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• Livorno opens call for museum director institutional

  The Municipality of Livorno has launched a public selection for a Scientific Director of its civic museums, including the Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori and the Museo della Città.…

• Roy Lichtenstein Foundation closes, donates works to Whitney and Smithsonian institutional

  The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, established in 1999 by the artist and his family, has decided to close and donate its holdings to two major American museums. Over 400 works…

• Agustín Pérez Rubio Departs Malba After Transformative Directorship institutional

  Agustín Pérez Rubio concludes his tenure as artistic director of the Malba, the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires, after implementing significant institutional reforms.…

• Acqua Foundation Launches in Palermo at Manifesta 12 institutional

  Aurelia Musumeci Greco has founded Acqua Foundation, a new nonprofit that merges environmental advocacy with contemporary art. The foundation will debut at Manifesta 12 in Palermo…

• José Guirao appointed Spain's new culture minister after scandal institutional

  Following the forced resignation of Máxim Huerta after just one week as Spain's Minister of Culture and Sport due to a tax fraud scandal involving approximately €250,000, Prime…

• Christian Greco on Transforming Turin's Egyptian Museum institutional

  Christian Greco, director of the Museo Egizio di Torino since 2014, was selected from 101 candidates. He arrived in Leiden on January 7, 1997, at age 21, after earning a degree in…

• Genoa's Villa Croce Museum Reduced to Party Venue for Soccer Ultras institutional

  Villa Croce, Genoa's contemporary art museum, has been transformed into a recreational center hosting pilates, yoga, and a party for Sampdoria soccer ultras on June 8-9, 2018. The…

• Museion Bolzano seeks new director after Letizia Ragaglia's term ends institutional

  Museion Bolzano has published a call for applications for its next director, as Letizia Ragaglia reaches the statutory maximum of eight years in leadership. Ragaglia served as…

• New Foundation for Textile Art Launches in Como institutional

  On January 26, 2018, a new foundation focused on industrial textile and fiber art was launched in Como by Nazzarena Bortolaso, artist-designer Mimmo Totaro, and Giancarlo Sponga,…

• Italian Tourism Ministry to Leave Culture and Join Agriculture institutional

  The Italian government is moving the tourism portfolio from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage (Mibact) to the Ministry of Agriculture (Mipaf). Minister of Agriculture Gian Marco…

• Okwui Enwezor steps down as director of Haus der Kunst Munich institutional

  Okwui Enwezor has stepped down from his role as artistic director of the Haus der Kunst in Munich due to health issues. He remarked, "There is no ideal time to leave, but I am…

• Performance Art Foundation Launches in San Francisco institutional

  Collector Carla Emil has founded the Performance Art Foundation in San Francisco, filling a perceived gap for a dedicated performance art space in the city. The foundation, also…

• Turin's cultural leadership crisis deepens as Laura Milani resigns from Museo Nazionale del Cinema institutional

  Laura Milani has resigned as president of the Museo Nazionale del Cinema in Turin, citing the need to focus on her roles at IAAD – The Italian University for Design and La scuola…

• Giuseppe Pero Gallery in Milan Closes After 23 Years institutional

  Giuseppe Pero's Milan gallery, active since 1995, is closing after 23 years. The final exhibition, titled '1000eventi. Storie di galleria,' opens May 31 and features works from…

• Alberto Bonisoli appointed Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage institutional

  After 88 days of political crisis, the M5S-Lega government was formed on the eve of Italy's Republic Day, June 2, 2018. Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini announced a joint…

• CULT Network Launches in Rome to Bridge Diplomacy and Culture institutional

  On May 26, at the Silvano Toti Globe Theatre in Villa Borghese, Rome, the CULT network was launched by Cultura Italiae, an association founded in 2016. CULT (Cultura Diplomazia,…

• Grenoble's Le Magasin rebrands as Magasin Horizons under new director institutional

  Le Magasin, one of France's most prestigious contemporary art centers in Grenoble, is undergoing a radical transformation under director Béatrice Josse, appointed in 2016. The…

• Museion President Marion Piffer Damiani Reflects on a Decade of Leadership institutional

  Marion Piffer Damiani, president of the Museion Foundation since 2010, discusses the museum's evolution over ten years. Museion, founded in 2006 as a private foundation by the…

• TBA21–Academy to Open Ocean Space in Venice's Church of San Lorenzo institutional

  Francesca von Habsburg, founder of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21) in Vienna, announced the opening of Ocean Space in Venice. The hub, located in the Church of San…

• Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Inclusive Design Pioneer institutional

  The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, opened in 2014, was designed from the outset with inclusive principles. A multidisciplinary team, including disabled activists,…

