Briefing

The Harvard Art Museums launch an extensive Bauhaus database; Ukraine calls for a boycott of Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery

Revered theatre director John Vaccaro passes away; Marina Abramović responds to accusations of racism

An East London arts community rallies against gentrification; Executive Director of New York's El Museo del Barrio to leave 

Michael Jordan donates $5m to a new museum of African American culture; Chilean filmmakers call for the British Museum to return a stolen sculpture

Angry reaction to the planned closure of Sydney College of the Arts; the Limbach Commission to be reformed

The Met announces record attendance figures despite losses; BP continues to sponsor London institutions in spite of protests 

The Mayor of London launches a new arts initiative, while the Getty Foundation pledges to preserve Eileen Gray's iconic Villa E.1027

Designs for the new V&A Museum in London are released; the Guggenheim appoints an artist to its board for the first time in five decades

Indian painter SH Raza passes away at 94, and three Lower East Side gallerists unite to establish a new space

Iranian authorities drop all charges against Parviz Tanavoli, while UNESCO pay tribute to Le Corbusier

LA residents call for galleries to leave their neighbourhood and legendary Factory photographer Billy Name passes away

Google erases Dennis Cooper's blog, while creatives show their support for incarcerated poet Dareen Tatour

Peter Doig is taken to court; two London galleries open spaces in New York

K11 Art Foundation and the New Museum establish a new residency program; London's V&A wins the Museum of the Year award

Bill Cunningham passes away and details are announced for the 2016 editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters

MoMA PS1 extends its free admission policy and the shortlist for the 2016 Jarman Award is announced

The Menil Collection receives one of the largest donations in its history and the first trade union for artists is officially recognized in England

The Smithsonian is set to collaborate with London's V&A Museum and Ai Weiwei signs to a talent agency

Dominique Lévy Gallery is set to expand as Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun arts complex suffers a partial collapse

Anton Kern Gallery makes plans to leave Chelsea and Parisian museums take precautions against flooding