Public conversation to be held in February will address long impasse on museum loans

Unusual press release is latest twist in long-running dispute between Amsterdam institution and its former director

A selective view of African cultural heritage continues the colonialist paradigm

The Swiss curator is resigning from the Michigan institution for family reasons

Curators discovered old mistake during research for No Man's Land exhibition

Released from the shackles of state control in 2003, the Madrid institution has reason to celebrate its bicentenary

After attendance dips, 10.2 million people flocked to the Paris museum last year

The Getty Foundation’s leader, who retired in December, discusses her feminist credentials and the broader challenges in cultural philanthropy

Muzeum Susch aims to bring a “disruptive outlook” to the historic Engadin valley pilgrimage site

A low-key request from the San Antonio Museum of Art director resulted in a big gift from Lake Taihu near Wuxi

Russian museum is pursuing global expansion with long-term plans under way for Barcelona and China

The esteemed 19th-century author was also a renowned dandy whose passion for fashion increased with his fame and fortune

A largely emptied Los Pinos opened to the public on 1 December, leaving many in the country wondering where the collection of paintings and decorative objects went

The artists showed in a group exhibition and delivered two lectures at Aros Aarhus Art Museum

Getty scientists explore the artist’s use of gunpowder and other materials for a definitive new book

Inaugural show presents jewels and precious objects excavated in the early 20th century alongside more recent discoveries

The 1301 carved pulpit will undergo a two-year intensive monitoring programme

A MoMA expansion, the opening of the Humboldt Forum, the unveiling of the National Museum of Qatar and a new Bauhaus Museum are just some of the highlights of the year ahead

Airport branch of Amsterdam museum closed in January due to a leaky roof

Activists say PIK Group's high-rise developments are environmentally unsafe and only aimed at making "super profits"

Exhibition of Europe’s greatest female Old Master will include museum's freshly conserved acquisition

UNC Chapel Hill seeks another solution to preserve Silent Sam, described as a “monument to white supremacy”

Digital initiative will invite users to explore and sponsor more than 190,000 works in the collection

With partnerships with the Smithsonian and Google as well as donations, the institution soldiers on

Conservation effort now includes passageways and interior

Landmark Trust's restoration finds that oak timber used to build Welsh house was felled in the winters of 1418-19 and 1420-21

First-ever exhibition on the Gipsformerei, which copies works for museums and Jeff Koons, will open the James Simon Gallery next summer

MK Gallery in Milton Keynes will also host a George Stubbs survey

With many of the region’s museums, fairs and festivals under female leadership, we talk to three key decision-makers