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• Italian museum directors outline visions for reform and renewal institutional

  In a series of interviews featured in Artribune, the newly appointed directors of twenty autonomous state museums in Italy share their visions. Mauro Felicori from Reggia di…

• Biennale di Venezia launches Summer School with V&A and Vienna University institutional

  The Biennale di Venezia has announced its first Summer School, running from July 9 to 17, 2016, during the 15th International Architecture Exhibition. The program, titled…

• Centro Pecci di Prato cerca educatore per riapertura ottobre 2016 institutional

  Il Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato riaprirà nell'ottobre 2016 con una mostra collettiva di artisti internazionali ed emergenti, curata da Fabio Cavallucci. In…

• Elaine Wynn and Jerold Perenchio donate $75 million to LACMA, launch $600 million campaign institutional

  Elaine Wynn and Jerold Perenchio have pledged $75 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the largest single donation in the museum's history. The gift is part of…

• MAD Museum in New York seeks new director with fundraising expertise institutional

  The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York is celebrating its 60th anniversary and has launched a search for a new director. The museum, with an annual budget of $10 million…

• M+ Museum in Hong Kong Delayed to 2019, Pre-Opening in September institutional

  M+, the museum for 20th- and 21st-century culture in Hong Kong, will open in 2019, two years later than initially planned. Construction, which began 18 months ago, is set to…

• International Art World Sees Major Leadership Changes at Moderna Museet, British Museum, and Art Dubai institutional

  A wave of leadership changes has swept through the international art world, with several key institutions announcing new directors. Iris Müller-Westermann, currently senior…

• National Conference for Small Museums in Veneto Focuses on Communication and Accessibility institutional

  The seventh edition of the National Conference of the Associazione Nazionale Piccoli Musei will take place on April 29-30 at the SanPaolo Museo della Città in Monselice, Veneto.…

• Forum permanente dell'arte contemporanea sbarca a Genova dopo Prato institutional

  Il 16 aprile 2016, il Forum permanente dell'arte contemporanea ha tenuto una giornata di studi al Museo di arte contemporanea di Villa Croce a Genova, con quasi 80 relatori e…

• MIMA Museum Opens in Molenbeek, Brussels, as a Response to Terrorism institutional

  In the wake of the March 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) opened on April 15 in the Molenbeek district, an area often labeled as…

• Bartolomeo Pietromarchi appointed new director of Maxxi Arte institutional

  Bartolomeo Pietromarchi has been named the new Director of the Arte Department at the Maxxi museum in Rome. The appointment follows a public call launched on February 22, which…

• Piacenza Plans New Contemporary Art Center with International Symposium institutional

  On April 15, a full-day international symposium named 'Sull'utilità e il danno dell'arte per la società' will take place prior to the inauguration of the new Centro per le Arti…

• Galleria Nazionale di Roma smantella opere di Pirri e Grossi Gondi senza spiegazioni institutional

  La Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma ha rimosso due opere permanenti, 'Passi' di Alfredo Pirri e 'Filo rosso' di Paola Grossi Gondi, nell'ambito di lavori…

• Benjamin Weil Appointed Artistic Director of Fundación Botín institutional

  Benjamin Weil, previously director of LABoral Center for Art and Industrial Creation in Gijón, was appointed artistic director of the Fundación Botín in Santander, Spain, in…

• Brooklyn Public Library's The Review Panel Draws Full House at Dweck Cultural Center institutional

  On February 9th, 2016, the Dweck Cultural Center hosted a capacity audience for the inaugural edition of The Review Panel, presented by Brooklyn Public Library. Photographer Gregg…

• Larys Frogier Directs Rockbund Art Museum institutional

  Larys Frogier, a curator, critic, and art historian, has been directing the Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) in Shanghai since January 2012. The private museum is pursuing an ambitious…

• Petition demands reinstatement of Yves Aupetitallot after dismissal from Le Magasin institutional

  On October 30, Yves Aupetitallot was removed from his position as director of Le Magasin – Centre National d'Art Contemporain in Grenoble, a role he held for two decades, during…

• Centre Pompidou's New Rooms Dedicated to Writers in Historical Collections institutional

  The Centre Pompidou in Paris has introduced a notable innovation in the reconfiguration of its historical collections on the fifth floor. Several new rooms now punctuate the…

• María Inés Rodríguez outlines vision for CAPC Bordeaux institutional

  María Inés Rodríguez, director of CAPC since February 2014, defines with Didier Arnaudet the main axes of her project to give the museum of contemporary art in Bordeaux the…

• Council: A Nomadic Curatorial Platform Debuts at Musée de l'Homme institutional

  On November 21, 2015, Council, an itinerant curatorial platform without walls, staged its first public event at the newly reopened Musée de l'Homme in Paris. Founded by Sandra…

• Lennart Anderson's 1961-1964 painting 'Nude' acquired by Brooklyn Museum institutional

