Shops remain open in many countries even as museums are plunged once more into Covid-19 deep-freeze

International museum leaders are confronting manifold challenges in the wake of Covid-19 and innovating in six principal ways, writes András Szántó

Turbulent year draws to a close with sector wracked by pandemic lockdowns and Black Lives Matter challenges

Online sale seeks to support a new space for art education and outreach that will open in the autumn of 2021

The museum worked with around 60 Aboriginal language groups across the vast state to bring their perspectives into every gallery

Event marking anniversaries of the Emirati museum and New York University Abu Dhabi looked at museum collections, buildings and people, and the impact of coronavirus

Move reflects how museums could cash in on digital initiatives

After months without income due to coronavirus closures, new survey shows that museums are operating with just 25% of previous visitor numbers

Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open

Many UK institutions are hoping members will continue to support them despite limited benefits and recurring closures

Delayed by just three weeks amid the pandemic, new Kinder Building will dramatically increase space for Modern and contemporary art

Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding

The key figure in the British Black Arts movement of the 1980s has adorned the London museum’s façade with a colourful work exploring her own background

Ghanaian-British architect is working with the British Museum and Nigerian organisations to show “the most comprehensive display in the world of Benin Bronzes”

Museum chief is asymptomatic and says he will continue working in quarantine

The museums should make urgent use of the delay already caused by the pandemic rather than lurch towards lengthy postponement

A show at the Corning Museum reveals how corruption and intimidation have historically suppressed the votes of non-white, non-male demographics as US presidential election results remain in flux

The screenprints are an abridged version of the artist’s 41-panel tempera series devoted to the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture

Dozens of institutions across the nation have stepped up to "help increase public participation in the American system of self-government" on election day

More than 40 directors sign an open letter to regional governments saying museums should not be included in month-long coronavirus lockdown

Exhibition schedules disrupted and concerns raised over funding after institutions required to shut down until 2 December

Closing German museums would be “a hard blow for the institutions and society,” the country's museums association says

Mark Godfrey has been disciplined after posting a long statement on his Instagram account describing postponement as "extremely patronising to viewers"

Mies van der Rohe’s steel-and-glass building is undergoing modernisation by David Chipperfield, including new air-conditioning, security, lighting and visitor facilities

A planned mosque and cultural centre will celebrate the syncretic culture of Hinduism and Islam in the northern city of Ayodhya

Israeli museum professionals fear deaccessioning auction could set a dangerous precedent

The complaint also demands compensation for four further works by Mondrian no longer at the Krefeld museum

A flurry of museum pieces is heading to auction, but will there be enough buyers for them?

Sixty-three objects were sprayed with an oily liquid on 3 October at the Pergamon, Neues Museum and Alte Nationalgalerie

Stéphane Aquin is taking over after Nathalie Bondil’s controversial dismissal