Museums & Institutions With Little Oversight, Misconduct Can Run Rampant at Small Arts Nonprofits—and It’s Driving Young Employees Out Inside the financial mismanagement and toxic workplace allegations that plague organizations meant to provide artists with their first big breaks. By Zachary Small, Jul 8, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Has Voluntarily Repatriated 1,300 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica The objects once belonged to the collection of Minor Keith, a railroad magnate who exported them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 6, 2021
Museums & Institutions It’s Been a Watershed Year for the Restitution of African Artworks. But What About Objects Stolen From the Continent Next Door? European colonialism—and all the art and loot that was acquired because of it—was a global project. By Quynh Tran, Jul 5, 2021
Museums & Institutions As Part of Its Grand Expansion Plan, the New-York Historical Society Will Soon House the City’s First LGBTQ+ History Museum The expansion is paid for in part by a $35 million grant from New York's cultural affairs office. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 1, 2021
Museums & Institutions Considering a Career in Museums? Here’s How Much Money You Can Expect to Make in Dozens of Different Roles On average, only 11 museum positions' average salaries decreased last year, according to a new survey. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 30, 2021
Museums & Institutions James Cuno, Who Brought ‘Stability and Energy’ to the Getty Foundation, Will Retire After a Decade in Charge Cuno has helmed the world's wealthiest art institution since 2011. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2021
Museums & Institutions Inside Luma Arles, the Van Gogh-Inspired Arts Tower That Took Mega-Collector Maja Hoffmann (and Frank Gehry) Over a Decade to Build Hoffmann worked closely with architect Frank Gehry to realize her vision. By Anna Sansom, Jun 28, 2021
Museums & Institutions A Brussels Museum Backs Off Its Plan to Split Its Director Job Into Two After Activists Protested the Move as Sexist The Kanal-Centre Pompidou's board now says Kasia Redzisz will be artistic director, while Bernard Blistène may adopt another role. By Naomi Rea, Jun 25, 2021
Museums & Institutions Former U.K. Chancellor George Osborne, Who Oversaw Steep Arts Funding Cuts, Will Be the British Museum’s New Chairman George Osborne presided over austerity measures that slashed funding for Arts Council England by 30 percent. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 24, 2021
Museums & Institutions Rembrandt’s Revered ‘Night Watch’ Was Cut Up to Fit Through a Door. With A.I., You Can See It Whole for the First Time in 300 Years In 1715, the work was cropped on all four sides so it could be transported for display to Amsterdam's Town Hall. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 23, 2021
Museums & Institutions London’s Royal Academy Has Apologized for Pulling the Work of an Artist Accused of Transphobia From Its Shop The institution said it is committed to freedom of expression. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2021
Museums & Institutions A Museum’s ‘Sexist’ Decision to Overrule the Appointment of a Female Director Has Sparked Outcry in the Brussels Art Scene The board named museum veteran Bernard Blistène to join Kasia Redzisz at the helm of Kanal-Centre Pompidou. By Naomi Rea, Jun 23, 2021
Museums & Institutions Artists Are Cutting Ties With the Barbican After Employees Released a Dossier Exposing Its ‘Inherently Racist’ Work Culture The Barbican said it is conducting an independent review into the more than 100 claims made in the dossier. By Naomi Rea, Jun 22, 2021
Museums & Institutions Norway Is Preparing to Open Its $723 Million Megamuseum, Home to ‘The Scream,’ After Seven Years—Get a Sneak Peek Here The Oslo museum is the largest art museum in the Nordic region. By Naomi Rea, Jun 16, 2021
Museums & Institutions Take a Peek Inside the Courtauld Gallery’s Splendorous Multimillion-Dollar Revamp Before It Opens to the Public The project is supported in part with £11 million in public funding and a £10 million gift from Leonard Blavatnik. By Naomi Rea, Jun 9, 2021
