As governments loosen lockdown restrictions, institutions map out ways of seeking to limit the spread of coronavirus

Art UK's Curations initiative enables “anyone anywhere with internet access” to create an exhibition using the national image database

Suay Aksoy, president of Icom, says museums closed by Covid-19 lockdowns "need to champion themselves because their survival may depend on it"

National spending package includes emergency support for state museums, arts organisations and cultural businesses

Closure is having a catastrophic impact on the finances of the museum, which normally gets half its income from ticket sales

Galleries on lockdown connect online during coronavirus pandemic using #CollectionsUnited

To mark the London museum’s big birthday, we have searched our archive for our favourite articles on the institution, from a critic's take on the café’s cuisine to an interview with Tate’s former director Nicholas Serota ahead of the Switch House’s opening in 2016

Museums in South Korea and Hong Kong have also started reopening after coronavirus lockdowns

On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we look back at how art institutions adapted to wartime constraints, from tours without pictures to child's play

Loss of tourism and oil market crash because of coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc as institutions seek state help

Plus, what is it like to visit a museum post-lockdown? Produced in association with Christie's

Cultural institutions bracing for a fall in visitors and shrinking revenue will need huge increase in public funding to recover after reopening

How have curators been filling their time while their museums remain closed? Creatively, it turns out

Poles and ribbons are used at the Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art in Cottbus to practice social distancing

UK's Yorkshire Museum has been encouraging international institutions to share the most unusual items in their collections

Our enforced isolation during the coronavirus crisis gives us time to think about the role of culture in the public realm

State museums in the Chinese capital will reopen with crowd control measures for "golden week" of travel

Brussels museums release their planned safety measures along with the museum ethics organisation Cimam

Podcasts, social media channels and virtual exhibitions are experiencing unprecedented traffic but do not make up for lost revenue

Belgian museum director says his institution is “ready to serve as a test room”

Philip Tinari, the director and CEO of the Chinese museum, shares what the institution has learned during closure and its future plans

Delicate negotiations with lenders are under way to postpone major European shows of Raphael, Artemisia Gentileschi and Christo

Plus, Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger explores Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm (Number 30). Produced in association with Christie's

Closed museums are losing millions in income, ushering in job cuts, appeals for emergency relief and lasting changes in strategy

Institutions need visionary leaders to find ways to adapt to a dramatically altered culture

Money ran out in the first round, although some US museums scored loans

Art historians and curators urge galleries to support education staff during coronavirus crisis

Enforced delay due to Covid-19 could add to millions of pounds of lost income in the sector

The first museums open today in the state of Brandenburg in a gradual easing of the coronavirus lockdown; bigger museums may take longer to reopen

Other institutions reflect on ethical concerns linked to Covid-19 material