Museums & Institutions Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Names New Leadership Team John K. Lapiana has been appointed director after a year and a half in an interim role following the abrupt departure of Ngaire Blankenberg. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions German Museum Repatriates Ancient Marble Head to Greece The Münster museum hoped to lend "moral support" to Greece in its mission to reclaim looted antiquities. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions Axe-Wielding Thieves Stage Shock Heist at Paris Museum In front of visitors and staff, a gang of thieves used axes to smash a display case and seize its contents. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 21, 2024
Museums & Institutions How a Government Laptop Used To Seize Stolen Bitcoin Ended Up at the Smithsonian Chris Janczewski used it to seize some $8.6 billion worth of Bitcoin from hacker Ilya Lichtenstein and his rapper wife. By Adam Schrader, Nov 21, 2024
Museums & Institutions Nan Goldin’s Berlin Exhibition Embroiled in Symposium Controversy Hito Steyerl and Candice Breitz canceled participation in an event that has drawn criticism from the acclaimed photographer. By Kate Brown, Nov 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Smithsonian Institution Removes Director Following Staff Complaints Stephanie Stebich, who joined the museum as director in 2017, left her role in September. By Adam Schrader, Nov 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Versailles’s Legendary Salon de Diane Is Getting a Lavish Restoration King Louis XIV used the chamber to show off his prowess at the billiards table. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions Sofia Coppola Is Throwing a Glitzy Ball at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris The filmmaker has been named artistic director of the institution's Bal d’Été. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Swiss Museum Settles With Jewish Collector’s Heirs Over Pissarro Painting Berlin collector Richard Semmel sold the work in 1933 as he was escaping persecution by the Nazis. By Adam Schrader, Nov 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions British Museum Receives Donation Worth $1.2 Billion—the Largest Gift in U.K. Museum History "It’s a real vote of confidence in our future," said chairman George Osborne. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions $115,000 Fundraiser Launched to Reclaim Salisbury Cathedral’s Rare Medieval Bible Created by the medieval artist Sarum Master, the bible is being sold by Sotheby's. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions Landmark Restoration of Rembrandt’s Famed ‘The Night Watch’ Commences Since 2019, the Rijksmuseum's scientists have uncovered all there is to know about the vast 17th-century painting. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Billionaire Ken Griffin Gifts $10 Million to Miami’s Pérez Art Museum Amid Florida’s Art Funding Cuts The prominent Republican donor’s gift comes as the art community grapples with deep cuts imposed by Governor Ron DeSantis. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 11, 2024
Museums & Institutions Museum Raises $6 Million to Keep Rare Renaissance Painting in the U.K. The rare gem exemplifies the ways in which Fra Angelico introduced Renaissance techniques to medieval art. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 7, 2024
Museums & Institutions Philadelphia’s UArts Is Offloading Its Buildings in the Wake of Bankruptcy Filing It's the latest installment in a long, gnarly year for the now-shuttered school. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 6, 2024
