Museums & Institutions A $100 Million Willem de Kooning Painting Finally Returns to the Arizona Museum It Was Stolen From 37 Years Ago The work suffered significant damage from the theft but has been carefully restored at the Getty Museum. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Unionized Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Are Going on Strike Until They Reach a Contract With Management The bargaining unit is prepared to picket until museum management comes to the bargaining table “with serious offers,” the group said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 26, 2022
Museums & Institutions Toronto’s Power Plant Contemporary Art Center Is in Turmoil Amid a Mass Resignation of Board Members Long-simmering tensions between the museum and the Harbourfront Centre, which oversees it, came to a head last week. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2022
Museums & Institutions For a Year, New York’s Artists Space Will Transform Its Basement Into a Venue for Cutting-Edge Performance This will be the institution's first-ever space dedicated to such a purpose in the nearly 50 years of its existence. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 23, 2022
Museums & Institutions Qatar Has Given the Metropolitan Museum of Art a ‘Generous’ Gift to Supercharge Its Islamic Art Department The Met didn’t elaborate on the donation, saying only that it will be used to “support… the department of Islamic art” and “capital projects." By Artnet News, Sep 22, 2022
Museums & Institutions After an 11-Year Renovation, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Reopens—With a Modern Twist The new space will allow the museum to show off its world-class collection of Modern art. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 22, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Louvre’s Pyramid Goes Dark Early as Museums Across Europe Ramp Up Plans to Cut Energy Costs Cultural institutions are even considering closing their doors to the public, at least part of the time. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Berlin Museum’s Interactive ‘Nosferatu’ Show Will Give Visitors the Chance to Donate Blood on Site The show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the legendary German silent film. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions Graffiti Art Gets a Permanent Home in L.A. With the Opening of Beyond the Streets Gallery The first show is a celebration of graffiti and its transition from the streets to the gallery. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions See You Later, Darth Vader? George Lucas’s Narrative Art Museum Is Delayed to 2025, But the Collection Continues to Grow The museum's 2022 acquisitions include contemporary works by Chitra Ganesh, Laura Aguilar, and Jaime Hernandez. By Artnet News, Sep 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Met Has Tapped Whitney Curator David Breslin to Lead Its Modern and Contemporary Art Department Through a Massive Expansion Breslin co-curated the 2022 Whitney Biennial. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions The City of Basel Is Funding Its Museums to Scour Their Collections for Looted Objects More museums are getting funding to research the sources of their collections. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 19, 2022
Museums & Institutions Union Workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Are Going on a One-Day ‘Warning’ Strike “We expect that, after we show them that we can shut the museum down…[management] will come to the table,” the bargaining unit’s president said. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions You Can Help the Smithsonian Pick a Design for Jeff Bezos’s New Astronaut Incubator at the National Air and Space Museum The five shortlisted architecture firms have submitted anonymous proposals for the new building. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions Artist Hew Locke Mines the Met’s Trophy-Hunting History in His New Facade Commission The British-Guyanese artist is the third sculptor to take on the Met's Facade Commission. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 15, 2022
