NewsPrizes
Five museums will share £200,000 as Art Fund reboots 2020 prize to battle coronavirus crisis
Museum of the Year prize has been changed from £140,000 awards and the shortlist will be announced in October
Newscoronavirus
Art Fund unblocks £2m in grants to reopen UK museums and 'prevent immediate insolvency'
Charity's Covid-19 crisis support package includes £150,000 to launch new network of touring exhibitions
BlogDiary
Derek Jarman's cottage in Dungeness is saved after Art Fund hits £3.5m target
BlogDiary
The final push: campaign to save Derek Jarman's cottage in Dungeness is almost over the line
BlogDiary
Leonardo DiCaprio and Laura Dern sign Sandy Powell's suit for Derek Jarman appeal
NewsMuseums & Heritage
St Fagans National Museum of History wins Art Fund Museum of the Year award
The Cardiff museum is the first Welsh winner of the £100,000 prize, beating other finalists including V&A Dundee and Pitt Rivers Museum
News
Regional institutions dominate shortlist for £100,000 Museum of the Year award
Northern Ireland's HMS Caroline and V&A Dundee among five finalists for the Art Fund's annual prize
BlogDiary of an art historian
UK art charity has alienated its network of cheerleaders
The Art Fund is doing away with its volunteers
CommentLeaders
Funding the arts through the National Lottery is not a winning solution
Thanks to an austerity-induced accounting trick, lottery funding is replacing taxes
NewsEducation
Art Fund's new student pass scheme offers 500 paid jobs in culture sector
UK non-profit's plan may draw in young crowds which are a target demographic for museums
FeatureArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
Ferens Art Gallery: a northern powerhouse
Hull gallery more than tripled visitor numbers during UK City of Culture year after “Herculean” renovation
AnalysisFunding
Lauded, but not loaded: being shortlisted for a major prize does not solve a museum's money worries
Being part of the Museum of the Year brings kudos and a big PR boost, but some finalists have still found the financial going tough
FeatureArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
Tate St Ives: a deeper community connection on the Cornish coast
After a bumpy start, the extension to the Tate’s westernmost outpost has been welcomed and is now enabling the gallery to reach its full potential
FeatureArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
The Postal Museum: a ride into the story of mail that really delivers
The newly opened museum takes visitors on a journey underground and reflects major shifts in the nature of human connection
FeatureArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
Glasgow Women’s Library: a museum for the #MeToo era
The library shows that grassroots museums can take a gutsy stand and contribute to global debates
AnalysisArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
What swung it? Former Museum of the Year judges reveal the qualities that led to the winners
All museums and galleries do important work—so what makes a truly visionary organisation?
FeatureArt Fund Museum of the Year 2018
Brooklands Museum: a paean to the pioneers of motoring and aviation
A historic motor-racing circuit, Concorde and 4D experiences combine to provide a day out of old-school charm with contemporary quirks
Analysis
When less is a great deal more: in praise of the small museum
Sarah Crompton, a former Museum of the Year judge, recalls her voyage of discovery across the UK
News
Kunsthalle Mannheim unveils €68m extension backed by German billionaire
Foundation of Hans-Werner Hector, one of the country's richest people, contributed €50m to the revamp
BlogIn the frame
Pucker up! Mae West Lips surrealist sofa ends up at the V&A
NewsPrizes
Women, cars and revamped spaces: the Art Fund releases Museum of the Year shortlist
Recently renovated Tate St Ives and Hull's Ferens Art Gallery are among £100,000 prize's five contenders
News
New Art Fund report reveals 'shocking' state of UK museums funding
Price of Leonardo’s Salvador Mundi, which sold for £333m, represents over half of government’s total financial backing for museums last year
ArchiveCollectors
Collector’s £100m art bequest to the UK
Denis Mahon’s gift of the century comes with conditions
ArchiveTate
Tate launches appeal to buy Turner's Blue Rigi
The Blue Rigi has been sold to an overseas collector, and after last year's loss of the Dark Rigi the pressure is on
ArchiveNicholas Serota
Tate director, Nicholas Serota: Recent art is patrimony too
Serota discusses export laws and what is truly significant to public collections
ArchiveArt market
Fine art investment fund goes live
Meanwhile, other art funds are being started up
ArchiveJoseph Beuys
Beuys multiples acquired by National Galleries of Scotland
This important addition to Scottish collections includes nearly all of his best multiples
CommentArt Fund
Museums—just places for a bit of peace and quiet?
The Art Fund's latest report concludes that museums and galleries offer a way to de-stress—but they should not just a place for calm and comfort
Ben Luke