The Uffizi Gallery Just Sold a Michelangelo NFT for $170,000, and Now Is Quickly Minting More Masterpieces From Its Collection

Museums & Institutions

The Uffizi Gallery Just Sold a Michelangelo NFT for $170,000, and Now Is Quickly Minting More Masterpieces From Its Collection

The Florence museum has Botticelli and Titian NFTs in the works.

By Artnet News, May 14, 2021

Museums & Institutions

In Pictures: See How Starchitect Frank Gehry ‘Reimagined’ the Philadelphia Museum of Art With a Brand-New $233 Million Expansion

The starchitect's uncharacteristically subtle renovation of the Philadelphia museum is now open to the public.

By Ben Davis, May 12, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Historians Say the Newark Museum’s Plan to Deaccession Art at Sotheby’s Will Inflict ‘Irreparable Damage’

More than 60 scholars signed a letter demanding that the museum abandon its plans to sell works from its collection to recoup pandemic losses.

By Zachary Small, May 9, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Mega-Collector Lonti Ebers Is Ready to Open a $40 Million Private Museum in Brooklyn. She Promises It Won’t Be a Shrine to its Founder

Ebers rejects the typical private museum setup, favoring a hybrid institution that includes space for exhibitions, performances, and studios.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 7, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Andy Warhol’s Life Revolved Around Sex, Drugs—and Catholicism? A New Museum Show Says Faith Played a Key Role in His Work

The Brooklyn Museum will present "Andy Warhol: Revelation" this fall.

By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2021

Museums & Institutions

France Will Allow Museums and Galleries to Reopen Next Month. Some Dealers Say It’s Still Not Soon Enough

The country will lift restrictions starting May 19.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 29, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Marie-Josée Kravis Will Replace Leon Black as MoMA Board Chair After an Activist Campaign Nixed His Reelection Chances

Black will remain involved with the museum as a trustee.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2021

Museums & Institutions

French Museum Leaders Have Joined Forces to Petition President Macron to Let Them Reopen Next Month

With the end of lockdown in sight, museums want to be first to reopen.

By Anna Sansom, Apr 21, 2021

Museums & Institutions

A New Museum Dedicated to the Tulsa Race Massacre Lets Visitors Choose to See the Full Grim Picture, or Take an ‘Emotional Exit’

The historic home of Black Wall Street welcomes a new museum that remembers a 100-year-old tragedy.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 20, 2021

Museums & Institutions

A Wildfire Has Gutted the University of Cape Town Library and Its Priceless African Studies Collection

The devastation raises important questions about improving remote access to scholarship.

By Naomi Rea, Apr 20, 2021

Museums & Institutions

New Yorkers Can Now Get Vaccinated Under the Famous Blue Whale at the American Museum of Natural History

Anyone who gets a vaccine on site will also receive a complimentary general admission voucher for up to four guests.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 19, 2021

Museums & Institutions

More Museums Are Taking Advantage of Pandemic-Era Rule Changes to Sell Art at Auction, Including a $12 Million Childe Hassam

The majority of the works museums are putting on the auction block this season are in the American art category.

By Katya Kazakina, Apr 19, 2021

Museums & Institutions

In a Louisville Museum Show, Artists Reflect on the Legacy of Breonna Taylor and Other Black Lives Lost to Gun Violence—See Images Here

The show is on view at the Speed Art Museum in Taylor's hometown of Louisville.

By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 16, 2021

Museums & Institutions

The Louvre’s President Is Going on a Media Tour to Defend His Controversial Leadership as He Fights to Renew His Contract

Jean-Luc Martinez is now interim president as French officials consider whether to renew his mandate.

By Anna Sansom, Apr 14, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Citing Burnout and Low Pay, a Fifth of Museum Workers Don’t Expect to Remain in the Field Long-Term, a Survey Says

The American Alliance of Museums has published a new report on the impact of lockdown on the museum community.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 13, 2021