Museums Tate Britain Has Re-Hung Its Collection to Better Represent the U.K.’s Past. Here Are 5 Must-See Works That Reflect the Change Tate Britain’s Director, Alex Farquharson, walks us through the museum. By Holly Black, May 24, 2023
Museums How Star Architects Can—and Must—Embrace Their Responsibility to Integrate Suicide Prevention Into Museum Designs A recent incident at the Centre Pompidou raises urgent questions about public institutions' safety measures and accountability. By Anna Sansom, May 24, 2023
Museums German Museums’ Unexpected New Gambit to Stop Climate Activists From Attacking Their Art? Inviting Them to Drop By The Last Generation group took part in performance art pieces in museums around the country. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 23, 2023
Museums Hispanic Society Museum Workers Approved a New Union Contract, Ending a Grueling Two-Month Strike The workers recently brought the strike to chairman Philippe de Montebello's home. By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2023
Museums A New Anti-Mafia Museum in Italy Will Immerse Visitors in Sights, Sounds, and Smells The museum's home is an 18th-century neo-classical palace. By Vittoria Benzine, May 16, 2023
Museums Weeks After a Ransomware Attack, the National Gallery of Canada Is Still Working to Bring Its Operations Back Online The museum assured members that no credit or debit card information was stored on its servers. By Brian Boucher, May 15, 2023
Museums Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum Has Long Left a Lasting Mark on Visitors. Now It’s Doing It Literally, With Tattoos The permanent souvenirs are part of the Poor Man’s Rembrandt Project. By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2023
Museums The Met Museum Plans to Hire a Team of Provenance Researchers Amid Increased Scrutiny Around Its Collection Museum director Max Hollein announced four new initiatives related to the institution's collecting policies. By Taylor Dafoe, May 11, 2023
Museums The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art’s Director Has Resigned After Less Than Two Years, Citing ‘Resistance and Backlash’ Ngaire Blankenberg quietly departed after less than two years. By Brian Boucher, May 10, 2023
Museums Not Patriarchal Art History, But Art ‘Herstory’: Judy Chicago on Why She Devoted Her New Show to 80 Women Artists Who Inspired Her "It's about rewriting history," curator Massimiliano Gioni said. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2023
Museums Oops! A Clumsy Museum Visitor Tripped and Damaged an Ancient Chinese Bronze Sculpture of an Owl in Minneapolis Included in a new exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes, the vessel was once used in rituals of ancestral worship. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 9, 2023
Museums MoMA PS1 Has Named Connie Butler, Chief Curator at the Hammer Museum in L.A., to Be Its New Director Butler has played a key role in Los Angeles's rise as a global art hub. By Brian Boucher, May 9, 2023
Museums Uniqlo and a Paris Design Agency’s Splashy New T-Shirts for the Louvre Aim to Avoid an ‘Obvious Representation’ of History This is the latest in a series of collaborations inviting designers to offer fresh perspectives on the Louvre's collection. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 5, 2023
Museums An Arts Group Accused the Queens Museum of Exploiting Its Food Pantry Volunteers and Community Programs. The Volunteers Disagree A group called Arts Union issued a report denouncing the "failure of institutional leadership from the director to the board." By Sarah Cascone, May 5, 2023
Museums Austria Will Return Two Small Parthenon Marbles to Greece. Officials Hope the Move Will Encourage Britain to Follow Suit The return comes at a crucial time for Greece as it seeks to reunite the remaining pieces that once wrapped the Parthenon Temple. By Taylor Dafoe, May 3, 2023
