Museums A New Museum Dedicated to the Tulsa Race Massacre Lets Visitors Choose to See the Full Grim Picture, or Take an ‘Emotional Exit’ The historic home of Black Wall Street welcomes a new museum that remembers a 100-year-old tragedy. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 20, 2021
Museums A Wildfire Has Gutted the University of Cape Town Library and Its Priceless African Studies Collection The devastation raises important questions about improving remote access to scholarship. By Naomi Rea, Apr 20, 2021
Museums New Yorkers Can Now Get Vaccinated Under the Famous Blue Whale at the American Museum of Natural History Anyone who gets a vaccine on site will also receive a complimentary general admission voucher for up to four guests. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 19, 2021
Museums More Museums Are Taking Advantage of Pandemic-Era Rule Changes to Sell Art at Auction, Including a $12 Million Childe Hassam The majority of the works museums are putting on the auction block this season are in the American art category. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 19, 2021
Museums In a Louisville Museum Show, Artists Reflect on the Legacy of Breonna Taylor and Other Black Lives Lost to Gun Violence—See Images Here The show is on view at the Speed Art Museum in Taylor's hometown of Louisville. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 16, 2021
Museums The Louvre’s President Is Going on a Media Tour to Defend His Controversial Leadership as He Fights to Renew His Contract Jean-Luc Martinez is now interim president as French officials consider whether to renew his mandate. By Anna Sansom, Apr 14, 2021
Museums Citing Burnout and Low Pay, a Fifth of Museum Workers Don’t Expect to Remain in the Field Long-Term, a Survey Says The American Alliance of Museums has published a new report on the impact of lockdown on the museum community. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 13, 2021
Museums The University of Pennsylvania Will Restitute a Group of Human Skulls Once Used to Propagate White Supremacist Theories Some 1,300 skulls are included in the Penn Museum’s Morton Collection, named after the Philadelphia physician who amassed them. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 13, 2021