Museums & Institutions A Lavinia Fontana Portrait Enters a Museum Collection After 400 Years in Private Hands The work is the first Fontana family portrait to be acquired by a West Coast institution. By Vittoria Benzine, May 1, 2024
Museums & Institutions Museum of the Year Award Names Finalists for Its $150,000 Prize The financial significance of the award has become ever more pertinent as economic pressure on U.K. institutions grows. By Holly Black, Apr 30, 2024
Museums & Institutions Jane Austen Museum Seeks Help Deciphering Her Brother’s Hard-to-Read Manuscript Francis Austen wrote a memoir that could shed light on his sister's famed novels. The only problem is his penmanship. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 29, 2024
Museums & Institutions Why Does the Louvre Want to Give the Mona Lisa Her Own Room? The museum has put forward the idea of displaying the Leonardo masterpiece in a dedicated underground gallery. By Artnet News, Apr 29, 2024
Museums & Institutions MFA Boston Returns a Stolen Egyptian Coffin to Sweden The coffin was taken from the collection of a museum in Uppsala. By Brian Boucher, Apr 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Grab Your Mat! The Louvre Is Hosting Yoga Sessions Ahead of the Olympics The sports programming also includes cardio and dance across the museum's galleries. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Getty Museum Returns an Ancient Bronze Head to Turkey The museum said it had received new information from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicating it had been illegally excavated. By Adam Schrader, Apr 24, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Costa Rican Museum Receives 395 Pre-Columbian Artifacts Repatriated From the U.S. The return includes jade jewelry, polychrome vessels, ceramic sculptures, and a Diquís sphere. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions National Museum of American History Evacuated Following Bomb Threat No injuries were reported and no visitors were in danger, said the museum. By Brian Boucher, Apr 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Met Returns an Ancient Sumerian Sculpture to Iraq The repatriation follows the museum's recent appointment of a head of provenance research. By Adam Schrader, Apr 17, 2024
Museums & Institutions Climate Activists Occupy London’s Science Museum to Protest Sponsorship Deal The weekend-long demonstration is the latest outcry against the museum's sponsor, coal-producing conglomerate Adani. By Verity Babbs, Apr 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions Always Wanted to Ask Salvador Dalí a Question? Now You Can Through the Magic of A.I. The Dalí Museum has created an A.I. version of the Surrealist artist that can answer questions. By Artnet News, Apr 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions MoMA’s Director Loses Sleep Over Money, and Other Takeaways from an Insider-Heavy Conference Talking Galleries convened over two days in a Manhattan skyscraper to debate the art world’s hottest issues. By Brian Boucher, Apr 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions British Museum and Prime Minister at Odds Over New Director Museum chair George Osborne refused to give Rishi Sunak say over the appointment of the a new director. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Stars Came Out for the Brooklyn Museum’s Gala Honoring Titus Kaphar It was a very glamorous night at the museum, courtesy of Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, and Dior. By Artnet News, Apr 10, 2024
