Museums & Institutions Crumbling Roof Raises Conservation Concerns at the British Museum Thin sheeting covers missing glass window panes and industrial heaters have been placed in frigid galleries alongside priceless antiquities. By Cristina Ruiz, Feb 20, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Fashion Show in Front of the Parthenon Marbles Stirs Controversy The uproar has been compared to a Dior fashion shoot at the Acropolis that was sanctioned by Greece for $750,000 in 2021. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Van Gogh’s Little-Known Fixation With One Family Van Gogh Museum senior curator Nienke Bakker lets us in on some little-known history. By Samuel Reilly, Feb 17, 2024
Museums & Institutions MoMA Staffers Urge the Museum to Support an ‘Unconditional Ceasefire’ in Gaza The demand follows other pro-Palestine and climate protests at the museum. By Adam Schrader, Feb 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions KAWS Exhibition Shut Down by Protestors, the Latest in a Spate of Political Demonstrations at Museums Other political demonstrations at museums in New York, London, Berlin, and Florence have occured within days of one another. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions Modigliani Painting Returned to the Heirs of a Jewish Artist The Sprengel Museum is featuring the work alongside an installation by Raphael Denis, the artist-researcher who brought the restitution claim to light. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Eames Design Legacy Finds a Permanent Home The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has opened in Richmond, California. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions Art Insurer Warns Museums of an Unsuspected Threat: Selfies Hiscox's report claims "a pandemic of selfies" is causing untold damage to art in museums. By Jamie Valentino, Feb 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ Is Targeted in the Latest Climate Protest At least two protesters were reportedly arrested. By Adam Schrader, Feb 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Pope Plans to Visit This Year’s Venice Biennale The Holy See has maintained a presence at the Biennale since 2013. This marks the first papal visit. By Margaret Carrigan, Feb 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Is the Latest Site of Pro-Palestine Protests The protest follows other demonstrations that shutdown MoMA in New York and Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Popular Yoshitomo Nara Snow Globes Are Pulled From MoMA Shelves Over Safety Concerns The museum says the objects “can crack or fracture, posing a laceration hazard.” By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Monet Painting in Lyon Is the Latest Artwork to Get Souped "In the face of climate emergencies, anguish is legitimate," admitted Lyon's mayor in response to the attack. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions An Immersive Van Gogh Show Breaks Attendance Records at the Musée d’Orsay A new V.R. experience will invite museum goers on a night out in Paris with their favorite Impressionist painters. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 9, 2024
Museums & Institutions Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Faculty Union Reaches Its First Contract Agreement The tentative agreement was reached just hours head of a strike vote. By Adam Schrader, Feb 9, 2024
