Museums & Institutions Museums Struggle to Respond as Pressure Mounts to Take a Stand on Gaza Artists and cultural workers say statements from a museum "can only go so far.” By Adam Schrader, Mar 27, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ukrainian Professor Recounts Moment Russian Air Strike Destroys Kyiv Art School Myroslav Vayda said the missile struck “right next door” to the classroom he was in. By Adam Schrader, Mar 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Audit Questions Smithsonian’s Use of Pandemic Relief Funds The institution received $7.5 million in funds but failed to properly justify some purchases. By Adam Schrader, Mar 25, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Liverpool Museum Wants Your Help to ID This Enigmatic Portrait The work was painted by William Lindsay Windus, its sitter unknown. By Verity Babbs, Mar 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions Beyoncé Hits New York Museums With a Guerrilla Marketing Campaign for ‘Cowboy Carter’ The pop singer advertised her new album with some "unauthorized" projections. By Vittoria Benzine, Mar 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions Mona Lisa Targeted in Louvre Bomb Threat A mysterious and menacing message was sent to the world famous museum early on Sunday morning. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 22, 2024
Museums & Institutions How British Museums Are Reckoning with Their Colonial Pasts Tate Britain has installed a new video addressing a controversial mural by Rex Whistler while a statue of slave trader Edward Colston has gone on view in a Bristol museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Protestors Take Over the Barbican with ‘Guerrilla’ Palestinian Art Festival Artist Mounira al Solh has spoken out against "highly aggressive and unnerving" acts of censorship at the Barbican. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions Andy Warhol Museum Director Resigns High-ranking staffers have been leaving the museum since Moore announced plans for a "Pop District" in Pittsburgh. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 18, 2024
Museums & Institutions Climate Activists Who Targeted Vermeer Painting Spared Prison Time The prison sentence might have had a "chilling effect" on people's freedom of expression, the court said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling Off Four Period Rooms and a Trove of Antique Furnishings The sale will make room for some collections that have never had permanent gallery space. By Brian Boucher, Mar 14, 2024
Museums & Institutions Seattle University Is Receiving a $300 Million Art Collection The gift is the largest-ever donation to a university in the United States. By Adam Schrader, Mar 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions Forthcoming Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Names Second Director in 2 years Elizabeth C. Babcock has been named the new founding director after Nancy Yao was investigated last year for allegedly mishandling sexual harassment claims. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions Senator Warren Backs MASS MoCA Strike as It Enters Second Week A separate wage dispute is also unfolding at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. By Adam Schrader, Mar 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Artist Candice Breitz Calls Out German Museum for Canceling Her Show The museum's leader Andrea Jahn has resigned following the controversial fallout over the cancelation. By Adam Schrader, Mar 12, 2024