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• Çağla Ilk to Lead Maxim Gorki Theater's 2026/27 Season institutional

  Çağla Ilk will begin her artistic direction of the Maxim Gorki Theater with the 2026/27 season, titled "Gorki Past Forward." The program blurs boundaries between stage and…

• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam seeks General & Artistic Director institutional

  The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, renowned for modern and contemporary art and design, is seeking a General & Artistic Director. Located in Amsterdam's cultural district, the museum…

• Fridericianum in Kassel launches international search for new director institutional

  Documenta and Museum Fridericianum gGmbH are actively seeking a new director for the Fridericianum in Kassel. This organization, which operates as a nonprofit in collaboration…

• Brandon Little Named Director of Cranbrook Academy of Art institutional

  Brandon Little has been appointed director of Cranbrook Academy of Art, succeeding the interim role he held since December 2025. The announcement came from Aimeclaire Roche,…

• Graham C. Boettcher named Director and CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum institutional

  The Norman Rockwell Museum has appointed Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D., as its new Director and CEO. Boettcher joins from the Birmingham Museum of Art, where he served as R. Hugh…

• Firelei Báez Honored at AFA Spring Luncheon institutional

  On May 20, in New York City, the American Federation of Arts (AFA), which was established in 1909, recognized contemporary artist Firelei Báez during its annual Spring Luncheon.…

• Museum de Fundatie seeks curator for 19th- and 20th-century art institutional

  Museum de Fundatie, with locations in Zwolle and Heino, Netherlands, is hiring a Curator of 19th- and 20th-Century Art. The museum holds a collection of over 16,000 works spanning…

• Kajsa Ollongren to Chair Rijksmuseum Supervisory Board from 2026 institutional

  Kajsa Ollongren has been appointed Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Rijksmuseum, effective 1 October 2026. She will succeed Alex Wynaendts, whose eight-year term concludes.…

• National Gallery extends summer hours to 7pm daily institutional

  From 3 July to 31 August, the National Gallery in London is introducing 'National Gallery Summertime', which will extend its hours. Visitors can enjoy the museum until 7pm every…

• Crocker Art Museum Acquires Shiva Ahmadi's 'Inferno's Embrace' institutional

  The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, has acquired Shiva Ahmadi's watercolor 'Inferno's Embrace' (2024), announced by Haines. The work is part of a luminous series centered on…

• Darla Moore Gallery Named at The Shed Following $25 Million Gift institutional

  The Shed has named its Level 2 Gallery as The Darla Moore Gallery after a $25 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist and founding board member Darla Moore. The donation…

• Oluremi C. Onabanjo Appointed Curator of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art institutional

  Oluremi C. Onabanjo has taken on the role of Curator for the Department of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She'll be focusing on photography from the twentieth…

• Munich's Second Photography Symposium Draws Crowds at Pinakothek der Moderne institutional

  The second edition of the symposium "Fotografie in München" took place at the end of January 2026 at the Pinakothek der Moderne, filling its 300-seat auditorium. Organized by four…

• ARTMargins Online Launches Membership Program to Support East-Central European Art Research institutional

  ARTMargins Online has introduced a membership program with three tiers to fund its operations and expansion. The platform focuses on postwar and contemporary art from East-Central…

• ARTMargins Online Forms Working and Advisory Collective Focused on Global Peripheries Research institutional

  ARTMargins Online has established a Working and Advisory Collective dedicated to exploring art from global peripheries, with a particular emphasis on Eastern Europe and…

• Picasso's 1911 'Femme au violon' Returns to Munich After 50+ Years, Joining Braque in Pinakothek der Moderne institutional

  After more than five decades of attempts, Munich's Pinakothek der Moderne has successfully acquired Pablo Picasso's 1911 artwork 'Femme au violon,' an essential piece of…

• Stefan Kalmár departs as director of London's Institute of Contemporary Arts after five-year tenure institutional

  Stefan Kalmár will step down from his position as director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, concluding a five-year leadership period. He joined the institution in…

• Nicolas Bourriaud removed as MoCo director amid political tensions with Montpellier mayor institutional

  Nicolas Bourriaud has been dismissed as director of Montpellier Contemporain (MoCo) in France, replaced by curator Numa Hambursin following a board meeting. The ouster stems from…

• M+ Museum Opens in Hong Kong with 50,000-Work Collection and Censorship Questions institutional

  After more than ten years of planning, Hong Kong's M+ Museum of Visual Culture has officially opened, aspiring to become Asia's counterpart to prominent Western cultural…

• Alserkal Advisory Announces Artists for Global Co-Commission Project Addressing Climate Crisis institutional

  Alserkal Advisory has revealed the artists participating in A Feral Commons, the first iteration of The Global Co-Commission Project, a collaboration with the Global Cultural…