• Muzeum Susch: New Contemporary Art Museum in Swiss Alps Opens January 2019 institutional

  Muzeum Susch, a hybrid museum and laboratory founded by Polish entrepreneur and collector Grażyna Kulczyk, will open on January 2, 2019, in the remote Alpine village of Susch,…

• Washington mandates police museum visits to improve race relations institutional

  Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has made it mandatory for all 3,800 officers of the Metropolitan Police Department to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American…

• Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia: bilancio e prospettive sotto la direzione di Valentino Nizzo institutional

  Il Museo Etrusco di Villa Giulia, il più importante museo etrusco d'Italia, si trova a Roma vicino a Villa Borghese. Dal 2017 è diretto da Valentino Nizzo (classe 1975), che ha…

• Stephanie Pereira Appointed Director of New Museum's NEW INC Incubator institutional

  Stephanie Pereira will become the new director of NEW INC, the New Museum's cultural incubator, starting July 2. She succeeds Julia Kaganskiy, who led the program since its 2014…

• Alessandro Pardossi opens Terzo Piano gallery in Lucca home institutional

  Alessandro Pardossi has transformed his 300-square-meter historic home in central Lucca into Terzo Piano Arte Contemporanea, a hybrid space serving as both his residence and an…

• M9 Museum in Mestre Seeks Director with €100,000 Salary institutional

  The M9 museum in Mestre, the flagship project of Fondazione Venezia with a €110 million investment, has launched an international call for a director. The deadline for…

• Bordeaux's CAPC director ousted; cultural vision questioned institutional

  In March 2018, María Inés Rodríguez, who had been the director of the CAPC since 2013, was unexpectedly dismissed by the Bordeaux municipality. An open letter from notable figures…

• Carol Rhodes painting Airport (1995) acquired by Tate institutional

  The Tate has acquired Carol Rhodes's 1995 painting Airport, an oil on hard board work measuring 42 by 48 centimeters. This acquisition was documented on artcritical.com on May 15,…

• Salvador Dalí's Influence on Australian Art and NGV Acquisition Effort institutional

  Caroline Buckley, NGV Senior Fundraising Officer, discusses Salvador Dalí's impact on Australian artists from the 1920s onward, highlighting early exposure through exhibitions…

• Fondazione Querini Stampalia launches museum audience engagement course institutional

  The Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice is organizing a course titled "Museo: ripensare il coinvolgimento dei pubblici" to explore visitor studies and engagement strategies.…

• Saatchi Gallery: 30 Years of Marketing and Art institutional

  The Saatchi Gallery's online presence boasts the tagline 'World's No. 1 Museum on Social Media,' highlighting its marketing-focused approach. Established in 1985 by the polarizing…

• Palazzo Merulana Opens in Rome as New Private Museum institutional

  Palazzo Merulana, a new private museum in Rome, opens on May 11 at the corner of Via Merulana and Via Labicana. The building, originally a public hygiene office, was restored by…

• Jane Chu resigns as NEA chair amid Trump attacks institutional

  Jane Chu, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announced her resignation effective June 4, 2018, after four years leading the federal agency. Appointed by President…

• Cosenza's BoCs Art Museum embroiled in controversy over damaged artworks and curator dismissal institutional

  The BoCs Art residency program in Cosenza, Italy, is facing renewed controversy after photographs emerged showing damaged and poorly stored artworks in a storage facility. The…

• NYT Art Leaders Network in Berlin debates future of global art system institutional

  The New York Times Art Leaders Network summit in Berlin gathered the global art world's most powerful figures for a two-day discussion on the future of the contemporary art…

• Galleria Borghese director suspended amid absenteeism allegations; international petition launched institutional

  Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage has imposed a six-month suspension on Anna Coliva, the director of Rome's Galleria Borghese, following a 2014 anonymous complaint that…

• Italian Museum Closures: Crisis in Contemporary Art Institutions institutional

  An investigation by Artribune in 2018 highlights a deep-rooted crisis within Italian contemporary art museums, pointing to issues such as closures, lack of funding, and poor…

• Italy Still Without Curator for Venice Art Biennale Pavilion institutional

  Italy has yet to appoint a curator for its national pavilion at the 2019 Venice Art Biennale, now over two months after the March 2018 general election left the country without a…

• documenta Names Sabine Schormann as New CEO After Budget Scandal institutional

  documenta, the quinquennial contemporary art exhibition, has appointed Sabine Schormann as its new CEO, following a period of turmoil. The previous CEO, Annette Kulenkampff,…

• Sergio Risaliti Unveils Vision for Revamped Museo Novecento in Florence institutional

  Sergio Risaliti has taken the helm as the director of Museo Novecento in Florence, with ambitions to transform the museum into a center for contemporary art. Since its inception…