Rare work by Edgar Degas among £59.7m haul of art donated to UK public collections in exchange for tax benefits – The Art Newspaper
Rare works by Edgar Degas and Ben Nicholson are among the gifts bestowed to the UK’s public collections…
The Year Ahead 2026: the big exhibitions and the key museum openings—podcast – The Art Newspaper
In the first episode of 2026 we look ahead at the next 12 months with a guide to…
How Australia’s social media ban could affect art institutions – The Art Newspaper
I suspect many New Year’s resolutions for 2026 will include spending less time doom scrolling on social media…
Comment | When did US museum design get so boring? – The Art Newspaper
The year 2025 has marked a boom in museum architecture, with new buildings and buzzy expansions underway worldwide.…
London’s Brutalist Barbican Centre to close for £240m renovation – The Art Newspaper
The Barbican Centre in London, a Brutalist landmark which houses three gallery spaces, will close for a year…
Opening date for London’s V&A East Museum announced – The Art Newspaper
The long-awaited V&A East Museum will open on 18 April 2026 in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, completing the…
McMichael Canadian Art Collection picks architect for museum expansion – The Art Newspaper
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, home to one of the world’s foremost collections of Canadian and Indigenous art,…
Louvre acquires first-ever video work – The Art Newspaper
The Musée du Louvre has acquired its first video work, a piece by the Algeria-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa.…
Museum dedicated to Indian Modernist M.F. Husain to open in Qatar – The Art Newspaper
Qatar is opening a new museum in late November devoted to the work of the pioneering Indian Modernist…
New Frida Kahlo museum, focused on the artist’s youth and family life, opens in Mexico City – The Art Newspaper
“This museum was home to the Kahlo family for four generations; we open it to share our legacy.”…
Banking family’s treasures go on show at Bath’s Holburne Museum – The Art Newspaper
A golden ship stands proudly on an ornate foot, its sail a rippling flash of silver. At the…
Sylvain Amic, ‘open spirited’ head of Musée d’Orsay, has died aged 58 – The Art Newspaper
Sylvain Amic, the director of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay, has died suddenly at the age of 58. His death…