The museum, which will house traditional and Modern Chinese art, opens 18 December

“I primarily buy art to show it off”

The new commission is industrial magnate Victor Pinchuk’s gift to the steelworkers of his hometown

His third Venetian building will house films, debates and performances

Works include Picasso and Van Gogh, but many are yet to be authenticated

After seeming to grow cool on his Chinese venture, the collector is now staging numerous shows and branching into Indian art

Individuals and corporations are sharing their traditional and contemporary art collections with the public

Private spaces show that tall poppies can grow in a Nordic climate

Created in consultation with the Russian Society for the Blind, Nadezhda Gubina and her husband Igor Vozyakov have created a didactic and tactile exhibition

The space is based on a former warehouse and will exhibit works biannually from his own collection as well as from other private collections around the world

A “landmark” museum for Ukraine

The collector builds bridges with Tate and MoMA, and buys work by Kiefer, Cattelan and Hatoum

Exhibitions at the Punta della Dogana and Palazzo Grassi rotate after two years

Outspoken collector David Walsh unveils crypt-like private museum

“Collectors have a tendency to self-delusion”

Collector shows off Polish art with French accent

Collectors to create “museum collection”

José Berardo doubts government will buy, and plans new art deco museum

The space will display Pinchuk's own collection as well as loaned exhibitions

The inaugural exhibition at the Rennie Collection will showcase sculptor Mona Hatoum

Who said it was all about modernism?

The Iranian businessman has an extensive collection of Islamic and modern art

Bigger stage for German collectors

The Moscow-based collector has amassed a hoard of Russian contemporary art

Reinhold Würth has converted a church for old masters

Guan Yi tells us about his plans to open a museum and sculpture park on a 16.5-acre plot of land in Beijing

“What is often described as the ‘undue’ influence of collectors and dealers is less of a threat than the noticeable tendency for these parties to lose interest in public institutions”

Dealers are growing increasingly wary of do-it-yourself institutions

Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha have assembled a collection of over 7,000 works of art