Museums across the city have organised shows dedicated to the history of the American Revolution, featuring at least three historical copies of the Declaration of Independence—but some are focusing on the present day, too

Iranian museum's director speaks out about new, responsive programming and the team's ongoing struggle to protect its $3bn collection

A survey by the federal Government Accountability Office shows that a majority of the nation’s museums lack the resources to maintain their buildings, putting collections at risk

The varnish layer of the work, which is held in Berlin's Gemäldegalerie, is degrading the tempera paint

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

Legal proceedings—begun by the museum to demand more public funding for a renovation—have now been postponed

Writer and researcher András Szántó speaks to art-world movers and shakers for predictions and insights

Located in a former Braga courthouse, Muzeu—Thought and Contemporary Art DST, houses one of Portugal's biggest private art collections

As well as the renovated and expanded Los Angeles County Museum of Art, here are some of the art and culture projects to look forward to

The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin has digitised hundreds of works that were held in a tower for safety but were l

The investment, part of a £128m support package for culture venues across the UK, follows a period in which the centre has struggled financially

The David Geffen Galleries showcase the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s permanent collection, which is reorganised around oceans and seas, emphasising connection and circulation

A vast concrete beauty that has been 20 years in the making is opening on 19 April, aiming to serve the local community and provide a welcoming focal point for the Los Angeles area

The Stratford-based museum, opening this month, aims to build on the success of V&A East Storehouse, which has attracted 500,000 visitors since it opened in May last year

After years of controversies, the organisation that oversees Louisiana’s ten state museums will have to wait until next year for the American Alliance of Museums’ ruling

The Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates, whose previous museum projects include V&A Dundee, will design the building located on the site of St Vincent House

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

A significant number of Canadians are shunning their neighbours to the south, a phenomenon felt most acutely by smaller museums and those along the border

Christophe Leribault, the former director of the Château de Versailles, faces a “derelict” infrastructure at the Paris museum and the fallout from last year’s devastating theft

In this week's episode, Ben Luke discusses the UK government’s response to a report about the future of Arts Council England, talks to the curator of a new Raphael exhibition in New York, and takes a look at a work by the multimedia artist Senga Nengudi

According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests

Danish government reforms have resulted in increased funds for museums, but some question the equity of grants based on footfall

Our annual survey shows that some of the world’s most venerable institutions are still struggling to attract the number of visitors they had before Covid, but there is enthusiasm for new museums, and in regions such as Asia and Latin America

Following a £5m refit, the Sheep Field Barn gallery at the sculptor’s farmhouse in Hertfordshire, England, will also house an education centre

Museums are “remarkably unwilling to acknowledge their own status as democratic institutions, the bedrock of civic society and our most important public spaces”

The government's favourable response comes three months after the publication of Margaret Hodge's landmark Arts Council England review

The agreements will see an artist-in-residence pilot programme established with the Misk Art Institute in Riyadh and collaborations with Museums Victoria in Australia

Cultural exchanges in both directions have been created via new infrastructure, rail routes and flights, but also organically, through artist and institutional collaborations

Nine of the objects will stay in Switzerland despite the change of ownership

Some scholars however have questioned the wording used in the new labels in the Ancient Levant and Egyptian galleries