, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Silke Otto-Knapp, the museum is one of many prioritizing acquisitions of art by women

Lower East Side location will unite exhibition space with the institution's school of 3,500 students

The university has acquired five portraits of men and women who hold blue-collar jobs on campus

Ian and Annette Cumming set out to commission likenesses of people who would remain renowned

Former Bridgestone Museum of Art will have new focus on creativity through the ages after a three-year renovation

Satellite venue of historic Albertina is to focus on Austrian and international art made after 1945

Departure follows New York Times article describing objectionable behaviour with female employees

Hire of French art historian Emmanuelle Polack suggests a more proactive stance on Nazi-era provenance research at Paris museum

The time is ripe for artists and curators to reconfigure what can actually be done within the walls of a museum

Planned show seeks to raise awareness of climate change, but London museum dogged by controversy over partnership with oil and gas giant

In honour of the victims and to promote the medium, the French culture ministry will create "a meeting, training and exhibition place"

The US president’s reversal comes after widespread condemnation and defense officials’ assurances that military would abide by international law

Meanwhile, an impromptu tribute to the country’s cultural heritage broke out on Twitter, as users posted images of their favourite places

Yemeni authorities and World Monuments Fund team up to repair ruined National Museum in Taiz

From Tutankhamun's new king-sized home in Cairo to Munch's sleek space in Oslo, here is our pick of the big openings this year

Highly publicised sales and seizures of Nazi memorabilia raise questions about whether such items should be exhibited

The Art Newspaper team ponder 2019's biggest art stories. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Exhibitions in UK, Europe and US speak to growing public appetite for scholarship on the women of art history

Vast €85m storage centre will show off thousands of works of art previously hidden from view

Second stage of open-access restoration of Van Eyck brothers’ masterpiece strips away 16th-century overpainting to reveal an abundance of fine details

With the Louvre revealing its virtual reality Mona Lisa, museums ponder the power of tech experiences

Karla Black survey will fill both spaces, including former fruit and veg warehouse next door

Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019

We look back at the biggest stories of the year

The franchise’s ambitious global expansion will continue in 2020 with launch of London gallery

V&A and Lacma plan to stabilise and restore works to their original appearance