Museums & Institutions Greece Offers to Loan the British Museum ‘Important Antiquities’ in Exchange for the Parthenon Marbles The Greek culture minister said the artifacts would "fill the void" left by the return of the marbles. By Adam Schrader, Jan 2, 2024
Museums & Institutions 12 Must-See U.S. Museum Shows in 2024 Here's a round-up of what you can look forward to in 2024, from the Met's buzzy Harlem Renaissance survey to Firelei Báez's ICA Boston debut. By Artnet News, Dec 25, 2023
Museums & Institutions ‘Law & Order’ Creator Dick Wolf Has Donated More Than 200 Artworks to the Met The producer's gift spans works from the Renaissance to Baroque eras. By Artnet News, Dec 20, 2023
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Has Struck a New $63 Million Partnership Deal With BP BP has been in a long-standing, controversial partnership with the museum since 1996. By Verity Babbs, Dec 20, 2023
Museums & Institutions Eike Schmidt Will Head to Naples as 10 New Museum Directors Are Appointed to Italy’s Top Museums All appointed directors are Italian, leaving some foreigners out of a job. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 18, 2023
Museums & Institutions New York’s Merchant’s House Museum Fears ‘Irreparable Damage’ From Proposed Construction The museum warns that vibrations from construction could cause its delicate plaster walls to crumble. By Adam Schrader, Dec 15, 2023
Museums & Institutions A New Portrait of Oprah Winfrey Enters the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection Commissioned by the Washington, D.C. institution, the portrait was painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren. By Min Chen, Dec 14, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Deputy Director Who Overlooked Thefts at the British Museum Has Stepped Down "The museum did not respond adequately," admitted museum chair George Osborne. "There are clearly very serious consequences." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 14, 2023
Museums & Institutions Hundreds of Artifacts Stolen From the British Museum May Have Been Sold for Scrap The museum's independent review following a major theft scandal identified more than 1,000 objects still missing. By Adam Schrader, Dec 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions See the Monumental Tiffany Stained-Glass Window the Met Just Acquired The 1912 work will be installed in the museum's American Wing in 2024. By Verity Babbs, Dec 12, 2023
Museums & Institutions Leaky Roof Causes Serious Concern for Welsh National Museum Amid Pleas for Urgent Repairs Artworks had to be removed from walls during heavy rainfall, with water collected in buckets. By Verity Babbs, Dec 7, 2023
Museums & Institutions Guggenheim Museum Has Laid Off 10 Workers, Citing ‘Rising Costs and Inflation’ The layoffs come in the wake of the museum raising its general admission prices by 20 percent. By Adam Schrader, Dec 6, 2023
Museums & Institutions Italy Is Rebuffing a German Museum’s Demands That It Return an Ancient Roman Sculpture The sculpture was sold to Germany for 5 million lira in 1938. By Adam Schrader, Dec 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Zabludowicz Collection Is Closing Its London Space The private museum's doors will shut when its final shows end on December 17. By Devorah Lauter, Dec 1, 2023
Museums & Institutions Pompidou Staff Protest Plans for the Museum’s Collection to ‘Crisscross’ the Globe During Renovations The claims come amid strikes concerning job security during the museum's planned five-year closure. By Devorah Lauter, Nov 30, 2023