Charismatic leader who steered the museum through a difficult period in the 1980s, and later became a university vice-chancellor

The work by Kawita Vatanajyankur and Pat Pataranutaporn was acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery, where the sprawling exhibition is being held

The latest edition of the £25,000 prize, awarded every three years to an artist inspired by Islamic traditions, is themed around moving image and digital media

The museum has also announced details of the much anticipated David Bowie Centre, due to be housed on the same site

Other blockbuster exhibitions at the museum next year will focus on luxury brand Cartier, ancient Egypt and the pioneering work done by disabled people in the world of design

Jacques Schuhmacher, who worked on several key restitution cases at the London museum, has taken up the role of executive director of provenance research

The purchase was made possible after an export license for the Romanesque carving was deferred by the UK authorities last year

After a landslide victory for the Labour party, we asked museum directors, artists and art historians what they hoped the new political era could mean for culture

Sixteen 'looks' will be shown alongside instruments and music awards in a free display

Hand-painted portraits of the WikiLeaks founder and his wife Stella were smuggled into a display case at the London museum in April

The two internationally important chairs have been acquired for the reopening of the institution's Founder’s Galleries

A sneak peek into the mammoth photo collection of Elton John and David Furnish

Institution wants to sign up superfans in five trendy areas including Emojis, Crocs and Drag

An export licence has now been deferred a second time to allow the UK museum to raise funds

The 32 items held in the collections of the two UK museums were taken during wars in the 19th century

The move is part of a series of measures to counter the impact of rising inflation and the cost of living crisis

The 12th-century walrus ivory sculpture represents “one of the most culturally and aesthetically significant objects” the UK government’s reviewing committee has handled in the past five years

They will each take the spotlight at a South Kensington museum next summer

An incisive study of the influential designer responsible for the V&A’s ‘Oriental Court’ in the 1860s

The former V&A director was keeper of coins and medal at the embattled London institution

Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition will touch upon her dark past as well as her groundbreaking designs

While gay romance Red, White & Royal Blue heats up at the Victoria and Albert Museum

This comprehensive catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection from 1900 to now is a joy to behold

The display includes a version of a sculpture that sparked debate in the Netherlands last month

Former employees of the newly reopened London museum have joined a chorus of criticism over the removal of materials related to trans rights and queer identities

Three years in the making, the new satellite of the Victoria and Albert museum has been created “with, not for” its audience—and could now act as a template for other museums.

The new Young V&A, opening 1 July, will "build cultural confidence in the capital’s most disadvantaged borough", writes the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London

Also commemorating the arrival of the vessel from the Caribbean is a new exhibition at London's V&A and a display in London's Piccadilly Circus

The Art Newspaper goes on an exclusive tour around the building which will open to the public in 2025

Seven dedicated galleries will now exhibit the full range and depth of the museum world’s oldest photography collection