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• Conference Examines Postwar Internationalism in Art Institutions Beyond Western Centers institutional

  Back in March 2017, the Graduate Center at CUNY, along with the Museum of Modern Art, organized a conference named Art, Institutions, and Internationalism. The event explored how…

• Antonio Calabrò appointed President of Museimpresa institutional

  Antonio Calabrò, a prominent Italian journalist and former editorial director of Il Sole24Ore, has been appointed President of Museimpresa as of May 31. Museimpresa, founded in…

• SFMOMA loans artworks to Golden State Warriors' new Chase Center institutional

  The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has partnered with the NBA's Golden State Warriors to loan artworks from its collection for display at the Chase Center, a new…

• Macro Museum in Rome appoints new director via public tender after De Finis flop institutional

  The Macro Museum in Rome has been deemed a failure under director Giorgio De Finis, appointed without a public tender by Rome's culture councillor Luca Bergamo, a former…

• MAMCO Geneva: Switzerland's Largest Contemporary Art Museum at 25 institutional

  MAMCO (Musée d'Art Moderne et COntemporain) in Geneva, Switzerland, is the largest contemporary art museum in the country, with 3,500 square meters of exhibition space, a…

• Gagosian Opens New Basel Gallery During Art Basel institutional

  Larry Gagosian unveiled his latest gallery in Basel on June 10, 2019, situated at Rheinsprung 1. This opening coincided with the exhibition "Continuing Abstraction," showcasing…

• Met Museum Balances Budget and Embraces Contemporary Art institutional

  New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has achieved a balanced budget for the first time in three years under director Max Hollein, who took the helm in April 2018. The museum had…

• La Galleria Nazionale di Roma: intervista ai servizi educativi institutional

  La Galleria Nazionale di Roma, sotto la direzione di Cristiana Collu, ha subito una trasformazione radicale con il riallestimento della collezione permanente, influenzando…

• Lonnie G. Bunch III appointed first African American Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution institutional

  Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), will become the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on…

• Inhotim's New Director Renata Bittencourt Aims to Strengthen Local Ties After Brumadinho Dam Collapse institutional

  Renata Bittencourt assumed the executive directorship of Instituto Inhotim in April, focusing on rebuilding community connections and boosting visitation after the January…

• Intellectuals petition to block MAXXI L'Aquila opening, propose MuNDA instead institutional

  A collective of artists, scholars, and art industry professionals has urged Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli to transform Palazzo Ardinghelli in L'Aquila into the Museo…

• Ars Electronica Center Reopens with AI-Focused Renovation in Linz institutional

  The Ars Electronica Center in Linz, known as the 'Museum of the Future,' has reopened after a major renovation marking its tenth anniversary and the fortieth anniversary of the…

• Danilo Miranda Warns of 'Society of Brutes' Amid Threats to Sesc and Brazilian Culture institutional

  At 76 years old, Danilo Santos de Miranda has dedicated 35 years to serving as the regional director of Sesc-SP, significantly enhancing its initiatives in São Paulo state related…

• MOCA Los Angeles Goes Free Thanks to $10M Donation institutional

  The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles will offer free admission for five years, thanks to a $10 million donation from board chair Carolyn Clark Powers. Announced at…

• Acqua Foundation Expands to Venice, Cannes, and Sicily with Environmental Art Projects institutional

  So, the Acqua Foundation kicked off in Palermo back in 2018 during Manifesta 12, and it’s still on this mission to use art to spark conversations about water-related political and…

• Kunstmuseum Basel: The World's Oldest Public Art Collection institutional

  The Kunstmuseum Basel, founded in 1671, is the oldest public art collection in the world. Its holdings began with the 1661 acquisition of the Amerbach family collection by the…

• Fondation Valmont Opens Permanent Venice Space at Palazzo Bonvicini institutional

  The Fondation Valmont, linked to the Swiss cosmetics giant and chaired by Didier Guillon, has established a permanent base in Venice after restoring Palazzo Bonvicini. The…

• Pedro Gadanho to Step Down as Director of MAAT Lisbon institutional

  Pedro Gadanho, founding director of the MAAT – Museu Arte Arquitetura Tecnologia in Lisbon's Belém district, announced his upcoming departure from the role he has held since the…

• Italian high school transformed into contemporary art gallery with over 90 works institutional

  The Liceo Duca d'Aosta in Padua, Italy, has been transformed into a contemporary art gallery featuring over 90 works by local artists. The project, initiated in February 2015 by…

• Whitney Museum Special Review Panel Concludes June 4, 2019 institutional

  The Whitney Museum of American Art's special review panel concluded its work on June 4, 2019. This panel was established to address controversies surrounding the museum's board…

