Museums & Institutions The Louvre Invites Contemporary Artists Kader Attia and Elizabeth Peyton to Have On-Site Studios at the Museum The new residency program is part of an expansive offering, including tours by artists such as Daniel Buren, Sheila Hicks, and Lee Ufan. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 10, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Museum Has Named Katherine Read as the Artist Behind a Major 18th-Century Portrait, After Mistakenly Assuming It Was the Work of a Man The successful Scottish artist painted Queen Charlotte, of 'Bridgerton' fame. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 9, 2023
Museums & Institutions A New Museum Dedicated to Belgian Beer Has Opened in the Former Brussels Stock Exchange Building, Complete With a Virtual Bartender The museum has touted itself as "the largest interactive beer center in the world." By Adam Schrader, Oct 9, 2023
Museums & Institutions SculptureCenter Has Named Jovanna Venegas Its New Curator, Tasked With Overseeing Its Revamped Exhibition Program Venegas has spent the last six years as an associate curator at SFMOMA. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 6, 2023
Museums & Institutions Under Fire From Political Forces on the Left and Right, a Proposed Smithsonian Museum of American Latino Culture Hangs in the Balance The museum's director canceled a planned civil rights exhibition in favor of one about salsa music. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 5, 2023
Museums & Institutions Artist Nancy Baker Cahill’s New A.R. Work Unleashes a Surreal Interspecies Creature on the Terrace of the Whitney Museum The artist also opens her first solo museum show survey in Georgia later this month. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 4, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Met Museum Will Expand Its Popular Costume Institute, Transforming Its Great Hall Gift Shop Into a New Gallery Space The museum also is launching a new dining facility that will remain open after hours. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 3, 2023
Museums & Institutions After Its Team-Up With Pokémon, Flippers Swarm the Van Gogh Museum to Snap Up Merch and ‘Pick the Gift Shop Clean’ The Pokémon x Van Gogh Museum sold out online in the first day. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 29, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Nassau County Museum of Art Has Abruptly—and Mysteriously—Ditched Its Director, Prompting Calls for His Reinstatement The museum is currently hosting a highly touted Amedeo Modigliani exhibition. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 28, 2023
Museums & Institutions The British Museum Has Launched a Website Seeking the Recovery of 2,000 Objects That Were Stolen From Its Collection The museum is expanding its search after recovering 60 pieces and identifying another 300. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 26, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Van Gogh Museum Enters the Pokémon Universe, Teasing a Collaboration With the Beloved Pocket Monsters The museum has shared a teaser trailer featuring Pikachu amid a field of van Gogh's sunflowers. By Adam Schrader, Sep 21, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Video Series About a Teapot That Escapes the British Museum, Which Went Viral on Chinese Social Media, Has Landed a Film Deal The series's popularity comes amid calls from China's state-run media for the return of cultural artifacts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 21, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Queens Museum Repurposed a Set of ‘Temporary Walls’ for Another Exhibition. Turns Out It Was a Sculpture by Xaviera Simmons After the artist raised the alarm, the museum closed to remove and destroy what remained of the structure. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 21, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Florida Museum Has Fired a Senior Curator for Organizing a Show of Possibly Looted Greek Antiquities The Denver Art Museum canceled plans to host the show. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2023
Museums & Institutions A German Museum Is Under Police Guard After Receiving Right-Wing Threats Over Its ‘Safe Space’ for BIPOC Visitors The museum brought in police in response to online threats. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2023
