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• Tugan Sokhiev Appointed Principal Conductor of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande institutional

  Tugan Sokhiev has been named Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, beginning with the 2026–27 season. The initial three-year appointment…

• Milo Rau's Tribunal Format Questioned After Peter Thiel Disinvitation institutional

  Milo Rau, the Swiss theater director and artistic director of the Wiener Festwochen, invited and then disinvited American tech billionaire Peter Thiel from the festival in late…

• Rodin Museum's Sketchpads Invite Visitors to Draw Alongside Sculptures institutional

  The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia invites visitors to engage their artistic side by bringing along sketch materials. Established on November 29, 1929, by Jules Mastbaum, the museum…

• Adelaide Fringe Foundation appoints Matt Tarrant as new Chair institutional

  Matt Tarrant, a celebrity magician and producer known for his contributions to the Adelaide Fringe, has been appointed the new Chair of the Adelaide Fringe Foundation, taking over…

• Former Kennedy Center Curator Details Institution's Crisis Under Trump institutional

  In a chat with NPR's Morning Edition, Josef Palermo, who used to be the visual arts curator at the Kennedy Center, shared insights about the turmoil at the venue. He joined the…

• Tone Hansen to Lead Moderna Museet as New Director institutional

  Tone Hansen has been named the chief superintendent and director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Malmö, according to the Swedish Ministry of Culture. She will take over the…

• Oki Sato hands Nendo leadership to Akihiro Ito institutional

  Oki Sato, founder of design studio Nendo, announced he will step down as leader, passing the role to managing director and co-founder Akihiro Ito. The chief designer position will…

• Berlin's Maxim Gorki Theater Faces Rent Crisis institutional

  The Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin is facing an existential threat due to a steep rent increase. The theater's staff fears for the institution's future as the rent hike could force…

• Trump's Takeover of Kennedy Center Blocked by Judge institutional

  A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to restructure the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and rename it after himself. Whistleblower Josef Palermo, an…

• Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago after decade-long saga institutional

  The Obama Presidential Center, a museum and library dedicated to the 44th U.S. president, is set to open in Chicago after ten years of planning and construction. The building,…

• Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Joins Museums for All institutional

  The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth has joined Museums for All, a national initiative offering free or discounted admission to SNAP recipients. The program, administered by the…

• Myung-Whun Chung Named Music Director at La Scala Amid Price Controversy institutional

  Myung-Whun Chung has been named the music director of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, effective from the 2026/2027 season. As the theater approaches its 2028 bicentennial, it has…

• Kennedy Center Removes Trump's Name but Fails to Approve NSO Budget institutional

  The Kennedy Center ordered President Trump's name removed from all email signatures, voicemails, and letterheads, yet has not approved the National Symphony Orchestra's budget,…

• New School Lays Off 90 Faculty and Staff Amid $160M Deficit institutional

  The New School in Manhattan has made significant staffing cuts, eliminating 19 full-time faculty and 68 staff positions to address a budget deficit of $160 million caused by the…

• UK’s first illustration centre opens, led by Quentin Blake’s 40,000-drawing archive institutional

  The UK’s first permanent home for illustration, and the largest such centre globally, is set to open. Founded by 93-year-old Sir Quentin Blake, the institution houses his archive…

• National Symphony Season in Jeopardy Over Kennedy Center Budget Delay institutional

  The National Symphony Orchestra's upcoming season is at risk because the Kennedy Center has not yet approved its budget, according to officials familiar with the situation.…

• Kennedy Center Staff Ordered to Remove Trump's Name from All Materials institutional

  Staff at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have been instructed to remove former President Donald Trump's name from all official materials, according to a leaked…

• Padova's Ex-Cinema Altino Reopens as Carraro Foundation Art Center institutional

  After twenty years of closure, the former Cinema Altino in Padova will be transformed into a new cultural institution by the Fondazione Chiara e Francesco Carraro. Designed by…

• Pace Gallery Lays Off 50 Workers and Drops 50 Artists institutional

  Pace Gallery has terminated 50 employees and removed 50 artists from its lineup, which accounts for approximately 20% of its workforce and one-third of its artist roster. CEO Marc…

• Museo del Prado opens predoctoral contract for Filipino artists in Spain project institutional

  The Museo Nacional del Prado has announced a selective process for a predoctoral contract under the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2024-2027. The…