• Lennon, Weinberg Gallery Closes After Final Mark Sheinkman Exhibition institutional

  Lennon, Weinberg, Inc. is closing permanently after a long history of operations across various New York neighborhoods. The gallery's final exhibition features artist Mark…

• Casa do Povo reopens library after 40 years with 8,000 books and collective archives institutional

  On May 11, the library at Casa do Povo in São Paulo's Bom Retiro reopened its doors after a nearly 40-year hiatus. This library houses around 8,000 volumes, with half of them in…

• Carrara appoints directors for CARMI and CAP museums institutional

  The Municipality of Carrara has officially established the Polo Museale Cittadino by appointing scientific directors for the CARMI – Museo Carrara e Michelangelo and the CAP –…

• Solar dos Abacaxis: A Cultural Hub in Rio's Cosme Velho institutional

  Solar dos Abacaxis, a 1843 neoclassical chalet in Rio de Janeiro's Cosme Velho neighborhood, was revitalized in 2016 as an independent cultural project. Founded by curator…

• Paolo Baratta Reflects on 20 Years as President of La Biennale di Venezia institutional

  Paolo Baratta, president of La Biennale di Venezia since 1999, discusses his two-decade tenure in an interview with Artribune. He highlights key innovations: the shift to a single…

• Gagosian Launches Art Advisory Service and Restructures Management institutional

  Larry Gagosian has unveiled Gagosian Art Advisory, a new consulting division aimed at assisting collectors in managing and enhancing their art collections. This initiative will be…

• Stefano Zecchi appointed president of MUSE science museum in Trento institutional

  Stefano Zecchi, a philosopher and former president of the Accademia di Brera, has been named the new president of MUSE – Museo delle Scienze in Trento, as announced by the…

• Doppio Senso: Tactile Tours for Blind Visitors at Peggy Guggenheim Collection institutional

  Valeria Bottalico, educator at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, launched Doppio Senso, a tactile tour program for blind and visually impaired visitors. The project began…

• Elton John donates 7,000 photos to V&A, earns gallery naming institutional

  The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has renamed one of its four new Photography Centre galleries 'The Sir Elton John and David Furnish Gallery' after the musician and his…

• Andrea Rehder's Rizoma Project Transforms São Paulo Gallery into Artist Studios institutional

  In 2019, Andrea Rehder, a gallerist, initiated the Rizoma project in the Jardim América area of São Paulo, converting two storage rooms on the second floor into studios for…

• Catania's CollicaLigreggi splits, Massimo Ligreggi goes solo institutional

  After eight years of partnership, Massimo Ligreggi and Gianluca Collica have dissolved their collaboration, with Ligreggi taking over the gallery space on via Indaco in Catania…

• Carlos Urroz appointed executive director of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary institutional

  Carlos Urroz, who previously served as the director of ARCOmadrid, has been named the executive director of Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21), an organization…

• MAXXI Museum Launches Tenders for New Creative Restaurant and Café institutional

  The MAXXI museum in Rome has issued two distinct tenders to find new operators for its restaurant and café, following the termination of the previous concession contract with…

• Spoleto street art controversy: new director denies plans to remove murals institutional

  A controversy erupted in Spoleto over the future of street art murals at Palazzo Collicola, part of the 'Collicola on the Wall' project initiated by former director Gianluca…

• Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino cerca direttore: bando entro il 15 aprile institutional

  Il 15 aprile 2019 rappresenta la scadenza per la presentazione delle candidature per il nuovo direttore del Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino, come annunciato dalla Fondazione…

• Guido Curto and Paola Gribaudo appointed to lead Turin cultural institutions institutional

  In 1955, Guido Curto was appointed as the director of the Consorzio delle Residenze Reali Sabaude by Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli. His previous roles include directing…

• Vietnam's Contemporary Art Scene: Three Spaces Driving Change institutional

  An article in Artribune Magazine highlights three independent art venues in Vietnam that are fostering contemporary art despite facing censorship and limited resources. The New…

• Pivô's Research Program Hosts 145 Artists from 20 Countries in São Paulo's Copan Building institutional

  Pivô, situated in the Copan building of São Paulo, hosts the Pivô Pesquisa residency program aimed at emerging artists from Brazil and abroad, providing tailored stays of three to…

• Rome's Former Slaughterhouse to Become Performing Arts Hub institutional

  The historic Mattatoio complex in Rome's Testaccio district is being transformed into a permanent center for performing arts research and training, led by newly appointed…

• Museum of London Hosts Brexit Debates on a Double-Decker Bus institutional

  The Museum of London launched 'Brexit Talks', a series of public discussions held on a red double-decker bus traveling across the city from March 21 to 26, 2019. The initiative…