  The Brooklyn Museum acquired Lennart Anderson's oil painting 'Nude' (1961-1964) through the John B. Woodward Memorial Fund. Measuring 58-1/2 by 50 inches, the work entered the…

• Ball & Socket Arts Transforms Historic Connecticut Factory into Major Cultural Hub institutional

  Artist and high school art teacher Kevin Daly is leading the transformation of a 65,000-square-foot former manufacturing complex in Cheshire, Connecticut into Ball & Socket Arts,…

• Garage Museum Opens Permanent Gorky Park Home by Rem Koolhaas, Featuring Exhibitions on 1960s Russia and Global Art institutional

  Founded in 2008 by Dasha Zhukova and Roman Abramovich, Moscow's Garage Museum of Contemporary Art has moved to Gorky Park, where it now occupies a renovated Soviet Modernist…

• Panel Discussion at Garage Museum Features Koolhaas, Zhukova, Belov, and Fowler institutional

  A panel discussion took place at the Garage Museum in Moscow, featuring architect Rem Koolhaas, art patron Dasha Zhukova, museum director Anton Belov, and curator Kate Fowler. The…

• Tim Marlow appointed artistic director at Royal Academy, launches Ai Weiwei show institutional

  Tim Marlow, former director of White Cube gallery in London, was appointed director of artistic programs at the Royal Academy of Arts last year. His inaugural exhibition features…

• Whitney Museum Opens in New Meatpacking District Building institutional

  The Whitney Museum of American Art opened its new building in New York's Meatpacking District on May 1, 2015. Designed by Renzo Piano, the 220,000-square-foot structure features…

• Artspace's 15th Annual Summer Apprenticeship Program Showcased in 2015 Installation View institutional

  An installation view from Artspace's 15th Annual Summer Apprenticeship Program was documented in 2015. The photograph was taken by John Groo. This visual record was posted on…

• Nicolas Bourriaud dismissed from École des beaux-arts institutional

  On July 2, 2015, the French Ministry of Culture notified Nicolas Bourriaud of his dismissal as director of the École des beaux-arts in Paris, choosing a moment when students and…

• MoMA's $858M Expansion and New York's Shifting Art Landscape Discussed institutional

  The Museum of Modern Art on 53rd Street is scheduled to reopen in November with a $858 million expansion project that will add 125,000 square feet of new and renovated gallery…

• Clyfford Still Museum in Denver preserves artist's legacy with 3,182 works, valued over $1 billion institutional

  Opened in 2011, the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, Colorado, showcases 3,182 pieces by the Abstract Expressionist artist Clyfford Still. His will strictly forbids the exhibition…

• ENIT employees demand merger with ICE in letter to Renzi institutional

  Employees and nearly all managers of ENIT, the Italian National Tourism Agency, have sent a letter to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi requesting the agency's merger with ICE, the…

• Decolonizing Ethnographic Museums: The Weltkulturen Model institutional

  Clémentine Deliss, director of the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt since 2010, is pioneering a post-ethnological approach to decolonize ethnographic museums by integrating…

• Le Fresnoy Donates 600 Films to French National Library institutional

  Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains has made a significant donation of 600 films to the Bibliothèque nationale de France. These works were produced at Le Fresnoy's…

• Josh Smith's 2013 painting Untitled enters MoMA collection via Donald B. Marron gift institutional

  A 2013 painting by Josh Smith titled Untitled, measuring 60 by 48 inches and executed in oil on panel, has been acquired by The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The work was…

• Laura Owens' 2013 painting Untitled acquired by MoMA through Enid A. Haupt Fund institutional

  The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired Laura Owens' 2013 painting Untitled through the Enid A. Haupt Fund. Created with synthetic polymer paint and oil stick on canvas, the…

• Enrico Lunghi Appointed President of Jury at École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris institutional

  Enrico Lunghi, director of Mudam-Musée d’art moderne Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg, has been appointed president of the diploma jury at the École nationale supérieure des…

• Artcritical Hosts Annual Gathering for Writers and Staff in 2015 institutional

  Artcritical held its annual event for writers and staff members on January 28, 2015. The gathering brought together several notable figures from the art world, including Raphael…

• Artcritical's Annual Gathering for Writers and Staff in 2015 institutional

  Artcritical hosted its yearly event for contributors and team members on January 28, 2015. The gathering brought together writers and staff associated with the publication. Ronald…

• Artcritical's 2015 Annual Bash for Writers and Staff institutional

  Artcritical held its annual gathering for writers and staff on January 28, 2015. The event featured artists Susanna Coffey and Jennifer Samet. Coffey is known for her figurative…

• Jake Berthot's 1998 Drawing Acquired by MoMA's Judith Rothschild Foundation Collection institutional

  A 1998 untitled pencil drawing by Jake Berthot entered the Museum of Modern Art's collection in New York. Measuring 20-1/8 by 26-1/8 inches, the work was acquired through The…