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• Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts enters worldwide representation agreement with Hauser & Wirth institutional

  Hauser & Wirth will now represent the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts globally. This arrangement includes management of Kelley's estate, which the foundation has overseen…

• Centre Pompidou announces temporary satellite museums across France with 4-year rotations institutional

  The Centre Pompidou will establish temporary branches in multiple French cities, each operating for four-year periods. According to The Art Newspaper, the Paris institution is…

• Wallspace Gallery in Chelsea Announces Closure After 12 Years institutional

  Wallspace gallery in New York will cease operations on August 7, 2015, marking the end of its twelve-year presence in Chelsea. The closure coincides with the final day of a…

• National Gallery Singapore offers free admission for inaugural opening period institutional

  The National Gallery Singapore will provide complimentary access to visitors from November 24 through December 6, 2015. This 64,000 square meter institution focuses exclusively on…

• Student protests erupt at New Delhi College of Art over curriculum and conditions institutional

  Since late August, protests by students at the College of Art in New Delhi have intensified, growing from an initial group of ten to over 200 participants. Protesters marched to…

• Bolsonaro moves Brazil's film agency Ancine to presidential office institutional

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has revealed plans to relocate the national film agency Ancine from Rio de Janeiro’s Ministry of Citizenship to the Civil House in Brasília,…

• Justin McGuirk named chief curator of London's Design Museum institutional

  Justin McGuirk has been named the chief curator of the Design Museum in London, where he will manage the opening program for the museum's new site in Kensington, scheduled to…

• Brazil's Second Culture Minister Fired After Controversial COVID Comments institutional

  In a notable decision, Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has let go of his second culture minister in just three months. Regina Duarte, a former telenovela star who…

• Gagosian Director Sam Orlofsky Fired Over Misconduct institutional

  Sam Orlofsky, who had been a director at Gagosian gallery in New York since 2001, has been let go following an investigation into misconduct claims. Larry Gagosian, the gallery's…

• Antonia Ruder named new director of Gallery Weekend Berlin institutional

  Antonia Ruder has been appointed as the new director of Gallery Weekend Berlin, succeeding Maike Cruse, who left earlier this year to work with Art Basel in Basel. Ruder brings…

• Nancy Yao withdraws as founding director of Smithsonian American Women's History Museum institutional

  Nancy Yao has stepped down as founding director of the Smithsonian's proposed American Women's History Museum, less than six months after her appointment in March 2023. The…

• Mary Evans Appointed First Black Director of Slade School of Fine Art institutional

  Mary Evans has made a groundbreaking move by being appointed the new director of the Slade School of Fine Art in London, becoming the first Black person to hold this position. She…

• iLiana Fokianaki Appointed Director of Kunsthalle Bern institutional

  iLiana Fokianaki, the founding director of Athens' independent art space State of Concept, has been appointed to lead Kunsthalle Bern following an open call by its board. She will…

• Hartwig Fischer to lead Saudi Arabia's Museum of World Cultures institutional

  Hartwig Fischer, who stepped down as the director of the British Museum in August 2023 following the revelation of more than 1,500 missing or stolen artifacts, has been named the…

• Fanny Hauser Appointed New Director of Kunsthalle Zürich institutional

  Fanny Hauser has been named the new director of Kunsthalle Zürich, succeeding Daniel Baumann, who is stepping down after a decade to focus on his career as an independent curator.…

• Viktor Neumann appointed director of Bonner Kunstverein institutional

  Viktor Neumann is set to become the new director of Bonner Kunstverein, succeeding Fatima Hellberg, who is moving to lead MUMOK in Vienna. Neumann has been the curator at Berlin's…

• LAXART Founding Director Lauri Firstenberg Announces Departure institutional

  Lauri Firstenberg will leave her role as founding director of LAXART at the end of March 2016. She founded the Los Angeles-based nonprofit in 2005 while completing a Ph.D. in art…

• Zurich's Kunsthaus Faces Protests Over Nazi Arms Dealer's Impressionist Collection Display institutional

  Plans to exhibit Emil Georg Bührle's French Impressionist collection at Zurich's Kunsthaus have sparked widespread opposition, with protests by Orthodox Jews in London, New York,…

• Cairo's Townhouse Gallery suffers partial building collapse, destroying library and offices institutional

  A partial collapse struck Townhouse Gallery in Cairo on 6 April, causing significant damage to the Townhouse Library, administrative offices, and a first-floor gallery extension.…

• Florence Derieux Leaves Centre Pompidou for Director Role at Hauser & Wirth New York institutional

  Florence Derieux has been appointed as the director of exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth's galleries in New York. Prior to this role, she held the position of curator-at-large and…

• Sunderland's National Glass Centre to close and relocate due to structural damage institutional

