The formal name change—an administrative move—also means the Musée de l’Orangerie will be rebranded

The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings

As venues experiment with selling virtual exhibition tours, talks and workshops online, the key to success may be an emphasis on the expert, bespoke and exclusive

Spurred on by the pandemic, several institutions are inviting art lovers to choose works for display

Our global Visitor Figures survey reveals huge growth in followings online as physical doors shut to the public in 2020

Institution initially called the Museum of Sovereignty will present a balanced picture of the divisive EU debate, say founders

French president Emmanuel Macron will decide whether to renew or replace the museum's director in the coming weeks

Roselyne Bachelot's condition is "stable and not worrying"

Qaumajuq centre aims to reframe Winnipeg Art Gallery’s colonial past with displays of more than 10,000 rarely seen Inuit works

The Uffizi Diffusi project aims to "scatter" works from the Florence museum's collection around overlooked sites across Tuscany on short term loans

After a year in which the coronavirus wreaked havoc, vaccines offer hope. We look at the the state of play, and the outlook, for countries around the world

Newly released footage shows the full extent of the vast 65,000 sq. m space and the designs striking use of straight lines and concrete

Waters "would not have come within four metres of the entrance" of the future site, president says

Some countries are operating a system based on regional coronavirus case numbers while others have gone into full lockdown

Trompe l’oeil image called La Ferita (The Wound) reflects on the difficulties of accessing culture during Covid-19 and reveals Botticelli’s Primavera and The Birth of Venus

The announcement was met with public outrage prompting more than 10,000 people to sign a petition against the cuts

Loan of over 100 works to future museum of Modern art encompasses Richter’s Birkenau series, the fruit of a decades-long quest for an artistic response to the Holocaust

Herzog & de Meuron-designed museum will not shy away from displaying controversial works, director assures

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections

Broadcaster Robin Ince joins George Monbiot and Mark Lynas in withdrawing from the Climate Talks event over the UK institution's funding from oil companies BP and Equinor

London institution is advertising two new job roles to help deliver a radical curatorial initiative known as 'Reimagining the British Museum'

Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander

In a surprise ruling, the government prioritises museum openings ahead of restaurants and sports facilities

Museums were quick to implement Covid-19 safety measures and now they need to apply that same rigour to improving accessibility

If the sale goes ahead, La Casa dei Tre Oci will be the Berggruen Institute's space for its European programming with plans to partner with major museums such as Tate and MoMA

Chancellor Rishi Sunak digs deep, adding £300m to the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, £90m more for museums, and £18m for cultural community projects

Museum's director Tristram Hunt says that government help has not been enough to cover all costs incurred by pandemic and admits “curators will be more stretched”

After long-running row over the bequest of 19th-century collector Hugh Lane, new deal adds two paintings to rotating loan and greater collaboration between the two museums

Dealer Helga de Alvear has donated her entire collection of 3,000 works, which include pieces by Tacita Dean, Louise Bourgeois, Olafur Eliasson and Wassily Kandinsky

Fondation Beyeler will shows Arp and Rodin while Kunstmuseum Bern has a show on Latin American political art