The full story of colonial plundering lies not in museum displays but in unopened, uncatalogued boxes in store rooms

With the arts sector increasingly vulnerable in the wake of the pandemic, a new breed of digitally optimised worker is emerging

Das Verborgene Museum is passing on its archive and research mission to the Berlinische Galerie

Mauricio Fernández Garza first proposed the structure, which is a replica of his mansion in San Pedro Garza García, near Monterrey, when he was mayor of the well-heeled town

The auction house will help the Parisian institution research the history of items purchased between 1933 and 1945, which "may lead to restitutions"

Queer Britain charity pledges new institution will be free of charge

What happened to the 1923 plan for a Grand Museum to house the collection of Helene Kröller-Müller

Copy-and-paste fail or meta commentary on crypto art?

Curator is overseeing a major Robert Indiana show due to launch this spring

The £10m public grant is part of a new initiative aimed at equalising quality of living between the north and south

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Harvard Art Museums have banned cloth masks, requiring visitors wear more robust face coverings, while other museums ponder new restrictions as cases skyrocket

New institution will include exhibitions about digital art, as well as QR codes for visitors to view NFT works

Officials at the Grand Palais hope a new strand of multimedia exhibitions will tap into a growing global market

The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad contains around 2,500 objects related to Islamic faiths and traditions

Claudia Roth says she will rethink Humboldt Forum and set up a central “green culture” desk in the country

Shepparton Art Museum opened late last year but a ballooning budget and conflicting local politics have made led to a mixed reception

The esteemed East End art gallery doubled in size under her leadership

Following his alliance with the British Museum, Yizan He has now secured global licensing rights to sell branded products in partnership with major art institutions worldwide

While the pandemic may have forced museums around the world into an involuntary temporary slumber, builders have been busy. Here are the most exciting new and expanded museums opening in 2022

New law will set up expert commission to sift through thousands of objects at the Royal Museum for Central Africa

The Metropolitan Museum will stay opened at reduced capacity, while others like the Yale University Art Gallery and the Baltimore Museum of Art close temporarily

Natural History Museum closes due to front-of-house staff shortages caused by Covid-19

The Art Newspaper team picks apart this year’s most important developments, from demands for colonial restitution to the return of culture wars

Just a year after launching a studio programme in Accra, its ambitious young founder is turning it into a museum

Recent images show militia taking photographs of artefacts on their mobile phones

The Kröller-Müller Museum painting will be unveiled in the Courtauld Gallery’s exhibition

The Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia are among those finding ways to prevent re-sellers from inflating ticket prices

Power plant arts centre backed by Russian billionaire makes its long-awaited debut with a “dream exhibition” for Ragnar Kjartansson and a carnival in four acts

Hani Rashid says he was ghosted by the Moscow city government

Plus, Warhol’s Catholicism and Moscow’s new museums