Museums & Institutions The Pope Has Ordered the Vatican to Return Three Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece The artifacts have been in the Holy See’s possession for two centuries. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 19, 2022
Museums & Institutions Two University of Kansas Students Who Stole an Edgar Heap of Birds Artwork to Hang in Their Apartment Publicly Apologize for the Theft "There is truthfully not a second that goes by that I don’t unconditionally regret our actions and the damage they caused,” one thief said. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions Cologne Hands Back 92 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, But a Few Will Remain in Germany on Long-Term Loan Repatriation negotiations between the two nations have been taking place over the past year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Met Now Boasts the World’s Largest Collection of Philip Guston’s Work, Thanks to a 220-Piece Gift by the Artist’s Daughter The major donation also comes with a $10 million gift to set up the Philip Guston Endowment Fund to further the artist's legacy. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions Tate Commissioned Artist Keith Piper to Make Work in Dialogue With Its Embattled Rex Whistler Mural The work will replace the museum's Rex Whistler Restaurant, which never reopened after the pandemic. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 13, 2022
Museums & Institutions Mr. Brainwash, Made Famous in the Banksy Documentary, Opens His Own Art Museum Where Guests Enter Through the Gift Shop The new space, featuring his own artworks, opens December 18 at the former Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 12, 2022
Museums & Institutions Van Gogh’s Love of Cypress Trees, Symbols of Eternity and Life Cycles, Will Be the Focus of a Major Show at the Met Next Year In what's sure to be a blockbuster exhibition, "Starry Night" and "Wheat Field With Cypresses" will be shown together for the first time since 1901. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions The American Museum of Natural History Has Appointed a Biophysical Chemist and College President as the First Black Leader in Its History Sean Decatur will follow the 30-year tenure of Ellen Futter. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 7, 2022
Museums & Institutions Long-Lost Remains of the Last Tasmanian Tiger Have Been Found in an Australian Museum’s Cupboard The animal's remains had not been properly categorized and were once mistaken for a marsupial. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 6, 2022
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Is Said to Be Reaching a Deal With Greece on the Parthenon Marbles. But the U.K. Warns It Can’t Break Up Its Collection The museum hints it may be able to reach a compromise with Greece that includes loans of works. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 5, 2022
Museums & Institutions Australia’s Answer to the Guggenheim, the $228 Million Sydney Modern, Opens to the Public Nearly a Decade After Breaking Ground The revamped Art Gallery of New South Wales is being touted as Sydney's greatest cultural asset after its Opera House. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 2, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Latest Layoffs at the National Gallery of Canada Threaten Its Cultural Relevance, Say Former Museum Employees The gallery's 'restructuring' efforts have led to several senior dismissals. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Before the Notorious Art Heist Eclipsed Her, Isabella Stewart Gardner Made Headlines as ‘America’s Most Fascinating Widow.’ Here’s Why A new biography reveals the unconventional woman behind the famed Boston museum. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 23, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Detroit Institute of Arts Was the First U.S. Museum to Buy a Van Gogh. Its New Show Explores Why Americans Were Slow to Warm to the Artist The exhibition "Van Gogh in America" charts which pieces were snapped up by U.S. museums and which ones got away. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Is Expanding the Story of Art History With 200 Acquisitions Spanning Indigenous Textiles and Brand New Photography The highlights include a cache of watercolors by Emily Sargent, John Singer Sargent's overlooked sister. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 21, 2022
