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The home of boundary-pushing artists from around the world has been upended by debates about what can and can’t be said about Israel and the war.

The tale behind a new museum of children’s literature is equal parts imagination, chutzpah and “The Little Engine That Could.”

After 34 years, not one of the 13 works stolen during the largest art theft in history has surfaced but the puzzling peculiarities of the case still draw interest.

A look at how the Field Museum in Chicago is responding to recent federal regulations that have led officials to cover objects they may need to return to tribes.

It is the first major art museum in New York to close within recent memory. The museum had financial challenges and has faced accusations of displaying looted art.

In an effort to cut its litigation costs, the museum said it was narrowing its ongoing lawsuit for fraud and conspiracy solely to its former director, Aaron De Groft.

Laurel Graeber, who has covered kids’ entertainment at The Times for nearly three decades, shared her favorite stories and interviews from the beat.

Collectors give the museum 27 box constructions and collages by the homebody artist who rarely left Queens but became a central figure in 20th century art.

The Orlando Museum of Art, which mounted a major Basquiat exhibition of works that were later exposed as forgeries, is facing a large shortfall amid high legal fees.

The Chicago institution’s move is in response to updated federal regulations that require museums to consult with tribes before exhibiting Native American cultural items.

Samia Halaby, an 87-year-old artist, has been outspoken in her support of Palestinians during the Israel-Gaza war.

Marie Menken’s film ‘‘Visual Variations on Noguchi,’’ shot nearly 80 years ago in the sculptor’s Greenwich Village atelier, has never shown at his namesake museum — until now.

A U.S. Court of Appeals decision allows a Spanish museum to keep a Pissarro in a dispute that has lasted nearly two decades.

The museum is seeking a new leader to manage the fallout from recent thefts and demands to return contested items. Applicants have two weeks to apply.

Next month, over 100 works by Black art stars from the couple’s collection will travel to the Great Hall for “Giants.”

The museum’s former director, Eike Schmidt, is toying — somewhat mischievously — with entering the race to become Florence’s mayor.

Hackers targeted software that many museums use to show their collections online and to manage sensitive information.

After four tries, its founder hopes patrons support a permanent home. “We burn through a lot of carbon having to move every six months,” she said.

The tiny Crab Museum in Margate, England, is gaining attention for its irreverent crustacean exhibits that also teach visitors about climate change and capitalism.

A vital American Folk Art Museum show reckons with centuries of erasure by uncovering historical records of the unnamed Black people depicted in artwork.

Wolf has promised works by Botticelli, the Gentileschis and van Gogh to the museum, which is also naming two galleries for him thanks to a large financial donation.