Museums & Institutions Over Memorial Day Weekend, New York Museums Scored Their Highest Visitor Numbers Since the Pandemic Started Thousands flocked to the Met, MoMA, and other institutions over the holiday weekend. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2021
Museums & Institutions Want to Smell Like Van Gogh’s Sunflowers? The Van Gogh Museum Is Teaming Up With a Fragrance Brand to Produce Custom Perfumes The move comes at a time of growing global interest in selling the artist's work as an experience. By Naomi Rea, Jun 3, 2021
Museums & Institutions 16 Museum Directors Show Us the Art That Hangs in Their Offices, From Richard Armstrong’s Al Held to Zoé Whitley’s Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Take a step inside... . By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Effects of the Pandemic May Not Be Quite as Devastating for American Museums as Once Feared, a New Survey Finds Fifteen percent of surveyed museums are at risk of closing now. This time last year, it was 30 percent. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 2, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Whitney Museum Has Voluntarily Recognized Its Union Two Weeks After Workers Declared Their Intent to Organize The Whitney staffers will join the Technical, Office, and Professional Union of Local 2110. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 1, 2021
Museums & Institutions Russia’s Hermitage Museum Moves Closer to Opening a Barcelona Branch, But Squabbling City Authorities Could Still Sink It Japanese architect Toyo Ito is designing the new museum. By Taylor Dafoe, May 27, 2021
Museums & Institutions Leonora Carrington’s Wondrous Mexico City Home Will Become a Museum Filled With Thousands of Her Personal Belongings The university in charge of the house shared details about the new museum on the occasion of the late artist’s 104th birthday. By Taylor Dafoe, May 26, 2021
Museums & Institutions A Financier Plans to Open the ‘World’s Largest NFT Museum’ in a Skyscraper Looming Over Central Park The supertall residential tower is located four blocks from MoMA. By Ben Davis, May 26, 2021
Museums & Institutions The French President Has Named Museum Director Laurence des Cars as the First-Ever Woman to Lead the Louvre The current president of the Musée d'Orsay will replace Jean-Luc Martinez at the helm of the world-famous institution. By Kate Brown, May 26, 2021
Museums & Institutions National Gallery Chairman Resigns After Inquiry Reveals ‘Deceitful’ Tactics Used to Land the Infamous Princess Diana Interview When He Led BBC News London’s Metropolitan Police will now investigate the allegations in the report. By Naomi Rea, May 24, 2021
Museums & Institutions We Asked Louvre Super-Fans Why They Were First in Line to Visit the Freshly Reopened Museum. Their Answers Will Charm You The museum reopened yesterday for the first time after more than six months of lockdown. By Devorah Lauter, May 20, 2021
Museums & Institutions François Pinault Has Spent Decades Working to Cement Paris as a Hub for New Art. His Spectacular Museum Achieves That Goal After an 11-month delay, the Bourse de Commerce will finally open to the public on May 22. By Anna Sansom, May 19, 2021
Museums & Institutions Benin Bronzes Are Scattered All Over the World. We Asked Museums That Hold Them Where They Stand on Restitution On the heels of news that Germany's museums are making new strides towards restitution, we asked various museums to update us on their own plans. By Artnet News, May 17, 2021
Museums & Institutions The National Museum of Women in the Arts Will Close for Two Years to Undergo a $66 Million Renovation More than $50 million has already been raised. By Artnet News, May 17, 2021
Museums & Institutions The National Gallery of Art Reopened Today with a New Brand Identity—and New Leadership on the Horizon E. Carmen Ramos has been named the National Gallery’s new chief curator. By Taylor Dafoe, May 14, 2021
