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

One of the museum’s finest period rooms, the Kaufmann Office is being restored for display in new V&A East collection centre

Nicholas Coleridge describes “icy legs” symptoms and how doctors undoubtedly saved his life

The director of the Queens Museum reflects on how the coronavirus pandemic may change how communities use public spaces, and how museums can help rebuild these communal experiences

Originally scheduled to open in June this year and then postponed until September, new government measures to contain Covid-19 add further delays to the Bourse de Commerce space

Opening exhibition "grew directly out of this unprecedented situation,” says the museum's director Philip Tinari

Project is backed by the Ernst von Siemens art foundation, which seeks “a more factual focus to the discussions about restitution”

While legal hurdles remain, the museum directors’ association will not penalise members who redirect restricted funds to cover operating expenses

Nearly 75% of staff will be placed on unpaid leave and senior leadership at the Oregon museum will take salary cuts

Museum will also reduce salaries for those making over $80,000

Plus, Laura Cumming on Breugel. Produced in association with Christie's

Fire service says one person was injured in the blaze caused by a gas cylinder exploding

With sparse personnel and visitors, some criminals will try to see if the “closed” sign actually means “open”, say K2 Intelligence FIN's art crime experts

Signatories include leaders at Rome's MaXXI Museum and Venice’s civic museums as well as the artist Paola Pivi

Reduced security staff and distracted police forces could lead to a rise in art thefts—but there are measures that can be taken to protect collections

Huge new complex for Egypt's antiquities—which was originally scheduled to open in 2011—will be delayed until 2021

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections—from £1m flower pyramids to an enigmatic portrait of a young black woman