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

The agreement overturns the Restitution Committee's 2013 rejection of the claim, which argued the painting was worth more to the museum than the heirs

Rob Baker, the director of marketing and creative strategy at the Museum of Modern Art, shares his secrets to Instagram success

Historic building in the heart of the capital Vilnius to be split up and turned into restaurants, hotels and other commercial and cultural spaces

Museum chief is named "interim" director while President Macron decides if he should continue as head of the Paris institution

As restitution momentum builds, director of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art says it could lead discussions for the return of looted Benin objects in US museum collections

Among the innumerable concerns expressed by international institutions are loss of public funding, threats to the security of collections and a decrease in visitors

A secret booklet appears to contradict claims made in a new documentary about the painting's attribution to Leonardo

Refurbished space will showcase under-recognised artists, starting with Lucy Raven, and serve as a hub for the foundation's 11 sites

Egypt's Mr & Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum holds important works by artists including Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet

It will act as an extension to the Partition Museum in Punjab

Plus, vaccine passports in museums and Gossaert's Adoration

UAE’s withdrawal from a disastrous and costly war in Yemen means it can refocus on an ambitious cultural agenda including the opening of Zayed National Museum

Exhibitions editor José da Silva breaks down the results from our Visitor Figures 2020 survey and digital expert Chris Unitt explains how museums have pivoted to digital

The exhibition will include around half of Berlin’s collection of Benin bronzes as Germany lays groundwork to return them to Nigeria

There are plenty of funds with good Environmental, Social and Governance ratings, and the financial returns often outperform the S&P 500

Major UK institutions lost 78% of their visitors due to the pandemic last year, our research reveals

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