Museums & Institutions Major Museums Are Mixing Old With New as They Reconsider Historical Collections The Met and Tate Britain are among major international museums to reshuffle their historical paintings of late. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 5, 2024
Museums & Institutions Pro-Palestine Protest Shuts Down Justin Trudeau Reception at Toronto Museum The cancelled event was planned in honor of Italy's right-wing prime minster Giorgia Meloni. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Louvre Snags a Coveted Chardin, Thanks to a Record-Setting Campaign The French institution beat out the Kimbell Art Museum to acquire the work. By Brian Boucher, Mar 1, 2024
Museums & Institutions Curator Katy Hessel’s Museum Audio Guides Spotlight Overlooked Women Artists These new guides will roll out in museums in the U.S. and U.K. throughout Women's History Month. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 29, 2024
Museums & Institutions Outrage as Paris Jacks Up Museum Ticket Prices Ahead of the Summer Olympics To raise ticket prices "such an astronomical amount is shameful," said a Sorbonne professor. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 29, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Scottish Museum Is Using A.I. to Bring Ancient Faces to Life An interactive experience will allow visitors to follow along with the reconstruction process. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Vuillard’s Green-Tinged Family Portrait São Paulo museum curator Laura Cosendey discusses her love affair with the work. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, Feb 28, 2024
Museums & Institutions Gerhard Richter’s Student Mural Is Recovered in Germany The mural was painted over in 1979, nearly two decades after Richter fled East Germany. By Adam Schrader, Feb 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Tate Sends a Truckload of Art to Tour England Works from the collection will park up at 12 locations in the Midlands and the north of the country. By Verity Babbs, Feb 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Thousands of Hidden Artworks Finally See the Light of Day in Florence A new public-facing storage facility displays modern and contemporary masters previously locked away. By Verity Babbs, Feb 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Lyonel Feininger’s Childlike Steam Train Albertina Museum curator Gisela Kirpicsenko discusses the importance of this seemingly innocent work. By Emily Steer, Feb 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions The V&A Museum Aims to Raise $2.5 Million to Buy a Rare 12th-Century Ivory Carving The piece, showing Joseph of Arimathea lifting Jesus down from the cross, is under a temporary export ban. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s V&A Museum Seeks a Taylor Swift Superfan for an Advisory Role The museum is also on the hunt for fans of tufting, emojis, and Crocs. By Verity Babbs, Feb 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions The West Bank’s Palestinian Museum Reopens After Four Months Three concurrent shows put the spotlight on historical and contemporary Gazan artists. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions A U.K. Museum Launches a Fundraiser to Excavate a Prehistoric Sea Monster The massive body of a pliosaur could be lost to rapid cliff erosion, warns the museum’s founder. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024