Museums & Institutions Victoria Siddall Has Become the First Woman to Lead London’s National Portrait Gallery Siddall is taking over from Nicholas Cullinan, who left to helm the British Museum in June. By Margaret Carrigan, Aug 28, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s National Portrait Gallery May Acquire Photo of Prince Andrew’s Infamous BBC Interview Photographer Mark Harrison hopes to gift the historically significant photograph to the U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 27, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Multi-Year Cultural Initiative Elevating Latinx Stories Is Set to Launch in New York The Clemente has partnered with Latinx-serving organizations and New York institutions to program Historias. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 27, 2024
Pop Culture Very Demure! Who Were Art History’s Most ‘Mindful’ Ladies? Museums have been searching their collections for the most demure and mindful damsels to share on TikTok. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 22, 2024
People Venus Williams on the Latest Stop in Her Art Journey: Hosting a Photography Podcast The podcast is titled "Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape." By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2024
Art World After Decades of Neglect, William Blake’s Cottage to Get New Life as a Museum The West Sussex home was where the painter and literary legend wrote "Jerusalem." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 21, 2024
Museums & Institutions Louvre Attendance Numbers Dipped During the Paris Olympics But the Louvre believes its visibility during the Games will have long-term benefits. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 21, 2024
Museums & Institutions London’s Somerset House Partially Closed Following Fire It took around 125 firefighters to bring the blaze under control at the historic arts venue. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 19, 2024
Art World The U.K. Art World Is More Elite Now Than It Was 60 Years Ago. Can It Reverse Course? Several new initiatives for arts professionals are hoping to tackle the U.K.'s deeply entrenched class problem. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 18, 2024
Museums & Institutions Bronx Museum Director Departs Amid Ambitious Expansion Project Klaudio Rodriguez was the museum's third director in seven years. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Permanent Collection: A Rosa Rolanda Self-Portrait Woven With Intrigue The Mexican Modernist's striking work invites dialogue and interpretation. By Margaret Carrigan, Aug 11, 2024
Law & Politics Protestors Set Cultural Institutions on Fire in Bangladesh Footage is emerging of buildings that have been gutted by looters and scorched by fire. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 6, 2024
On View The Secret Lives of Henry VIII’s Wives Revealed in 6 Objects "Six Lives" at the National Portrait Gallery offers rare insight into the women who defined the legacy of one of Britain's most notorious kings. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 6, 2024
Op-Ed Museums Rely on an Aging Group of Major Donors. That Needs to Change A new generation of collectors is eager to support the arts, says Mazdak Sanii, founder of Avant Arte. By Mazdak Sanii, Aug 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Can a Museum Be Ethical? 3 New Books Explore How Institutions Must Innovate to Survive Museums are increasingly under scrutiny, from what work they buy and show to how they treat their employees. By Cristina Ruiz, Aug 4, 2024