• Visteria Foundation builds ecosystem for Polish craft and design institutional

  Established in 2025 by Katarzyna Jordan, the Visteria Foundation is a Warsaw-based non-profit located in the historic Gawroński Villa, dedicated to promoting Polish art, craft,…

• MoMA Appoints Makeda Best as Photography Chief; ACC Awards $1.6M; Bosch Follower Painting Sells for $537K institutional

  Starting in September, Makeda Best will become the chief curator of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, taking over from interim curator Roxana Marcoci. Best is…

• MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen resigns; Herman Miller names new creative directors institutional

  MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen has resigned after eight years, citing a desire to focus on family matters. COO Jeff Stutz will serve as interim CEO. Simultaneously, Kim Colin and Sam…

• Chicago Launches $400K Grant Program for Emerging Theater Companies institutional

  Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced Next Stage Chicago, a new grant program providing up to $50,000 each to eight nonprofit theater…

• Fondazione Mattera Launches on Ischia with Retrospective of Gabriele Mattera institutional

  The Fondazione Karin e Gabriele Mattera has been established on the island of Ischia, Italy, housed within the Aragonese Castle. The foundation's inaugural exhibition is a…

• Vincenzo Trione appointed new president of Triennale Milano institutional

  Vincenzo Trione, born in Sarno in 1972, has been named the new president of Triennale Milano, succeeding Stefano Boeri after eight years. The appointment reflects a political…

• Marlene A. Schenk to Lead Rebecca Horn's Moontower Foundation institutional

  Marlene A. Schenk will become director of the Moontower Foundation on June 1, 2026. The foundation, based in Bad König, Hesse, manages the estate of Rebecca Horn (1944–2024) and…

• José M. Domínguez reelected president of Fundación Unicaja institutional

  José M. Domínguez has been re-elected as the president of Fundación Unicaja, where he has introduced governance reforms. In 2023, the foundation initiated its inaugural corporate…

• Philippe Vergne Appointed Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Bass Museum institutional

  Starting October 1, Philippe Vergne will take on the role of the first artistic director and chief curator at the Bass Museum in Miami Beach. Before this, he worked at the…

• Montclair State University to Take Over New Jersey PBS institutional

  A group spearheaded by Montclair State University has successfully secured the rights to manage New Jersey's public television station through a competitive bidding process. This…

• Antonello Grimaldi reconfirmed as secretary general of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana institutional

  Antonello Grimaldi has been reconfirmed as secretary general of the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan for another five years. Since taking office in March 2022, Grimaldi…

• George Eastman Museum introduces $400 per hour professional photo fee institutional

  The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, has implemented new fees for professional photographers using its grounds, charging $400 per hour outdoors and $600 for shoots in…

• Jessica Nowitzki Appointed to Zeitz MOCAA Board of Trustees institutional

  Jessica Nowitzki, an art collector and philanthropist based in the US, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA). Of…

• Over 100 Artists Threaten Legal Action Against Venice Biennale Over Awards Dispute institutional

  More than 100 participants in the Venice Biennale have threatened legal action against the Biennale Foundation, alleging that leadership failed to honor their official withdrawal…

• Museumsinsel President Calls for Democracy Day Amid Threats to Cultural Institutions institutional

  Marion Ackermann, president of the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) for one year, has called for a Democracy Day on the Museumsinsel…

• Juilliard Flunks Government's New Earnings-Based Test for Arts Programs institutional

  The U.S. Education Department has introduced a regulation that evaluates college programs based on the earnings of their graduates, resulting in failures for Juilliard, Yale's…

• MoMA's Party in the Garden 2026 Honors Betye Saar and Martin Puryear institutional

  On Tuesday night, the Museum of Modern Art hosted its annual Party in the Garden in Midtown, celebrating the contributions of artists Betye Saar and Martin Puryear, as well as…

• Three New Art Venues Open Across Texas: San Antonio, Dallas, Richardson institutional

  Three new art venues have opened in central and north Texas: The Junction Creative Collective in San Antonio, Ateliê By The Experience in Dallas, and 7 Moons Media Studios in…

• Mami Kataoka on Championing Japanese Art in a Global Age at Mori Art Museum institutional

  Mami Kataoka, director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, discusses the institution's role in promoting Japanese contemporary art internationally. The museum, located on the 53rd…

• American LGBTQ+ Museum to Open in New York in 2028 institutional

  Set to debut in spring 2028, the American LGBTQ+ Museum will be the first institution of its kind in the U.S., located on the top floor of the New York Historical's new Tang Wing…