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.…
Art Fund awards £1.2m to 29 UK museums to support ‘innovative’ projects – The Art Newspaper
Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, is giving a total of over £1.2m to 29 museums…
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…
Vancouver Art Gallery gifted 131-work private collection from Hong Kong – The Art Newspaper
The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) has received a landmark donation from an anonymous Hong Kong-based collector of 131 works…
Maria Balshaw, director of Tate since 2017, to step down – The Art Newspaper
Maria Balshaw, the director of Tate, will step down from her post in spring 2026, the institution announced…
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…
Philadelphia Art Museum’s director ousted following divisive rebrand – The Art Newspaper
Sasha Suda, the director and chief executive of the Philadelphia Art Museum (PAM), was ousted from her role…
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,…
With Ruth Asawa, MoMA is set to open its biggest show ever by a woman artist – The Art Newspaper
Ruth Asawa was what gamers like to call a world builder. Over the course of six decades, mainly…
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.…
Flemish government announces plans to dissolve Antwerp’s Museum of Contemporary Art – The Art Newspaper
In a surprise move, the Flemish government this week announced that it would dissolve the Museum of Contemporary…
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.”…