Museums & Institutions Iowa Museum Makes Historic Repatriation of Benin Bronzes The Stanley Museum of Art is now the first U.S. institution to return works to the former Benin royal family. By Adam Schrader, Jul 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions New British Museum Director Proposes ‘Lending Library’ to Address Parthenon Marbles Return Nicholas Cullinan became director of the British Museum in March. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Legendary New York Institution Reawakens With a Fresh Slate of Programs The American Academy of Arts and Letters hasn't had regular gallery exhibitions since before World War II. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2024
Museums & Institutions New York’s Hispanic Society Is Now Home to a New Goya Research Center The museum hopes to inspire a new generation of art historians to study the work of the Spanish Old Master. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 17, 2024
Museums & Institutions V&A Museum Acquires Rare Medieval Carving of Jesus, Beating Out the Met The London museum raised $2.5 million through a nationwide appeal to keep the statue in the country. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ex-British Museum Director to Lead New Saudi Arabia Museum The new Museum of World Cultures is part of the larger cultural regeneration of Saudi Arabia, though concerns remain about the country's human rights record. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: A Female Expressionist’s Revelatory Final Self-Portrait Neue Galerie curatorial director Janis Staggs discusses Paula Modersohn-Becker's last portrait. By Adam Schrader, Jul 10, 2024
Museums & Institutions Tasmanian Museum’s Infamous ‘Ladies Lounge’ Has Been Displaying Fake Picassos All Along Kirsha Kaechele’s installation was meant to ask questions about sexism. Now it poses different questions. By Brian Boucher, Jul 10, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: Johann Liss Painted an Unusually Aged Adam and Eve Gallerie dell’Accademia curator Michele Nicolaci discusses this biblical vision. By Emily Steer, Jul 6, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ex-British Museum Director: Time for Tourists to Pay Admission Fees The U.K. has long boasted free museums, many of which face dire financial straits from public funding cuts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 3, 2024
Museums & Institutions Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Acquires the Earliest Known Portrait of a U.S. First Lady The daguerrotype of Dolley Madison went for nearly 10 times its low estimate. By Artnet News, Jul 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions Dance Company Accuses the Louvre of Copying Its Museum Workout The workout in Paris left the New York dance company wondering whether imitation really is flattery. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 1, 2024
Museums & Institutions Art Collective Rebukes Stedelijk Museum for ‘Failure’ Over Barricade Loan Standoff Artist Ahmet Öğüt has also lamented the museum's position. By Adam Schrader, Jul 1, 2024
Museums & Institutions ‘It Defames Me’: Brauer Museum Founding Director Blasts Valparaiso University’s Ongoing Deaccessioning Plan The university has temporarily shuttered the museum, but plans to go ahead with the sale of three artworks. By Brian Boucher, Jul 1, 2024
