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• Austrian and Polish museums close temporarily due to COVID-19 concerns institutional

  Museums across Austria and Poland have been ordered to close temporarily as part of measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. In Austria, the federal museums directors' board…

• Han Nefkens Foundation's Collaborative Model for Video Art Production and Grants institutional

  Founded in 2009 by Dutch author Han Nefkens and currently led by Hilde Teerlinck, the Han Nefkens Foundation promotes video art production through grants and co-commissions,…

• Nancy Spector Exits Guggenheim After Racial Bias Probe Clears Her institutional

  After 34 years as curator and artistic director, Nancy Spector has departed from the Guggenheim Museum in New York. This exit comes on the heels of a three-month inquiry into…

• Naomi Beckwith Appointed Chief Curator at Guggenheim Following Nancy Spector's Departure institutional

  In June, Naomi Beckwith will assume the role of chief curator and deputy director at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, succeeding Nancy Spector, who resigned in October following…

• Four BIPOC Curators Selected for Inaugural Okwui Enwezor Fellowship Program institutional

  In a new initiative honoring the late curator Okwui Enwezor, who passed away in 2019, four curators have been appointed as the inaugural fellows. The program, revealed by Steve…

• Holly Roussell Appointed Curator at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art institutional

  Holly Roussell has been named curator at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, a move that aligns with the institution's growth and the recent hiring of Peter Eleey as…

• Ingvild Goetz Donates Herzog & de Meuron Museum and 375 Works to Bavaria institutional

  Collector Ingvild Goetz has transferred her Munich museum, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, to the State of Bavaria along with 375 artworks. The donation includes the building and…

• Brooklyn Museum Director's Home Vandalized in Antisemitic Attack, Suspect Arrested institutional

  In the early hours of Wednesday, a coordinated antisemitic assault was directed at Brooklyn Museum's director Anne Pasternak, president Kimberly Panicek Trueblood, and two…

• La Salle de Bains Faces Uncertain Future Amid Structural Issues and Funding Challenges institutional

  Founded in 1998 by Olivier Vadrot, Lionel Mazelaygue, and Gwenaël Morin, La Salle de Bains is a not-for-profit exhibition venue in Lyon, France, dedicated to showcasing…

• Neil MacGregor to Depart British Museum in December 2015 After 13 Years institutional

  Neil MacGregor will resign as the Director of the British Museum at the end of December 2015, concluding his leadership that started in 2002. Under his guidance, the museum became…

• Ocean Studios opens in Plymouth's historic Royal William Yard with inaugural exhibition institutional

  Ocean Studios, a £4.2 million artist complex, has officially opened in Plymouth, located within the historic Grade-I listed Royal William Yard naval buildings by the waterfront.…

• Adrian Cheng's K11 Foundation to Launch 17 Art-Integrated Shopping Centers Across China by 2020 institutional

  Adrian Cheng, the Chinese billionaire behind the K11 Art Foundation, announced plans to construct seventeen new shopping centers in China that will double as exhibition and…

• Anne Barlow named artistic director of Tate St Ives institutional

  Anne Barlow has been appointed as the artistic director of Tate St Ives, succeeding Sam Thorne, who moved to Nottingham Contemporary in late 2015. Barlow will start her position…

• Sally Tallant named new director of London's Hayward Gallery institutional

  Sally Tallant has been appointed as the new director of the Hayward Gallery and Visual Arts in London, succeeding Ralph Rugoff, who has been in the role for the past twenty years.…

• Green Papaya Art Projects Closes After Fire Destroys Archives, Materials to be Preserved Digitally institutional

  Green Papaya Art Projects, Metro Manila's longest-running artist-led space, has ceased operations following a fire in June that devastated its archives. The blaze destroyed over…

• Sung Tieu's sold artwork funds five-year board seat at KW Berlin for curator Mi You institutional

  Sung Tieu has secured institutional influence through a contractual artwork. Her piece 1992, 2025, which closed in May at KW Institute in Berlin, included a four-page document…

• Tate staff to strike over pay dispute after union ballot institutional

  Staff at Tate galleries will strike from 26 November to 2 December, with over 150 members participating. The Public and Commercial Services Union organized a ballot where 98%…

• Alistair Hudson appointed director of ZKM Karlsruhe following controversial departure from Whitworth Art Gallery institutional

  Beginning in April 2023, Alistair Hudson will take on the role of director at the Zentrums für Kunst und Medien (ZKM) located in Karlsruhe, Germany. His new position follows his…

• Kamel Mennour expands to London with Latifa Echakhch exhibition in Mayfair institutional

  Parisian dealer Kamel Mennour will launch a London gallery at 51 Brook Street in Mayfair on 4 October 2016, featuring a solo show by Latifa Echakhch. The 60-square-meter space…

