Museums ‘We’re Not Chasing Novelty at Any Price’: The Grand Palais’s New Director Didier Fusillier Reveals His Ambitious Vision for the Prestigious Paris Institution Since taking on his role earlier this fall, Fusillier has been eager to revive the “magnificent memory” of the Grand Palais. By Anna Sansom, Oct 19, 2023
Museums Will Algorithms Replace Docents? A New Mobile App Uses A.I. to Generate Art Recommendations for Turin’s Museumgoers The app offers visitors recommendations about what to see in other museum collections and curates its own "virtual museums" based on themes. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 18, 2023
Museums Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin, Who Led the Institution’s Dramatic Growth Over a Quarter-Century, Will Retire in 2024 Among the initiatives taken up by the museum under her leadership is the “Made in L.A.” biennial. By Brian Boucher, Oct 18, 2023
Museums A Glasgow Museum Reveals a $3.7 Million Rodin Sculpture Has Been Missing From Its Collection for Nearly 75 Years The sculpture was last seen during an exhibition in 1949 after which it was recorded as "unlocated." By Adam Schrader, Oct 18, 2023
Museums Workers at the Centre Pompidou Went on Strike, Demanding Job Security Ahead of the Museum’s Planned Renovation The strike affected the presentation of the Marcel Duchamp Prize. By Adam Schrader, Oct 17, 2023
Museums Yayoi Kusama Apologizes as Her Previous Racist Writings Surface, Clouding Her New San Francisco Museum Show The artist's writing is coming under closer scrutiny on the occasion of her SFMOMA show. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2023
Museums A Frick Curator Has Just Identified Rosalba Carriera as the Artist Behind an Unknown Portrait Languishing in Storage For Decades A Roman Catholic prayer card slipped between the portrait and its frame offered proof that this was an original Carriera. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 16, 2023
Museums UNESCO Has Teamed Up With Interpol to Build a Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Artifacts The goal of the museum is not to expand its collection but to gradually empty itself as the missing objects are eventually recovered. By Adam Schrader, Oct 13, 2023
Museums U.K. Museums Maintain That Art Theft Is ‘Rare’ Following Reports Exaggerating the Scale of the Problem Reports of thousands of missing items have come following the British Museum scandal this summer. By Adam Schrader, Oct 13, 2023
Museums Unionized Workers at New York’s Jewish Museum Ratified Their First Contract, Improving Pay and Time Off The contract includes average raises of 17.5 percent between now and 2026. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 12, 2023
Museums Walmart Heir Alice Walton Donates $40 Million to Museums in Kansas, Puerto Rico, Delaware, and Beyond Walton's foundation will spread the funding between 64 U.S. institutions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2023
Museums The Met Museum Will Restitute Two Ancient Sculptures That Were Stolen From Temples in Nepal The works had been in the museum's collection since 1988 and '95. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 10, 2023
Museums 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 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 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
