Various Others Articles

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago Employees Are Trying to Unionize, Saying They Are Overworked and Underpaid

60 workers issued a letter this week announcing their plans.

Museums

Philadelphia Museum of Art Director Timothy Rub Will Retire After a Series of Scandals and Staff Turmoil

The last two years of Rub’s tenure have been defined by sexual harassment scandals, staff cuts, and a $233 million expansion project.

By Taylor Dafoe, 3 days ago

Politics

The Infamous Charlottesville Statue of Robert E. Lee, Where Neo-Nazis Rallied Violently in 2017, Has Been Removed From View

Another monument, to Confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, was also removed.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 12, 2021

Law

In a Major Policy Change, the Dutch Government Will Give Nazi-Looted Art to Jewish Institutions If Heirs Cannot Be Found

Restitution previously necessitated a descendant of an artwork’s owner to put in a claim.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2021

Museums

James Cuno, Who Brought ‘Stability and Energy’ to the Getty Foundation, Will Retire After a Decade in Charge

Cuno has helmed the world's wealthiest art institution since 2011.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2021

Auctions

The British Library Has Joined Forces With Other U.K. Institutions to Save a Historic Manuscript Collection From the Auction Block

Valued at $21 million, the Honresfield Library includes rare material from Jane Austen, Walter Scott, the Brontë sisters.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 17, 2021

Pop Culture

MacKenzie Scott Just Gave Out $2.7 Billion in Grants, Including Millions to Some of America’s Most Progressive Arts Organizations

Souls Grown Deep, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and United States Artists were among the recipients of the major donation.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 15, 2021

Museums

Over Memorial Day Weekend, New York Museums Scored Their Highest Visitor Numbers Since the Pandemic Started

Thousands flocked to the Met, MoMA, and other institutions over the holiday weekend.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 3, 2021

Museums

The Effects of the Pandemic May Not Be Quite as Devastating for American Museums as Once Feared, a New Survey Finds

Fifteen percent of surveyed museums are at risk of closing now. This time last year, it was 30 percent.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 2, 2021

Politics

China Just Shut Down an Annual Hong Kong Exhibition Commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Some fear the closure is another sign that mainland China’s pro-democracy crackdown is now targeting Hong Kong.

By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2021

Art World

Police Have Discovered a Dead Body Inside a Giant Papier-Mache Dinosaur Sculpture in Spain

Authorities believe the man was trying to retrieve his phone when he got stuck inside.

By Artnet News, May 25, 2021

Politics

Angela Davis, Forensic Architecture, and Other Art-World Figures Are Denouncing MoMA Board Members for Ties to Pro-Israel Organizations

An open letter decrying the trustees has hundreds of signatories.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 21, 2021

Russian Collector Dasha Zhukova Is Launching a Real-Estate Firm to Put Exhibition Spaces and Artist Studios Into High Rises

New developments in Manhattan and Philadelphia are underway now.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 17, 2021

Science & Tech

Christie’s Is Selling a Bottle of Wine That Spent 14 Months on the International Space Station. The Price Is Out of This World

The bottle of “space-aged” wine comes with a custom trunk and a meteorite corkscrew.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 6, 2021

Art Institute of Chicago Employees Are Trying to Unionize, Saying They Are Overworked and Underpaid

Philadelphia Museum of Art Director Timothy Rub Will Retire After a Series of Scandals and Staff Turmoil

The Infamous Charlottesville Statue of Robert E. Lee, Where Neo-Nazis Rallied Violently in 2017, Has Been Removed From View

In a Major Policy Change, the Dutch Government Will Give Nazi-Looted Art to Jewish Institutions If Heirs Cannot Be Found

James Cuno, Who Brought ‘Stability and Energy’ to the Getty Foundation, Will Retire After a Decade in Charge

The British Library Has Joined Forces With Other U.K. Institutions to Save a Historic Manuscript Collection From the Auction Block

MacKenzie Scott Just Gave Out $2.7 Billion in Grants, Including Millions to Some of America’s Most Progressive Arts Organizations

Over Memorial Day Weekend, New York Museums Scored Their Highest Visitor Numbers Since the Pandemic Started

The Effects of the Pandemic May Not Be Quite as Devastating for American Museums as Once Feared, a New Survey Finds

China Just Shut Down an Annual Hong Kong Exhibition Commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown

Police Have Discovered a Dead Body Inside a Giant Papier-Mache Dinosaur Sculpture in Spain

Angela Davis, Forensic Architecture, and Other Art-World Figures Are Denouncing MoMA Board Members for Ties to Pro-Israel Organizations

Arts Workers of Color in Los Angeles Earn 35 Percent Less in Wages Than Their White Colleagues, a New Study Finds

Russian Collector Dasha Zhukova Is Launching a Real-Estate Firm to Put Exhibition Spaces and Artist Studios Into High Rises

Christie’s Is Selling a Bottle of Wine That Spent 14 Months on the International Space Station. The Price Is Out of This World

The best of Artnet News in your inbox

The best of Artnet News in your inbox