  Structural defects, including roof leaks, corrosion, and broken glazing, will force the closure of Sunderland's National Glass Centre. The building, which opened in 1998 and is…

• Freedman Fitzpatrick Gallery Expands to Paris with Matthew Lutz-Kinoy Exhibition institutional

  Freedman Fitzpatrick, a Los Angeles gallery founded by Alex Freedman and Robbie Fitzpatrick, is establishing a Paris location at 8 rue Saint-Bon in the Marais district. The…

• Hwang Hyun-san resigns early as Art Council Korea chairman due to health issues institutional

  Hwang Hyun-san, the chairman of Art Council Korea (ARKO), has decided to retire early, ending his three-year term that commenced in November 2017. His resignation is due to health…

• Stefanie Hessler Appointed Director of Kunsthall Trondheim institutional

  Stefanie Hessler is set to become the new director of Kunsthall Trondheim on September 15, 2019. She’s a well-known curator and writer with contributions to ArtReview, and has…

• Mori Art Museum Names Kataoka Mami as New Director, Nanjo Fumio Retires After 17 Years institutional

  On 1 January 2020, Tokyo's Mori Art Museum will see a change in leadership, as Kataoka Mami, the current deputy director and chief curator, steps into the role of director. She…

• Witte de With Museum Nears New Name After Three-Year Renaming Process institutional

  A Dutch museum's quest for a new identity, which has spanned three years, is approaching its conclusion, with two potential names arising from public feedback. Founded in 1990,…

• Nederlands Fotomuseum Director Birgit Donker Investigated for Toxic Workplace Allegations institutional

  Birgit Donker, director of the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam, has been placed on administrative leave since 19 June following allegations of creating a toxic work…

• Zdenka Badovinac and Clare Lilley Appointed to Lead Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art and Yorkshire Sculpture Park institutional

  Zdenka Badovinac, who spent 27 years at Ljubljana's Modern Galerija, was let go from her role in December 2020 and is now leading the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art. She played…

• Historian Aliza Wong named director of American Academy in Rome institutional

  Aliza Wong has been named the new director of the American Academy in Rome, where she will lead efforts in exploring race, nationalism, and identity in contemporary Italy.…

• Lizzie Carey-Thomas Named Head of Programmes at Serpentine Galleries institutional

  Lizzie Carey-Thomas has been appointed as the new head of programmes at Serpentine Galleries in London, succeeding Jochen Volz, who is preparing to curate the 32nd São Paulo…

• Musée d'Orsay strike postpones exhibition opening amid seven-day week plan institutional

  A labor protest by Musée d'Orsay staff in Paris led to the museum's closure on Tuesday, September 23, 2015, with strike action continuing after a meeting with the minister of…

• Amanda de la Garza Mata to Lead CIMAM from 2026 institutional

  Amanda de la Garza Mata has been appointed as the new president of CIMAM, taking over from Suhanya Raffel. She is currently the artistic deputy director at Madrid’s Museo Nacional…

• Connie Butler Appointed Director of MoMA PS1 institutional

  Connie Butler, who has a wealth of experience as a curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, will now lead MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York. She previously served as the…

• Barbara Clausen appointed rector of Städelschule and director of Portikus institutional

  Barbara Clausen has just been named the rector of the Städelschule in Frankfurt and will also direct its gallery, Portikus. Known for her expertise in performance art, she has…

• Perrotin Donates 23 Works to Centre Pompidou institutional

  Emmanuel Perrotin, the founder of the Perrotin gallery with branches in cities such as Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Los Angeles, has generously gifted…

• New Museum Leadership Transforms Lower East Side Arts District Ahead of Bowery Opening institutional

  Lisa Phillips and Richard Flood are the director and chief curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and they're shaking up New York's art scene. Their new building, crafted…

• Marie Laurberg Appointed Director of Copenhagen Contemporary institutional

  Copenhagen Contemporary has named Marie Laurberg as its new director, effective 1 August 2022. She succeeds Marie Nipper, who left for a directorial role at ARKEN. Laurberg brings…

• Artist Doron Rabina Appointed Chief Curator at Tel Aviv Museum of Art institutional

  Doron Rabina will become chief curator at Tel Aviv Museum of Art, with the appointment announced by the museum. He previously taught art at Beit-Berl College's Midrasha School of…

• Sarah McCrory Appointed Director of Goldsmiths College's New Gallery, Designed by Assemble institutional

  Sarah McCrory has been appointed to oversee the new contemporary art gallery at Goldsmiths College, which is expected to launch in spring 2018. The gallery will occupy a…

• Eungie Joo named SFMOMA's inaugural contemporary art curator institutional

  Eungie Joo is set to join the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as its first contemporary art curator starting in June 2017, following the museum's recent reopening. Her role…