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• Artists protest MoMA and MoMA PS1 ties to controversial trustees in open letter institutional

  Thirty-seven artists signed an open letter to Glenn Lowry and Kate Fowle, directors of MoMA and MoMA PS1 respectively, demanding ethical reconsideration of trustee connections.…

• US State Department revises Venice Biennale pavilion grant to emphasize 'American values' over DEI institutional

  The U.S. State Department has updated its grant application for the 2026 Venice Biennale's U.S. pavilion, replacing criteria like 'support of Equity and Underserved Communities'…

• Museum Leaders Criticize England's COVID-19 Reopening Plan That Prioritizes Retail Over Cultural Spaces institutional

  Museum and gallery leaders in England have criticized the government's COVID-19 reopening timetable that allows commercial galleries to open five weeks before public museums.…

• LA MOCA Faces Staff Exodus Over Workplace Culture and Diversity Failures institutional

  Two senior staff members have departed the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles amid allegations of a hostile environment and insufficient commitment to diversity. Senior…

• Opera Gallery Opens New Hong Kong Space with Director Olivier Demblum institutional

  Opera Gallery has relocated its Hong Kong gallery to a three-floor, 5,500-square-foot space at The Galleria, 9 Queen's Road Central. The gallery, founded by Gilles Dyan in 1994,…

• Galleria Continua Director Challenges French Culture Minister Over Nicolas Bourriaud's Dismissal institutional

  Lorenzo Fiaschi, co-director of Galleria Continua with locations in Les Moulins, San Gimignano, and Beijing, has publicly questioned French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin's…

• Mary Boone sentenced to 30 months for tax fraud, closes galleries after 49-year career institutional

  New York gallerist Mary Boone received a 30-month prison sentence for tax evasion, with Judge Hellerstein also ordering one year of supervised release and 180 hours of community…

• Gilbert & George Resign from Royal Academy After Exhibition Plans Collapse institutional

  Gilbert & George have resigned from London's Royal Academy following a breakdown in communication about a proposed exhibition. The artist duo, who became Royal Academicians in…

• Marie Nipper Appointed Director of ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Succeeding Christian Gether institutional

  Marie Nipper will become the new director of ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, starting on August 1. She takes over from Christian Gether, who led the Danish institution for 25 years…

• Pinacothèque de Paris closes after nine years, plans new sculpture and tribal arts spaces institutional

  The Pinacothèque de Paris, a private museum, closed its doors on 15 February 2016 at 6pm, nine years after opening at its Place de la Madeleine location. Founder and president…

• National Gallery faces employment tribunal over dismissal of 27 artists and educators institutional

  Twenty-seven artists and art educators are taking the National Gallery to an employment tribunal, alleging unlawful dismissal and discrimination based on service length, sex, and…

• Smithsonian African American Museum Director on Leave Amid Trump Executive Order Targeting Institutions institutional

  Kevin Young, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, began indefinite personal leave on March 14. Shanita Brackett, associate…

• NTU CCA Singapore suspends exhibitions and residencies from March 2021, shifts focus to digital archive and publication institutional

  The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA), a prominent institution in Southeast Asia, will conclude its exhibitions and residencies at Gillman Barracks in March…

• Sarah Meister appointed executive director of Aperture Foundation institutional

  Sarah Meister will become the new executive director of Aperture Foundation, the American photography nonprofit. She currently serves as a photography curator at New York's Museum…

• Arts Council England advises cultural boycott of Russian state institutions institutional

  Arts Council England has issued guidance urging English arts organizations to sever all partnerships with Russian state-backed institutions. This advisory includes recalling…

• Amsterdam Hermitage Museum rebrands as H'Art, cuts ties with Russia institutional

  In March 2022, just one week after Russia invaded Ukraine, The Hermitage Amsterdam, which became an independent nonprofit in 2009 with unlimited borrowing rights from the State…

• Storefront for Art and Architecture Launches 'Homelands' Research Cycle with Global Programming institutional

  José Esparza Chong Cuy, director of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, has implemented yearlong research cycles that drive the institution's programming. The…

• Istanbul Biennial curator Christine Tohmé resigns, ending 'Three-Legged Cat' project early institutional

  Christine Tohmé has resigned as curator of the Istanbul Biennial, causing the event to conclude prematurely. The Beirut-based curator's departure was attributed to personal…

• West Dean College and De La Warr Pavilion launch Bauhaus centenary residency with solo exhibition institutional

  West Dean College of Arts and Conservation and the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea have announced a three-week artist residency in March 2019, culminating in a solo…

• Australia's 2024 Venice Biennale winners demand reinstatement of dropped 2026 pavilion team institutional

  Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose, who secured the Golden Lion for Australia’s pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, have urged Creative Australia to restore artist Khaled…

• International Museum Day 2020 shifts online amid pandemic closures and financial strain institutional

  International Museum Day on 18 May 2020 is being celebrated virtually as COVID-19 has forced widespread closures of cultural institutions. The International Council of Museums…

• Cynthia Chavez Lamar Appointed First Native Woman Director of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian institutional

  On February 14, Cynthia Chavez Lamar will take the helm of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, making history as the first Native woman to lead any museum…

• British Museum's Pink Ball gala disrupted by climate protest and Greek government criticism institutional

  A climate protester infiltrated the British Museum's inaugural Pink Ball fundraising gala, interrupting a speech by museum chair George Osborne. The protester, working as a…

• Berlin Drops Anti-Semitism Clause for Arts Funding After Protests institutional

  Berlin city council has withdrawn a proposed anti-discrimination clause requiring arts funding recipients to contractually reject 'any form of anti-Semitism,' following widespread…

• Former Philadelphia Museum of Art Director Sasha Suda Sues Over Dismissal institutional

  Sasha Suda, former director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, has filed a lawsuit against the institution following her termination last week, three years into a…

• Whitney Museum's Curatorial Team Leads Major Exhibitions and 2008 Biennial institutional

  The curatorial team at the Whitney Museum of Art consists of Donna De Salvo, Shamim M. Momin, and Chrissie Iles, who have all played vital roles in shaping the museum's…

• Experimenter Gallery's Global Programming and Educational Initiatives institutional

  Prateek Raja and Priyanka Raja, co-founders of India's Experimenter gallery, reject art as luxury while expanding their international programming. At their Mumbai location,…

• National Galleries of Scotland returns loaned works, severs ties with Anthony D'Offay institutional

  National Galleries of Scotland has confirmed it will return artworks loaned by former London gallerist Anthony D'Offay, severing institutional ties following years of controversy.…

• Kiira Miesmaa Appointed Kiasma Director, Prioritizes Climate Action and Ethical Funding institutional

  Kiira Miesmaa begins her tenure as director of Helsinki's Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art this month, declaring climate change the institution's foremost challenge. She…

• Mütter Museum Removes 19th-Century Body Parts Amid Ethics Review institutional

  The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, a medical history museum run by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, has removed a series of 19th-century human remains from display…

• Marie Hélène Pereira leads Venice Biennale 2024 after Koyo Kouoh's passing institutional

  Marie Hélène Pereira is implementing the late curator Koyo Kouoh's vision for the 2024 Venice Biennale, titled In Minor Keys. Kouoh, who died in May, had developed extensive…

• Appointments and Political Shifts Shape Global Art Institutions institutional

  Vasıf Kortun has been named the new director of the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum, which is currently being renovated and is set to reopen in 2020. Before this role, he…

• Rhizome Appoints Makayla Bailey and Michael Connor as Co-Executive Directors institutional

  Rhizome, the digital art organization affiliated with the New Museum, has implemented a joint leadership model by naming Makayla Bailey and Michael Connor as its co-executive…

• Auckland Art Gallery flooded by record rainfall, artworks relocated institutional

  Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in New Zealand faced significant flooding after certain regions received eight times the typical January rainfall. Storms on Friday night caused…

• James S. Snyder Appointed Director of New York's Jewish Museum After 19 Years Leading Israel Museum institutional

  James S. Snyder has been appointed to head the Jewish Museum in New York, stepping down from his position as president of the Jerusalem Foundation. He previously directed the…

• French galleries sue government over discriminatory COVID-19 lockdown rules institutional

  French art galleries have filed a legal complaint against the government's latest COVID-19 restrictions, which force commercial galleries to close while allowing auction houses to…

• Jeremy Stowe resigns from West Kowloon Cultural District Authority after police visit and extended leave institutional

  Jeremy Stowe has resigned as chief of projects at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority following an extended absence that began after law enforcement officers visited on…

• Corcoran Gallery of Art to partner with National Gallery and George Washington University institutional

  The financially struggling Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., established 145 years ago, is poised to surrender its independence through a partnership arrangement.…

• Peter Doroshenko Appointed Director of Ukrainian Museum in New York, Meets First Lady institutional

  Peter Doroshenko has been named the new director of the Ukrainian Museum in New York. A Chicago native with Ukrainian immigrant roots, Doroshenko previously led the Dallas…

• Poland's Asia and Pacific Museum director sacked ahead of elections institutional

  Joanna Wasilewska has been removed from her position as director of the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw, just before Poland's parliamentary elections in October. Authorities in…