Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from Dorothea Tanning's Surrealist terrier to vintage prints by Vivian Maier

Deputy director’s swingeing salary cuts trigger resignations of around 50 employees at Moscow theatre museum

While early reactions have been mostly positive, a group of activists and victims’ families would rather see a support centre on the site

Uffizi director says he is able to pursue reforms at Florence museum under Italy's new centre-left government

Reservations will become mandatory at the world's most visited museum by the end of the year

In an exclusive interview, Jean-Luc Martinez reveals his big plans for the museum and why 250,000 objects must leave Paris

The brightly coloured painting, depicting the same family scene, has been in private hands for decades, most recently the Chilean Alana Collection

The French artist, who made his name with large-scale public installations, is opening his biggest US exhibition to date

The changes also include plans for immersive installations and artist residencies

Plan calls for colourful beds, outdoor antiquities and a lighting scheme to showcase the museum’s architecture

After a strike threat, a marathon bargaining session results in an average pay increase of 8% for full-time employees

She comes to Minnesota from the San Antonio Museum of Art, where she grew the collections of African American and Aboriginal artists, and expanded programmes for underserved youth

Move comes just one month before the German art historian was due to take the reins of the prestigious museum

We need to acknowledge the complexity of our time and not hide in simple political polarities, says the director of the Art Gallery of Ontario

Cultural institutions need to decide what they stand for, says London's ICA director Stefan Kalmár

The move marks the institution's return to an artist-led board

New offshoot joins Málaga and Brussels in French museum’s burgeoning international network

Five months on we look at the steps and measurements implemented by experts to start rebuilding the fire-ravaged cathedral

Over 300,000 visitors had been missed in the financial year 2018/19 because of 'incorrect light levels caused by a broken light fitting'

An exhibition focusing on the artist’s Blue Period came together after high-tech examinations of the work revealed hidden surprises

Splendid royal state apartments of Augustus the Strong are opening to visitors again after a lavish reconstruction

Archaeologists have uncovered more than one million objects on the site

Institution in Salem, Massachusetts, opens new wing to display maritime and Asian art collection

Terms of original bequest are reinterpreted, paving the way for the London museum to stage joint exhibitions in Los Angeles and Vienna

Ancient Palmyra’s painted lady is digitally reconstructed from traces of pigments for new exhibition at Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

The museum’s director James Rondeau on why the institution is bringing Barcelona architects Barozzi Veiga on board to rethink the whole campus

Kistefos's dramatic new exhibition gallery also functions as a panoramic bridge

New estimate puts potential cost at €450m versus previous estimate of €200m

Research project at the Stedelijk Museum sheds light on some of the artist’s techniques

New space for Modern and contemporary art from the Arab world will put on five exhibitions a year