Awaiting reopening, the institution’s birthday displays reveal the interconnectedness of world cultures

Signatories include leaders at Rome's MaXXI Museum and Venice’s civic museums as well as the artist Paola Pivi

Huge new complex for Egypt's antiquities—which was originally scheduled to open in 2011—will be delayed until 2021

A V&A employee creates a to-scale exhibition of masterpieces for his gerbils while in lockdown

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from £1m flower pyramids to an enigmatic portrait of a young black woman

In an open letter, the organisation criticises building work in the historic area, which is on the nomination list to become a World Heritage site

Politically minded figure left helm of Queens Museum amid tensions with its board

French government endorses his strategy of establishing satellite branches overseas

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

Museum will house a temporary structure in its grounds as the “country prepares Public Health facilities to deal with Covid-19”

Visitor numbers at some of the world’s most popular art venues have nosedived and uncertainty for the future remains

Tim Steiner, whose entire back is covered in an ink piece created by Wim Delvoye, will sit in the empty Mona museum until the end of April

Devedjian was leading plans for a museum project in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, about the reign of Louis XIV

What coronavirus is really forcing us to address is the societal function and justification for public culture in the 21st century, says the Victoria and Albert Museum's director

Last year also saw record attendances at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain

Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough

Curators at French museum plan to launch video game centred on contemporary art while its Shanghai satellite reopens to the public

Arts Council England will release a document that addresses the ethical and practical issues around restituting cultural objects, planned for autumn 2020

The charity that runs the historic battleship needs help from the government and the public, says its chief executive Helen Bonser-Wilton

Long-time patron wants ‘a clear understanding’ of how a new building can accommodate the permanent collection highlights it has funded

“Everyone is really whipsawed,” says the New York institution’s president Daniel Weiss, who expects staff reductions

Updates on which cultural institutions are temporarily closing to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic

Here are the best digital initiatives to feed your need for art

Institutions in New York, Boston and Washington underline the need to control the spread of Covid-19

There are currently more than 2,770 coronavirus cases reported in Spain with 64 deaths

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center is reopening with an inaugural exhibition on illumination

Works donated by a collecting couple include paintings by Bonnard, Vuilliard, Matisse, Braque, Caillebotte and many others

Decision by London's British Museum and Science Museum to continue accepting sponsorship from fossil fuel companies risks alienating the public they serve

Decision comes amidst pressure from activist groups for UK museums to end their oil sponsorship deals

National Gallery of Canada cites use of forced labour on royal estates in wartime