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• Axel Rüger Appointed Royal Academy Secretary and Chief Executive institutional

  Axel Rüger, who has been at the helm of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam since 2006, is now set to take on the role of secretary and chief executive at the Royal Academy of Arts…

• Tate Hires Two Curators for Russian Art with V-A-C Foundation Support institutional

  Tate has appointed Natalia Sidlina as an adjunct research curator specializing in Russian art, alongside Julia Tatiana Bailey as an assistant curator for its international art…

• Jessica Morgan to Lead Gwangju Biennale institutional

  Jessica Morgan has been named the director of the Gwangju Biennale. She is currently the Daskalopoulos Curator for International Art at Tate Modern. Previously, she held the…

• Maud Page named first woman director of Art Gallery of NSW institutional

  Maud Page has been appointed as the Art Gallery of New South Wales' tenth director, making history as the first woman in this role. She succeeds Michael Brand and has been with…

• Simon Baker dismissed from MEP Paris institutional

  Simon Baker has been fired from his role as director of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris, effective Monday. The institution did not disclose a reason, but…

• Philipp Demandt Appointed Director of Städel Museum and Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung institutional

  Dr. Philipp Demandt will become director of both the Städel Museum and Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung in Frankfurt starting October 1, 2016. The art historian currently leads…

• Hong Kong Launches HK$60 Million Fund to Revive Cultural Hub Status institutional

  A HK$60 million fund has been established by the Hong Kong government to support large-scale arts events, aiming to restore the city's position as an international cultural hub.…

• Gladstone Gallery expands to Seoul's Gangnam district with HeeJin Park leading new space institutional

  Gladstone Gallery will establish a new Seoul location in the Gangnam district, marking its first physical expansion into Asia. HeeJin Park will oversee operations at the Korean…

• Gina Rinehart demands removal of her portrait from National Gallery of Australia exhibition institutional

  Gina Rinehart, Australia's wealthiest individual, has called for the National Gallery of Australia to take down her portrait by Vincent Namatjira. The painting is part of…

• Adam Szymczyk to Lead Documenta 14 in Kassel institutional

  Adam Szymczyk has been chosen as the artistic director for documenta 14, which will kick off on June 10, 2017, in Kassel. He currently heads Kunsthalle Basel, and his appointment…

• Donors pledge $330 million to protect Detroit Institute of Arts collection in city bankruptcy institutional

  A $330 million pledge from supporters aims to shield the Detroit Institute of Arts collection from potential sale during the city's bankruptcy proceedings. This financial…

• Zuckerman Museum Censors Ruth Stanford's Installation Before Inaugural Opening institutional

  On Saturday 1 March, just prior to its inauguration, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw, Georgia, removed an artwork from its debut exhibition. The censored piece…

• Darren Henley Appointed Chief Executive of Arts Council England institutional

  Darren Henley has been appointed as the new chief executive of Arts Council England, succeeding Alan Davey. Henley previously served as head of Classic FM for 15 years. Davey…

• Laura Copelin appointed associate curator at Ballroom Marfa after tenure at Santa Monica Museum of Art institutional

  Laura Copelin will be joining Ballroom Marfa as their new associate curator, moving from her role at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, where she worked for four years. At SMMoA, she…

• Hauser & Wirth Announces New York Gallery Building Designed by Annabelle Selldorf institutional

  Hauser & Wirth will construct a new gallery building at 542 West 22nd Street in New York's West Chelsea arts district. Annabelle Selldorf of Selldorf Architects, who has…

• Katia Baudin Appointed Director of Kunstmuseen Krefeld institutional

  Katia Baudin will assume leadership of Germany's Kunstmuseen Krefeld in September 2016, succeeding Dr. Martin Hentschel after his 14-year directorship. Currently serving as deputy…

• Michelle Cotton appointed head of programme at MUDAM, Luxembourg institutional

  Michelle Cotton, from the UK, has been named the new head of programming at MUDAM, Luxembourg's contemporary art museum. Cotton brings extensive experience from her previous role…

• Kennedy Center to close for two-year renovation, Trump announces institutional

  Former President Donald Trump revealed plans for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to undergo renovations starting July 4, anticipated to last approximately two…

• Ramat Gan Museum forced to close after censorship row over David Reeb painting institutional

  The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art has shut its doors after a group of 47 artists requested the removal of their works from the exhibition titled 'The Institution – the Museum…

• Lauren Haynes appointed director of curatorial affairs at Queens Museum institutional