• Documenta Director Resigns Following Anti-Semitic Artwork Controversy institutional

  Sabine Schormann, general director of Documenta since 2018, has resigned after sustained criticism over anti-Semitic imagery in a work by Indonesian collective Taring Padi. The…

• MACAN Museum in Jakarta Sets November 2017 Opening with Curated Exhibition institutional

  Indonesia's Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (MACAN) in Jakarta will open publicly in November 2017. The museum, Indonesia's first major contemporary art…

• Australian Venice Biennale selection canceled over political pressure on artist Khaled Sabsabi institutional

  Khaled Sabsabi, an Australian-Lebanese artist, along with curator Michael Dagostino, was dismissed as Australia's representatives for the 61st Venice Biennale only five days after…

• Beatrix Ruf Cleared in Stedelijk Museum Conflict of Interest Investigation institutional

  An independent investigation commissioned by Amsterdam's city council has cleared former Stedelijk Museum director Beatrix Ruf of conflict of interest allegations. The 120-page…

• Documenta 16 selection committee loses two members amid Middle East conflict and anti-Semitism accusations institutional

  Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger and Ranjit Hoskoté have stepped down from the six-person committee tasked with choosing the curator for Documenta 16, which is scheduled for 2027.…

• Structural issues force Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo to abandon Madrid slaughterhouse art complex institutional

  Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo has abandoned her initiative to transform Madrid's Matadero complex into a contemporary art hub, citing overwhelming architectural challenges. The…

• Kate Fowle Appointed Director of MoMA PS1, Succeeding Klaus Biesenbach institutional

  Kate Fowle has taken over as the new director of MoMA PS1 in New York, following Klaus Biesenbach's departure. Her start comes at a time when the institution is facing more…

• Centre Pompidou Expands Global Presence with New Satellite Spaces and Exhibitions institutional

  Under the leadership of director Bernard Blistène and chief curator Christine Macel, the Centre Pompidou is broadening its reach beyond France with various international…

• Meriç Öner Appointed Director of Research and Programmes at SALT Istanbul institutional

  Meriç Öner has been named director of research and programmes at SALT Istanbul, stepping into a role previously held by Vasif Kortun, who resigned. Öner, originally trained as an…

• Nicholas Serota Steps Down from Tate After 30 Years as BP Ends Sponsorship institutional

  Nicholas Serota announced his departure from Tate in September after nearly three decades leading the institution, following a significant year that included his 70th birthday in…

• Taiwan's Venice Biennale pavilion canceled over sexual assault allegations against indigenous artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung institutional

  The participation of Taiwan in the 59th Venice Biennale has been called off for artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung due to allegations of sexual assault. The Taipei Fine Arts Museum, which…

• Christine Macel appointed director of Musée des Arts Décoratifs institutional

  Christine Macel is leaving her role as chief curator at the Centre Pompidou in Paris after more than twenty years to become the director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. This…

• Art Basel Launches First Cities Partnership with Buenos Aires institutional

  Art Basel has announced its first collaboration with a city, partnering with Buenos Aires, which extends beyond its established events in Basel, Miami, and Hong Kong. This…

• Argentina's new president Javier Milei closes Ministry of Culture on first full day in office institutional

  Javier Milei, Argentina's newly inaugurated president, eliminated the Ministry of Culture within 24 hours of taking office. The right-wing libertarian transferred its reduced…

• Five Artists Shortlisted for London's Fourth Plinth Commissions institutional

  Today, five international artists were revealed as finalists for the upcoming commissions on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London. Their proposals, along with maquettes,…

• Former South Korean Officials Sentenced for Artist Blacklisting Under Park Geun-hye institutional

  Six former officials from the administration of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye received prison sentences for creating and maintaining a blacklist targeting cultural…

• Khao Yai Art Forest opens in Thailand with Bourgeois spider, site-specific works, and ambitious ecological vision institutional

  The Khao Yai Art Forest, a modern art hub spanning 85 hectares adjacent to Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, has officially opened its doors. This venue showcases artworks from…

• Finnish Government Rejects State Funding for Guggenheim Helsinki Museum Project institutional

  The Guggenheim Helsinki project faces a significant setback as the Finns Party has definitively rejected state funding for the museum. Party leader Timo Soini stated unequivocally…

• Nicolaus Schafhausen resigns from Kunsthalle Wien, citing nationalist politics in Austria institutional

  Nicolaus Schafhausen, the German curator and director of Kunsthalle Wien in Austria, will step down in March 2019, ending his tenure that began in 2012. He attributed his…

• Tate Forges Strategic Partnership with Shanghai's Pudong Museum of Art institutional

  Tate has entered a long-term strategic partnership with the Pudong Museum of Art in Shanghai, formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed on 12 June 2019 with the…