• Michael Brand's contract renewal declined amid Sydney Modern project pressures institutional

  Michael Brand, director of the Art Gallery New South Wales in Sydney, will not have his contract renewed beyond a one-year extension, as the institution's board cited challenges…

• Trump's budget spares NEA and NEH with funding increases in bipartisan deal institutional

  A bipartisan spending bill set for passage by the US Congress this week will increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the…

• Cameroon inaugurates first contemporary art gallery in Yaoundé through Franco-Cameroonian partnership institutional

  In Yaoundé, Cameroon has celebrated the opening of its first contemporary art gallery, a milestone for the nation's cultural landscape. The inaugural exhibition features forty…

• Michelle Kuo appointed curator at MoMA following Artforum resignation institutional

  Michelle Kuo has been named the curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. This decision comes after her departure as Artforum's…

• Maike Cruse Named Fair Director of Art Basel in Basel institutional

  Maike Cruse will assume the position of fair director at Art Basel in Basel this July, departing from her role as director of Gallery Weekend Berlin. She previously served as…

• Tim Marlow departs Royal Academy for Design Museum leadership role institutional

  Tim Marlow will leave his position as Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Arts in December 2019 and will take on the role of Chief Executive and Director at the Design…

• Zoé Whitley Named Director of Chisenhale Gallery, Succeeds Polly Staple institutional

  In late March 2020, Zoé Whitley will take the helm as director of Chisenhale Gallery, transitioning from her position as senior curator at the Hayward Gallery, where she served…

• Smithsonian and Prado implement austerity measures amid COVID-19 financial crisis institutional

  The Smithsonian Institution is facing a projected $22 million loss because its museums are closed, which will result in pay cuts for top executives and a hiring freeze. Starting…

• Julia Stoschek's Berlin Foundation Faces Closure Due to Rent Hike, Expands Online Collection institutional

  According to Welt, Julia Stoschek's private foundation in Berlin faces potential closure due to substantial rent hikes imposed by her landlord after renovations to the building's…

• Munich museum employee fired for hanging personal painting alongside Warhol works institutional

  A technical team member at Munich's Pinakothek der Moderne was dismissed after secretly installing his own artwork in the museum's galleries. The painting remained on view for a…

• Castillo/Corrales: Paris Artist-Run Space's Headless Model and Intimate Atmosphere institutional

  Founded in 2007 by Thomas Boutoux, Boris Gobille, François Piron, Benjamin Thorel, and Oscar Tuazon, Castillo/Corrales is an artist-run venue located in Belleville, Paris. This…

• MoMA and Ford Foundation Launch $185,000 Scholars in Residence Program institutional

  A new Scholars in Residence initiative at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is funded by The Ford Foundation. Three scholars will receive annual stipends of $185,000 for…

• National Gallery staff to strike for five days over privatization and wage dispute institutional

  From February 3 to 7, 2015, 250 National Gallery staff in London will strike for five days, opposing the institution's plan to privatize visitor services. The Public and…

• National Gallery Singapore offers 'naked' tours ahead of $530 million refurbishment reopening institutional

  Before its reopening in October after a $530 million renovation, the National Gallery Singapore is offering exclusive 'naked' tours of its vacant Supreme Court wing to select…

• UK creative leaders demand emergency funding for COVID-hit cultural sector institutional

  More than 400 notable personalities from the UK's creative industry, such as artist Anish Kapoor, Tate's director Maria Balshaw, and actor Stephen Fry, have put their names to an…

• Five top executives exit Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District institutional

  In Hong Kong, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) is facing significant changes as five high-ranking officials prepare to leave. These executives, including chief…

• San Francisco Art Institute files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy institutional

  The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) has initiated Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, putting at risk $65 million in assets, which includes Diego Rivera's mural 'The Making of a…

• Oxford and King's College London Remove Sackler Name from Buildings and Institutes institutional

  The University of Oxford has severed ties with the Sackler family, removing their name from the Sackler Library, two galleries at the Ashmolean Museum, and three staff positions.…

• Donna Hayashi Smith Named White House Curator institutional

  Donna Hayashi Smith has been named the ninth curator of the White House, marking her as the first Asian American to achieve this role. A graduate in Art History from the…

• MO.CO curator Vincent Honoré's suicide ruled workplace accident institutional

  The Caisse primaire d'assurances maladie has classified the November 2023 suicide of curator Vincent Honoré as a 'workplace accident' following a three-month inquiry, which could…

• Medea Ekner confirmed as ICOM director general after turbulent years institutional

  Medea Ekner has been named the director general of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), stepping up from her interim position after a year. ICOM, which represents about…