  Starting in July, Lauren Haynes will assume the role of director of curatorial affairs and programs at Queens Museum, transitioning from her position as senior curator at the…

• Belinda Tate Appointed Director of Indianapolis Museum of Art institutional

  Belinda Tate has been appointed as the new director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, following a challenging selection process. She previously served as the head of…

• CIMAM issues COVID-19 reopening guidelines for museums institutional

  CIMAM, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art, has released new guidelines for museums that are starting to reopen due to COVID-19. These…

• Joseph Constable named director of Kunsthall Stavanger institutional

  Effective 1 January, Joseph Constable has been named the new director of Kunsthall Stavanger in Norway, taking over from Hanne Mugaas, who is set to become the head of programme…

• MoMA PS1 to offer free admission to all visitors starting 2026 institutional

  Starting January 1, 2026, MoMA PS1 in New York will waive admission fees for all guests for a period of three years, aligning with the museum's 50th anniversary. Since 2015,…

• Dennis Szakacs Returns to New Museum as Associate Director institutional

  Dennis Szakacs has been appointed as the associate director at the New Museum in New York. He previously worked there as the deputy director from 1997 until 2003. After that, he…

• Manuel Segade Named Director of Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in Móstoles institutional

  Manuel Segade has been appointed to head the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Móstoles, located near Madrid, taking over from Ferrán Barenblit. Barenblit had been at the helm…

• Santa Monica Museum of Art Rebrands as Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles with New Downtown Venue institutional

  The Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) will transform into the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in Spring 2017. This institutional rebranding accompanies a relocation to…

• Hong Kong's M+ Museum acquires five South and Southeast Asian artworks from collector Hallam Chow institutional

  Hong Kong collector and patron Hallam Chow has donated five artworks by South and Southeast Asian artists to M+, the museum under construction in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural…

• Lisson Gallery expands to second New York location with Haroon Mirza exhibition institutional

  Lisson Gallery is gearing up to open a new venue in New York at 136 Tenth Avenue, with the inaugural exhibit featuring British artist Haroon Mirza. The space, previously occupied…

• Wendy Fisher Named President of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Board institutional

  Wendy Fisher has been appointed president of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation's board of trustees. The announcement was made by the foundation's board in New York. Fisher, a…

• Hauser & Wirth to launch Hong Kong gallery in 2018, expanding Asian presence with offices in Beijing and Shanghai institutional

  Hauser & Wirth will open a new gallery in Hong Kong during Spring 2018. The two-storey, 930-square-meter space is situated within Central's H Queens development. Architect…

• Helen Legg Named Tate Liverpool Director, Replacing Francesco Manacorda institutional

  This summer, Helen Legg will step into the director position at Tate Liverpool, moving from her current role at Spike Island in Bristol. She’s taking over from Francesco…

• Tate Modern to Host Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Turbine Hall institutional

  London's Tate Modern will operate as a walk-in vaccination center on Friday evening, offering Pfizer doses to adults. The event runs from 5-9pm on July 16, requiring no…

• Vivian Crockett appointed curator at New Museum, bringing focus on diasporic art and queer theory institutional

  Vivian Crockett will join the New Museum in New York as curator starting next January. She currently serves as assistant curator at the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas and is…

• Adeline Ooi Named Art Basel Director Asia, Will Lead Hong Kong Fair and Regional Strategy institutional

  Adeline Ooi has been appointed Director Asia for Art Basel, taking on leadership of Art Basel Hong Kong and the fair's broader Asia-focused initiatives within its global…

• Xiaoyu Weng Appointed Curator at Art Gallery of Ontario institutional

  This summer, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto will welcome Xiaoyu Weng as its new curator for modern and contemporary art. Previously serving as an associate curator at…

• Art Institute of Chicago director on leave after stripping on flight institutional

  James Rondeau has stepped down as president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago following an incident during a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Munich on April 18.…

• Reem Shadid to Lead Beirut Art Center Amid Institutional Crisis institutional

  Reem Shadid has been appointed as the new director of the Beirut Art Center, effective 2024. She succeeds Haig Aivazian and Rana Nasser Eddin, who are departing after a two-year…

• Suhanya Raffel named CIMAM president institutional

  Suhanya Raffel has been named the new president of CIMAM, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art. Her two-year term starts in 2023, succeeding Mami…

• YBCA CEO resigns after pro-Palestine protest and boycott institutional

  Sara Fenske Bahat has stepped down from her role as interim CEO of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco following a pro-Palestinian demonstration during the…