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• Serpentine Galleries Leadership: Peyton-Jones' 25-Year Tenure and Obrist's Global Curatorial Influence institutional

  Julia Peyton-Jones celebrates her 25th anniversary at the helm of London's Serpentine Galleries, which drew nearly one million visitors across its two locations in 2014. The…

• Richard Chang Appointed Performa Board President, New Directors Join institutional

  Richard Chang has been named board president of Performa, effective immediately. Chang, founder of Domus Collection in Beijing and a collector based in Shanghai and New York,…

• MMCA Director Youn Bum-mo resigns amid political pressure allegations and audit findings institutional

  Youn Bum-mo has resigned from his position as director of South Korea's National MMCA Museums, a role he held since 2019 and was reappointed to in 2022. His second term was…

• Artists withdraw from The Shed over Trump fundraiser, NGV faces censorship claims, Nan Goldin arrested in opioid protest institutional

  Zackary Drucker and A.L. Steiner withdrew their artwork from a group show at The Shed in Manhattan's Hudson Yards in protest against Stephen Ross, the primary owner of the real…

• Heather Gerken Named Next Ford Foundation President institutional

  Heather Gerken, current dean of Yale Law School, has been appointed the 11th president of the Ford Foundation, succeeding Darren Walker who announced his resignation in July 2024…

• Tate's Controversial Decisions and Pandemic Challenges in 2020 institutional

  Tate Modern senior curator Mark Godfrey faced suspension after publicly criticizing the institution's decision to postpone a Philip Guston retrospective. The exhibition's delay,…

• Supreme Court rules for residents in privacy dispute over Tate Modern viewing terrace institutional

  The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has overturned previous rulings in favor of Tate Modern, siding with residents of Neo Bankside flats in a privacy case concerning the…

• Lisa Rosendahl appointed curator for Göteborg Biennial 2019 and 2021 editions institutional

  Lisa Rosendahl will curate the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art in 2019 and 2021. The independent curator and writer brings extensive experience from roles…

• Sook-Kyung Lee Appointed Director of Manchester's Whitworth Gallery from Tate Modern institutional

  Sook-Kyung Lee will assume leadership of Manchester's Whitworth gallery in August 2023, departing her position at London's Tate Modern where she served as senior curator of…

• Artists demand transparency from Istanbul Biennial organizers over curator selection process institutional

  Turkish and international artists have issued an open letter criticizing the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) for lacking transparency in selecting Iwona Blazwick…

• Valeria Napoleone launches dual initiatives supporting women artists in UK and US public collections institutional

  Valeria Napoleone, an art collector and advocate, has introduced two simultaneous projects aimed at promoting women artists through acquisitions and commissions. In the UK, the…

• Nepotism claims hit National Portrait Gallery over donor Zoë Law exhibition institutional

  Accusations of nepotism have emerged against London's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) regarding an exhibition by donor Zoë Law, titled 'Legends.' This showcase includes Law's…

• Sam Thorne Appointed Director General of Japan House London institutional

  Sam Thorne, who has served as the director of Nottingham Contemporary for the past six years, has been appointed as the director general and CEO of Japan House London. He takes…

• Rubell Family Collection Expands Influence Through Exhibitions and Next-Generation Activities institutional

  The Rubell Family Collection aspires to be the largest private art collection, featuring a 45,000 sq ft foundation in Miami and organizing exhibitions of their artworks at smaller…

• Museums Face Political, Financial, and AI Challenges While Reimagining Social Missions institutional

  Museums around the globe are grappling with issues such as political meddling, budget reductions, and technological changes as they transition towards more socially engaged…

• Devyani Saltzman appointed Barbican's Director for Arts and Participation institutional

  Devyani Saltzman will become the Barbican's Director for Arts and Participation in July. Her responsibilities include overseeing the institution's cinema, creative collaboration,…

• Louvre Museum threatens legal action over Marine Le Pen's unauthorized campaign video institutional

  The Louvre Museum in Paris is threatening legal action against Marine Le Pen, the far-right French presidential candidate, for filming a campaign video outside its glass pyramid…

