The London museum’s newly refurbished Raphael Court plays host to a “visual album” of classical pieces on film

New report provides guidelines for the return of artefacts to Africa, where Belgium controlled territory that was 80 times its size

Cultural institutions—like religious buildings—can be spaces of good and harm, we cannot simply denounce their histories as one or the other, says museum director Nicholas Thomas

Maverick museum chief Kenneth Clark helped shape the Southampton City Art Gallery's collection

Coronavirus restrictions have dramatically altered the visitor experience, but the changes run deeper than mask-wearing and one-way systems

New government initiative MuseumsLab aims to foster more international co-operation and consider topics including decolonisation and restitution

The San Isidro Movement founder was forcibly taken to a Havana hospital in early May eight days into a hunger strike protesting the government's clampdown on artist's rights

John Kingman, the London museum's deputy chair, will temporarily step into the role

We discuss Matthew Barney, Igshaan Adams, Eileen Agar and Louise Bourgeois

The Khalil Museum, with its fabled Impressionists in a mansion by the Nile, has reopened after an 11-year renovation—without Vincent’s flower still-life

The new resource provides images and data on 90,000 coins

Following backlash over proposed chronological reorganisation of London museum, specialist departments will now remain

The French billionaire's long awaited contemporary art space contains works that champion his values of diversity—though many of these have been shown in Venice before

The privately funded Dutch branch of the State Hermitage Museum has attracted 10,000 donations from the public but director says "we're not done yet"

From Rodin's plaster casts and Barbara Hepworth's bronzes, to flower arranging, disco dancing and the notorious Nero

"Independence cuts both ways," UK culture secretary Oliver Dowden warns museums and heritage bodies

Grants are available for institutions with individual Benin artefacts or small collections

Group shortlisted by Tate for the prestigious contemporary art prize is calling out the institution’s hypocrisy and demanding working conditions that are “nurturing and supportive”

Florence museum unveiled new exhibition space and recent acquisitions

Health passes to certify visitors are Covid-free will be mandatory at cultural venues

“We are facing up to our historical and moral responsibility”, says culture minister Monika Grütters

Plus, artists' album covers, and Grace Jones in the Work of the Week

Visitors to the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore can pose questions to a "digital twin" of the late Bombay Progressive Group painter

Lee Kun-hee, the Samsung Electronics chairman who died in October, leaves collection worth $2.2bn, including works by Monet, Dali and Chagall

Around 160 institutions hold looted Benin artefacts, but how many are prepared to give them back? We asked museums in five countries for their position on restitution

With institutions across the globe rethinking their views on restitution, the African country’s focus is now on making a home for its heritage

Residents next to the London museum continue legal battle after losing case to close viewing platform that allows visitors to see inside their flats

As Israel and Denmark introduce Covid-19 status certificates, institutions are concerned that government schemes may keep visitors away

An exhibition at the National Museum of Finland will celebrate the objects' repatriation to the Sámi Museum and Nature Centre Siida in northern Lapland

Former police officer faces up 40 years in prison, but systemic racism must now be addressed, says San Francisco Museum of Modern Art