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• Grenoble's Le Magasin rebrands as Magasin Horizons under new director institutional

  Le Magasin, one of France's most prestigious contemporary art centers in Grenoble, is undergoing a radical transformation under director Béatrice Josse, appointed in 2016. The…

• Museion President Marion Piffer Damiani Reflects on a Decade of Leadership institutional

  Marion Piffer Damiani, president of the Museion Foundation since 2010, discusses the museum's evolution over ten years. Museion, founded in 2006 as a private foundation by the…

• TBA21–Academy to Open Ocean Space in Venice's Church of San Lorenzo institutional

  Francesca von Habsburg, founder of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) in Vienna, announced the opening of Ocean Space in Venice. The hub, located in the Church of San…

• Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Inclusive Design Pioneer institutional

  The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, opened in 2014, was designed from the outset with inclusive principles. A multidisciplinary team, including disabled activists,…

• Muzeum Susch: New Contemporary Art Museum in Swiss Alps Opens January 2019 institutional

  Muzeum Susch, a hybrid museum and laboratory founded by Polish entrepreneur and collector Grażyna Kulczyk, will open on January 2, 2019, in the remote Alpine village of Susch,…

• Washington mandates police museum visits to improve race relations institutional

  Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has made it mandatory for all 3,800 officers of the Metropolitan Police Department to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American…

• Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia: bilancio e prospettive sotto la direzione di Valentino Nizzo institutional

  Il Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia, il più importante museo etrusco d'Italia, si trova a Roma vicino a Villa Borghese. Dal 2017 è diretto da Valentino Nizzo (classe 1975), che ha…

• Stephanie Pereira Appointed Director of New Museum's NEW INC Incubator institutional

  Stephanie Pereira will become the new director of NEW INC, the New Museum's cultural incubator, starting July 2. She succeeds Julia Kaganskiy, who led the program since its 2014…

• Alessandro Pardossi opens Terzo Piano gallery in Lucca home institutional

  Alessandro Pardossi has transformed his 300-square-meter historic home in central Lucca into Terzo Piano Arte Contemporanea, a hybrid space serving as both his residence and an…

• M9 Museum in Mestre Seeks Director with €100,000 Salary institutional

  The M9 museum in Mestre, the flagship project of Fondazione Venezia with a €110 million investment, has launched an international call for a director. The deadline for…

• Bordeaux's CAPC director ousted; cultural vision questioned institutional

  In March 2018, María Inés Rodríguez, who had been the director of the CAPC since 2013, was unexpectedly dismissed by the Bordeaux municipality. An open letter from notable figures…

• Carol Rhodes painting Airport (1995) acquired by Tate institutional

  The Tate has acquired Carol Rhodes's 1995 painting Airport, an oil on hard board work measuring 42 by 48 centimeters. This acquisition was documented on artcritical.com on May 15,…

• Salvador Dalí's Influence on Australian Art and NGV Acquisition Effort institutional

  Caroline Buckley, NGV Senior Fundraising Officer, discusses Salvador Dalí's impact on Australian artists from the 1920s onward, highlighting early exposure through exhibitions…

• Fondazione Querini Stampalia launches museum audience engagement course institutional

  The Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice is organizing a course titled "Museo: ripensare il coinvolgimento dei pubblici" to explore visitor studies and engagement strategies.…

• Saatchi Gallery: 30 Years of Marketing and Art institutional

  The Saatchi Gallery's online presence boasts the tagline 'World's No. 1 Museum on Social Media,' highlighting its marketing-focused approach. Established in 1985 by the polarizing…

• Palazzo Merulana Opens in Rome as New Private Museum institutional

  Palazzo Merulana, a new private museum in Rome, opens on May 11 at the corner of Via Merulana and Via Labicana. The building, originally a public hygiene office, was restored by…

• Jane Chu resigns as NEA chair amid Trump attacks institutional

  Jane Chu, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announced her resignation effective June 4, 2018, after four years leading the federal agency. Appointed by President…

• Cosenza's BoCs Art Museum embroiled in controversy over damaged artworks and curator dismissal institutional

  The BoCs Art residency program in Cosenza, Italy, is facing renewed controversy after photographs emerged showing damaged and poorly stored artworks in a storage facility. The…

• NYT Art Leaders Network in Berlin debates future of global art system institutional

  The New York Times Art Leaders Network summit in Berlin gathered the global art world's most powerful figures for a two-day discussion on the future of the contemporary art…

• Galleria Borghese director suspended amid absenteeism allegations; international petition launched institutional

  Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage has imposed a six-month suspension on Anna Coliva, the director of Rome's Galleria Borghese, following a 2014 anonymous complaint that…

• Italian Museum Closures: Crisis in Contemporary Art Institutions institutional

  An investigation by Artribune in 2018 highlights a deep-rooted crisis within Italian contemporary art museums, pointing to issues such as closures, lack of funding, and poor…

