Lee Cheshire
The most exciting art museum openings and expansions of 2025
The construction of Saadiyat Cultural District is due to be completed, while the Studio Museum in Harlem will unveil its new 82,000 sq. ft building
Did a video game help rebuild Notre-Dame after the fire?
'Assassin’s Creed Unity' boasts a detailed virtual model of the cathedral—but not detailed enough for the restorers of the building
A journey through Frieze Sculpture with curator Fatos Üstek
The Frieze Sculpture curator walks us through her highlights from the gardens of London's Regents Park
Do Ho Suh, Busan Biennale and a spotlight on Asian women artists: what to see during Frieze Seoul
Exhibitions to see in Seoul during the fair, plus two major biennials to visit beyond the city
Street behind Tate Modern closed after glass panels fall from building
Window panes from the Neo Bankside development, whose residents forced the museum to restrict access to its viewing gallery, smashed into the street
In pictures: Art Basel's Parcours takes over the high street
Stefanie Hessler, the new curator for the fair's outdoor section, picks out her highlights along the city's Clarastrasse
Venice Biennale 2024: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see during this year's edition of the city-wide event, so we've rounded up a few things you might want to skip
Venice Biennale 2024: our pick of collateral shows
Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions around town
Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
Artists draw with their eyes and play with Zeus at the city's former shipyards and armories
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini
From cocoa-covered creations, to spaceships and rotting fruit, here is our selection of top shows from the first preview day
Hong Kong's M+ museum is among the 20 most visited globally
Other art institutions in the Special Administrative Region also enjoyed healthy figures in 2023, according to The Art Newspaper's annual attendance survey
The 100 most popular art museums in the world—blockbusters, bots and bounce-backs
Our exclusive Visitor Figures 2023 survey shows that many of the world’s leading art museums returned to their pre-pandemic attendance levels. But some, especially in the UK, are still missing millions of visitors
Exclusive: international museum attendance figures back to pre-pandemic levels
In 2023, many of the world’s major museums equaled—or surpassed—their 2019 attendance figures. However, some UK institutions are still lagging behind, finds The Art Newspaper’s annual survey
Our pick of some of the best exhibitions to see during Art Dubai
From Cartier's Islamic inspiration at the Louvre Abu Dhabi to Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh at the Sharjah Art Foundation
The changing attitudes to Carl Andre’s 'bricks' show how art museums have been sucked into the culture wars
Once controversial because of its humble materials, the work of the recently deceased artist is now under fire because of his alleged crime
The big museum openings and expansions of 2024
The Grand Egyptian Museum should open at last, while Masp in São Paulo gets a tower-block extension
From Paris to LA: what exhibitions to see in the world's great art cities in 2024
The shows to visit in London, New York, Los Angeles, Basel and Paris
Visitor numbers for UK museums show signs of recovery
Figures for the first half of 2023 show an increase over the year before, although still below their pre-Covid peaks
Storytelling without language: the video art programme at Art Week Tokyo hopes to bring people together
Curator Chus Martínez on how she wants to spark curiosity and conversation with her selection
Letters of Light: joining the threads through the written word
A new exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi brings together some of the oldest and most important religious manuscripts from Judaism, Christianity and Islam to show the deep connections between the three faiths
Inaugural Frieze Seoul artist award winner Woo Hannah to make breast-shaped fabric installation at fair
The Korean artist's work will be suspended from the ceiling of the Coex venue
Marina Abramovic to take over London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall this autumn
A selection of artists have been invited by Abramovic to stage long-form performances in the concert venue—including backstage areas normally off-limits to visitors
Recognising what’s special about museums: marking 10 years of the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize
The finalists for the 2023 Museum of the Year award, all of which focus on the importance of community engagement, will compete for a record £120,000 prize
Best shows to see in Basel: from sound sculptures to a Basquiat bonanza
An interactive show of multimedia works has opened at Museum Tinguely while the Fondation Beyeler has reunited a series of Basquiat paintings
Basel's groundbreaking open-storage venue Schaulager celebrates 20 years with video art show
Museum's model, giving access to works not on display, has been replicated throughout the world
London Gallery Weekend announces performance commissions
Li Hei Di, Minh-Lan Tran and Nicole Bachmann will perform their work around the city in June
Kimchi and K-pop: National Museum of Asian Art marks centenary with festival
The Washington, DC, institution wants to better connect with Asian American communities
Are visitors finally returning to museums? We dive into our latest visitor figures survey
Plus, the Manet/Degas rivalry in Paris and one of the most significant female Impressionists