Museums A Museum Dedicated to Bob Dylan Will Open in Tulsa With Performances by Music Legends. But Dylan Himself? Questionable While Dylan has always been an elusive figure, this is a chance to find out more about his work. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 6, 2022
Museums Under a New Policy, the Smithsonian Will Consider Ethical, Rather Than Legal, Concerns When Faced With Restitution Claims The policy was recommended by a group of Smithsonian curators and historians who quietly convened over six months last year. By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2022
Museums Two New LGBTQ+ Institutions Will Open in London to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the City’s First Pride March The spaces will host contemporary art exhibitions and archival shows. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 4, 2022
Museums The Art Gallery of New South Wales Bills Its $246 Million Expansion as the Biggest Arts Project Since the Sydney Opera House The new campus is set to open December 3. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 26, 2022
Museums Let There Be Light (and Space): Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Reopens After $105 Million Selldorf Renovation The overhaul allows the museum to finally show off its collection, rich in 1960s-era works and women artists. By Catherine Wagley, Apr 21, 2022
Museums The M+ Museum Has Removed Three Political Paintings by Chinese Artists as Beijing Continues Its Clampdown on Hong Kong The museum says the removal was part of a routine rehang. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 21, 2022
Museums Francis Bacon’s Former Handyman Was Going to Give a Trove of His Art to Tate. After a Feud, He Offered It to France Instead "I turn my back on the Tate forever," said Barry Joule. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 18, 2022
Museums A Performance Artist Kissed Ancient Objects at a Mexican Museum to Protest the Selling of Looted Artifacts Abroad Pepx Romero's actions went unnoticed by museum security staff. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 15, 2022
Museums Glasgow Museums Will Return 17 Benin Bronzes, Marking the Largest Restitution of Cultural Artifacts in Scotland’s History The city will also return looted Indian antiquities and Lakota cultural objects from the battlefield at the Wounded Knee Massacre. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 14, 2022
Museums Mega-Collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos Gifts Over 350 Artworks to Four Museums in Three Countries "The collection has to have a future beyond my lifetime, and the artworks have to have a life beyond that," he said. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 13, 2022
Museums The Getty Trust, the Country’s Richest Arts Organization, Has Named Academic Katherine Fleming as Its New Director Fleming comes to the Getty from NYU, where she served as provost for the past six years. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2022
Museums London’s National Gallery Renames Its Degas Painting, Formerly Known as ‘Russian Dancers,’ as ‘Ukrainian Dancers’ Many are calling on cultural institutions to rethink generalizations about Russian art. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 4, 2022
Museums A Painting Long Believed to Be by a Rembrandt Pupil Is Now a Confirmed Picture by the Dutch Master Thanks to technical photographs, researchers say the painting has the unmistakable mature style of Rembrandt's chiaroscuro technique. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 31, 2022
Museums MoMA Swiftly Reinstalled One of Its Galleries to Feature Works by Artists Born in Present-Day Ukraine The show is titled "In Solidarity." By Artnet News, Mar 30, 2022
Museums Demanding a New Contract, Unionized Whitney Museum Employees Demonstrated at the VIP Opening of the Museum’s Biennial Union members say the museum has been dragging its feet on contract negotiations. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 30, 2022