• Italy Still Without Curator for Venice Art Biennale Pavilion institutional

  Italy has yet to appoint a curator for its national pavilion at the 2019 Venice Art Biennale, now over two months after the March 2018 general election left the country without a…

• documenta Names Sabine Schormann as New CEO After Budget Scandal institutional

  documenta, the quinquennial contemporary art exhibition, has appointed Sabine Schormann as its new CEO, following a period of turmoil. The previous CEO, Annette Kulenkampff,…

• Sergio Risaliti Unveils Vision for Revamped Museo Novecento in Florence institutional

  Sergio Risaliti has taken the helm as the director of Museo Novecento in Florence, with ambitions to transform the museum into a center for contemporary art. Since its inception…

• Stefano Boeri unveils new team for Triennale Milano with international focus institutional

  Triennale Milano president Stefano Boeri, alongside mayor Giuseppe Sala, announced a completely restructured leadership team during a press conference. The institution aims for a…

• BoCs Art Cosenza appoints Giacinto Di Pietrantonio after controversy institutional

  The municipality of Cosenza has appointed Giacinto Di Pietrantonio as the new artistic director of the BoCs Art residency project, replacing Alberto Dambruoso. The decision…

• Pianoterra Celebrates 10 Years with Art and Photography institutional

  The Pianoterra Association, founded in Naples in 2008 to support new mothers and children in need, and its sister Pianoterra Foundation, established in Rome in 2013, are marking a…

• Sicily appoints Sebastiano Tusa as new cultural heritage assessor institutional

  Following Vittorio Sgarbi's resignation in March 2018 after a turbulent tenure, Sicily's governor Nello Musumeci has appointed Sebastiano Tusa as the new assessor for Cultural…

• Goethe Institute Launches 'Echoes of the South Atlantic' Conference in Salvador institutional

  The Goethe Institute is launching the 'Echoes of the South Atlantic' conference in Salvador, Brazil, starting April 2018. This event continues the institute's cultural investment…

• Brooklyn Museum Appoints White Curator for African Art, Sparks Protests institutional

  The Brooklyn Museum in New York appointed Kristen Windmuller-Luna (b. 1986) as its new curator of African art, sparking protests from activist group Decolonize This Place. The…

• Museum of Sex in New York Seeks Artistic Director and Gallery Assistant institutional

  The Museum of Sex in New York, which started in 2002, is on the lookout for two new team members: a Director of Exhibitions and a Gallery Assistant. The Director will handle…

• Efisio Carbone appointed new director of MACC museum in Calasetta institutional

  Efisio Carbone, who was born in 1977, has been appointed as the new director of the MACC – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea e Galleria di Mangiabarche in Calasetta, Sardinia, taking…

• Guggenheim Bilbao Plans Satellite in Guernica institutional

  The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is planning to open a satellite location in Guernica, approximately 33 km away, with potential sites including an old factory, a shipyard, or a…

• Zeitz MOCAA Transforms Cape Town Grain Silo into Cathedral of Contemporary African Art institutional

  The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, situated in a renovated grain silo from 1924 on Cape Town's waterfront and designed by Thomas Heatherwick, has opened its doors. This…

• MA*GA Museum's Education Department Celebrates 20 Years with Artist Video institutional

  The MA*GA museum in Gallarate commissioned artist Riccardo Arena to create a video celebrating the 20th anniversary of its education department. Collaborating with Silvia Porro…

• Rome's Quadriennale to Move into Historic Papal Arsenal institutional

  The Quadriennale di Roma will relocate to the ex-Arsenale Clementino Pontificio di Ripa Grande, an 18th-century papal arsenal on the Tiber River. A 20-year agreement between the…

• Museo Castromediano di Lecce rinasce con il progetto Musei accoglienti institutional

  Il Museo Sigismondo Castromediano di Lecce, il primo museo pubblico della Puglia, ha affrontato un periodo di difficoltà a causa di scarsi finanziamenti e personale limitato.…

• Matera 2019 tourism councillor resigns amid political infighting institutional

  Adriana Poli Bortone resigned as tourism councillor of Matera on March 2018, citing a breakdown of conditions to work in the city's interest. The resignation is particularly…

• Gabriella Belli on Venice's Cultural Strategy and Ruskin Exhibition institutional

  Gabriella Belli, director of the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia, outlined the 2018 programming for the twelve museums under her purview, emphasizing identity and international…

• Alserkal Avenue: Dubai's Art District Grows with Concrete Space by OMA institutional

  Alserkal Avenue, founded in 2007 by patron-entrepreneur Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal in Dubai's Al Quoz industrial area, has evolved from a cluster of galleries into a nonprofit…