Museums & Institutions A New Anti-Mafia Museum in Italy Will Immerse Visitors in Sights, Sounds, and Smells The museum's home is an 18th-century neo-classical palace. By Vittoria Benzine, May 16, 2023
Museums & Institutions Weeks After a Ransomware Attack, the National Gallery of Canada Is Still Working to Bring Its Operations Back Online The museum assured members that no credit or debit card information was stored on its servers. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2023
Museums & Institutions Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum Has Long Left a Lasting Mark on Visitors. Now It’s Doing It Literally, With Tattoos The permanent souvenirs are part of the Poor Man’s Rembrandt Project. By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Met Museum Plans to Hire a Team of Provenance Researchers Amid Increased Scrutiny Around Its Collection Museum director Max Hollein announced four new initiatives related to the institution's collecting policies. By Taylor Dafoe, May 11, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s Director Has Resigned After Less Than Two Years, Citing ‘Resistance and Backlash’ Ngaire Blankenberg quietly departed after less than two years. By Brian Boucher, May 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions Not Patriarchal Art History, But Art ‘Herstory’: Judy Chicago on Why She Devoted Her New Show to 80 Women Artists Who Inspired Her "It's about rewriting history," curator Massimiliano Gioni said. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions Oops! A Clumsy Museum Visitor Tripped and Damaged an Ancient Chinese Bronze Sculpture of an Owl in Minneapolis Included in a new exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes, the vessel was once used in rituals of ancestral worship. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 9, 2023
Museums & Institutions MoMA PS1 Has Named Connie Butler, Chief Curator at the Hammer Museum in L.A., to Be Its New Director Butler has played a key role in Los Angeles's rise as a global art hub. By Brian Boucher, May 9, 2023
Museums & Institutions Uniqlo and a Paris Design Agency’s Splashy New T-Shirts for the Louvre Aim to Avoid an ‘Obvious Representation’ of History This is the latest in a series of collaborations inviting designers to offer fresh perspectives on the Louvre's collection. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 5, 2023
Museums & Institutions An Arts Group Accused the Queens Museum of Exploiting Its Food Pantry Volunteers and Community Programs. The Volunteers Disagree A group called Arts Union issued a report denouncing the "failure of institutional leadership from the director to the board." By Sarah Cascone, May 5, 2023
Museums & Institutions Austria Will Return Two Small Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Officials Hope the Move Will Encourage Britain to Follow Suit The return comes at a crucial time for Greece as it seeks to reunite the remaining pieces that once wrapped the Parthenon Temple. By Taylor Dafoe, May 3, 2023
Museums & Institutions What Is ‘Shared Heritage’? Here Are the Big Takeaways From Embattled Former Louvre President Jean-Luc Martinez’s New Report on Restitution The report recommends the creation of a fund to finance provenance research and acquire African art for museums on the continent. By Anna Sansom, May 3, 2023
Museums & Institutions See Inside the American Museum of Natural History’s Cavernous New Expansion, Complete With an Insect City and a Butterfly Wonderland The Gilder Center, which overcame a lawsuit filed by the local community, was first announced in 2014. By Sarah Cascone, May 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions Questions of Provenance Cloud a Major Gift of Native American Objects to the Met Museum, According to a New Report The ProPublica investigation found that 85 percent of works donated by Charles and Valerie Diker lack complete ownership histories. By Taylor Dafoe, May 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions Istanbul Modern Opens the Doors to Its Glittering, Long-Awaited Building Designed by Renzo Piano The building boasts 110,000 square feet of space, panoramic views of the city, and a facade that glitters like the scales of a fish. By Artnet News, May 2, 2023
