Museums The Guggenheim Bilbao Just Dropped a Rap Video to Raise Funds to Repair Its Jeff Koons Puppy Sculpture and It’s… Well, Judge for Yourself “It’s the ‘P’ with the ‘U’ with the ‘P’ with the ‘P’ with the ‘Y.’ So please don’t kill my vibe,” goes the song by Bilbao's M.C. Gransan. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2021
Museums Dams, Floodgates, and Submarine Doors: Museums Are Spending Millions to Protect Their Art as Sea Levels Rise It isn't only museums near coastlines that are at risk. By Brian Boucher, Aug 31, 2021
Museums One of Uruguay’s Most Prominent Artists Is Funding and Building the Country’s First Contemporary Art Museum The institution will open in January 2022 and will be organized around the artist's personal collection. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 30, 2021
Museums The Smithsonian Institution Is Using a $25 Million Grant to Get Americans Around the Country to Talk About Race Bank of America is sponsoring the project, which is called "Our Shared History." By Zachary Small, Aug 30, 2021
Museums As Nonprofit Workers Push for Representation, Brooklyn Museum Staffers Have Voted to Unionize by an Overwhelming Margin The vote passed with a 96 percent approval rate. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 23, 2021
Museums This Clever New Hans Christian Andersen Museum Looks Like It Sprang From One of the Author’s Fairy Tales The H.C. Andersen House is open to the public on a limited basis in the writer’s hometown of Odense, Denmark. By Artnet News, Aug 18, 2021
Museums In Pictures: See Highlights From a Game-Changing Group of Early Pictures by Black Photographers Acquired by the Smithsonian The collection includes 40 19th-century daguerreotypes made by three prominent Black studio photographers. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 18, 2021
Museums See Major Works by Karon Davis, Hélio Oiticica, and Others That the Pérez Art Museum Miami Has Added to Its Collection Works by Coco Fusco, Veronica Ryan, and Nathaniel Mary Quinn now also belong to the museum. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2021
Museums ICA London Director Stefan Kalmár on How British Politics—and Right-Wing Attacks—Sparked His Departure From the Museum Kalmár says the drumbeat of Brexit and the explosive rise of racism in its wake have left him no choice. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 10, 2021
Museums An Italian Museum Director Has Resigned, Saying the Country’s New Vaccine Mandate Exploits Cultural Institutions The director of the Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples, Fabrizio Masucci, says museums should not be forced to bar any visitors. By Naomi Rea, Aug 6, 2021
Museums The Largest-Ever Astronomy Museum Just Opened in Shanghai, and It’s Out of This World An observatory, a planetarium, and a 78-foot-tall solar telescope are included in the new Shanghai Astronomy Museum. By Artnet News, Aug 5, 2021
Museums The Spanish Government Has Officially Sealed a $115.4 Million Deal to Keep Carmen Cervera’s Collection in Madrid for the Next 15 Years The agreement ensures that Gauguin’s masterpiece, Mata Mua, will return to public view. By Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2021
Museums Art Institute of Chicago Employees Are Trying to Unionize, Saying They Are Overworked and Underpaid 60 workers issued a letter this week announcing their plans. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 4, 2021
Museums Philadelphia Museum of Art Director Timothy Rub Will Retire After a Series of Scandals and Staff Turmoil The last two years of Rub’s tenure have been defined by sexual harassment scandals, staff cuts, and a $233 million expansion project. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 2, 2021
Museums ‘All We Want Is Some Respect’: Overworked Museum Guards at the Met Say They’re Being Asked to Do More Work With Less Help Than Ever Employees say that the department responsible for keeping the Met and its visitors safe is struggling to function. By Zachary Small, Aug 2, 2021
