Museums & Institutions The MFA Boston’s Sparkling New Dutch and Flemish Galleries Don’t Shy Away From the Big Political Question: Whose Golden Age Was It? The museum's thoughtful new installation directly addresses thorny legacies of European colonialism. By Menachem Wecker, Jan 13, 2022
Museums & Institutions 12 Must-See U.S. Art Museum Shows in 2022, From Philip Guston’s Scandal-Stalked Survey to Faith Ringgold’s Big New York Moment Plus, a full-scale Cézanne survey for a new generation, and Ulysses Jenkins gets the retrospective treatment in L.A. By Artnet News, Jan 12, 2022
Museums & Institutions Look Out, Van Gogh! ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Getting Her Own Immersive Experience—and It’s Been Engineered by the Louvre Itself The museum is partnering with the Grand Palais, which is also planning a permanent space dedicated to immersive digital art as part of a new renovation. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 12, 2022
Museums & Institutions How Newly Recruited Native Curators Are Changing the Narrative of American Art at Museums Across the Country Very few institutions have Indigenous curators on staff leading the rehanging efforts. By Zachary Small, Jan 11, 2022
Museums & Institutions Art Handlers, Curators, and Other Workers at New York’s Jewish Museum Are Seeking to Form a Union Employees hope to join Local 2110 UAW, which represents workers at other U.S. museums. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 11, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Rubin Museum of Art Will Return Two Centuries-Old Artifacts to Nepal After an Activist Group Raised the Alarm on Twitter The two artifacts will be returned to the Department of Archaeology in Nepal, which will in turn determine their final location. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 11, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Collection of Russian Religious Paintings Once Owned by the Medicis Is Returning to the Uffizi Galleries for Good The exhibition "Museum of the Russian Icons" is now open at the Palazzo Pitti. By Artnet News, Jan 6, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Major Pandemic Spike Is Forcing Museums to Close—Again. But This Time, It’s Because Staffers Are Out Sick Several Smithsonian museums and the Wadsworth Atheneum are among institutions that have had to close temporarily. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 4, 2022
Museums & Institutions Miriam Cahn Wants to Buy Her Art Back From a Zurich Museum to Protest Its Display of a Nazi Arms Dealer’s Collection Cahn is offering to buy her work back at the price the Kunsthaus Zurich originally paid. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 23, 2021
Museums & Institutions After Nearly Going Under, New York’s South Street Seaport Museum Just Secured $50 Million in Funding. But Not Everyone Is on Board Most of the funding comes from the Howard Hughes Corporation on the condition that it build a high-rise in the historic district. By Brian Boucher, Dec 22, 2021
Museums & Institutions With Omicron on the Rise, Museums on America’s Eastern Seaboard Are Shuttering or Reducing Admittance as Protective Measures Whether as a preventative measure or in response to increased numbers of positive tests, museums are taking action. By Brian Boucher, Dec 21, 2021
Museums & Institutions A Curator Wants to Put Confederate Monuments in a Contemporary Art Museum. First, He Has to Figure Out Who They Belong To LAXART director Hamza Walker is organizing the show along with artist Kara Walker. Or at least he's trying to. By Brian Boucher, Dec 20, 2021
Museums & Institutions Museums in London, Denmark, and the Netherlands Shut Down as Omicron Increases Its Hold in Europe New lockdown measures and virus outbreaks are putting pressure on the sector. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 20, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Bronx Museum of the Arts Is Celebrating 50 Years by Announcing a $21 Million Capital Campaign and Major Renovation Leaders say the transformed museum will further engage the local community. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2021
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Will Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysteries With a Blockbuster Show of Hundreds of Ancient Objects Next Year The 430 objects in the show tell the story of the context of Stonehenge. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 14, 2021
