This summer a team of archaeologists resumed their work on a site dating back to around 600BC, known for its three well-preserved Doric temples

The Uffizi in Florence is restricting selfies, and New York’s Frick Collection bans all photography—but other museums encourage them

The legendary institution, which took seven years to build, reopens with an exhibition devoted to the works of Tom Lloyd

Some museums have closed, falling victim to Covid-19 and a slowing economy, while others are scaling back or regrouping

Research shows that the solutions long used in a German castle are a cheap, effective conservation method with advantages over silica and air-conditioning

The colossal archaeological museum is set to welcome international dignitaries to a ceremony this Saturday, including opening its prize attraction, the Tutankhamun Gallery

The institution has doubled the size of its former space to display more of its collection of 117,000 works, plus newly commissioned sculptures and installations

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long history

Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar

Plans for the museum, located in the former Comèdia cinema, have attracted criticism from the city’s left-wing politicians

In 2023 the Mütter Museum was at the centre of a scandal around the repatriation of Indigenous remains. Now, as the dust begins to settle, a new leadership team is looking to the future

Ibraaz, funded by the Kamel Lazaar Foundation and opening on 15 October, is a multi-disciplinary art space in Fitzrovia that seeks to address “urgent questions”

In an era of stretched public coffers and cuts, endowments can offer financial resilience and independence. But they are likely to prove out of reach for smaller museums, which may find it hard to accrue donations for longer-term projects

As the Israel-Hamas war enters its third year, institution leaders discuss cancelled collaborations, working amid trauma and the art world's “deafening silence”

The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo

Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure

Sara Raza, who is also the space's first artistic director, has big plans to reach young people, inspired by her time at South London Gallery

Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?

The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration

Conservators discovered that lead white on these important works was deteriorating at an “alarming” rate. Could oxygen from the Earth's orbit be the solution?

The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities

The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection

After overhauling the Uffizi Galleries and running for mayor of Florence, Schmidt is now making his mark in a new destination

The museum group has shared internal research with The Art Newspaper that indicates one key demographic shift

The Frick veteran is particularly excited about all the new conservation spaces, created as part of the museum’s recent Selldorf-designed expansion

Barbara de Dozsa had previously argued that she owned the painting by Antonio Solario as the limit for claims had passed

Staying open can mean coping with security service raids, harassment, verbal attacks by lawmakers and an exodus of staff

Researchers and conservators have found one-size-fits-all standards to be both ineffective and inefficient—and now they're looking for better ways to preserve works

Motorhane has been created as part of a European Union-backed effort to bring the arts to neglected regions