• 23 Artists Withdraw from British Art Show 9 Manchester Stop Over Whitworth Director's Forced Resignation institutional

  A total of twenty-three artists have opted out of the Manchester segment of British Art Show 9, which is set to take place at The Whitworth gallery. This decision comes in…

• Russian Oligarchs Step Down from Guggenheim and Royal Academy Trusteeships Amid Ukraine War Boycott Pressure institutional

  Vladimir Potanin has resigned from his two-decade role as a Guggenheim Museum trustee, with the institution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Petr Aven, a banking magnate…

• Extinction Rebellion protest forces Rijksmuseum closure over ING sponsorship institutional

  Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum closed its doors over the weekend after climate activists from Extinction Rebellion blocked access to the institution. Approximately 60 protesters occupied…

• Whitney curator Jane Panetta moves to the Met institutional

  Jane Panetta, who has been a curator at the Whitney Museum since 2010, is set to join the Metropolitan Museum of Art's modern and contemporary art department. During her tenure at…

• Guggenheim Museum lays off 20 employees, third round in five years institutional

  On February 28, the Guggenheim Museum in New York announced the immediate termination of twenty employees, which represents seven percent of its workforce. These layoffs affect…

• Former Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter Denies Fraud Allegations institutional

  Deborah F. Rutter, former president of the Kennedy Center, has denied allegations of fraud made by current president Richard Grenell. Grenell accused previous leadership of…

• Ford Foundation's Gallery Hosts NXTHVN Exhibition Under New Leadership institutional

  The Ford Foundation gallery showcased the collective exhibition THIS IS NOT A RETREAT!, featuring artists from NXTHVN, an arts hub in Connecticut. This event coincided with a…

• Christoph Büchel's Ambitious Project at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Canceled Amid Confusion institutional

  A curator, identified as Ivan, rushed to Düsseldorf on September 6, 2016, for a crisis meeting at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Museum regarding Christoph Büchel's…

• Brooklyn Museum implements staff and salary cuts to address $10 million budget deficit institutional

  The Brooklyn Museum is implementing significant workforce and salary reductions to address a projected $10 million budget deficit by the fiscal year's end. Director Anne Pasternak…

• Harvard Museum Faces Second Die-In Protest Demanding Sackler Name Removal institutional

  A die-in protest involving 100 Harvard students and PAIN activists occurred at Harvard's Arthur M. Sackler Museum last Thursday. This marks the second such demonstration at the…

• Sally Tallant Appointed Director of Queens Museum Following Controversial Departure institutional

  Sally Tallant will become director of the Queens Museum in New York during Spring 2019. She currently leads the Liverpool Biennial, a position she has held since 2011. Her…

• Tim Marlow Moves to Design Museum, Desert X Board Resigns Over Saudi Partnership, Matthew Wong Dies at 35 institutional

  Tim Marlow will leave his position as artistic director at the Royal Academy of Arts in London to become the director of the Design Museum, starting in January 2020. He has been…

• Brazil's Culture Secretary Roberto Alvim Denounces Art as 'Violent Leftist Power Project' at UNESCO Conference institutional

  Roberto Alvim, the newly appointed culture secretary of Brazil, sparked controversy during his speech at UNESCO's annual conference in Paris, where he argued that Brazilian art…

• Forensic Architecture Founder Eyal Weizman Barred from U.S. Entry Ahead of Miami Exhibition institutional

  Eyal Weizman, the founder of Forensic Architecture, encountered difficulties entering the United States when his visa was revoked. He was en route to Miami for the debut of his…

• Metropolitan Museum and Major Galleries Close Temporarily Due to COVID-19 Concerns institutional

  The Metropolitan Museum announced a temporary closure of all three New York locations starting March 13, 2020, with Met Fifth Avenue, Met Breuer, and Met Cloisters undergoing…

• Vienna's Secession Museum displays solidarity banner for Moria refugees after camp fire institutional

  The Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession has installed a large banner at its museum entrance expressing solidarity with refugees from the Moria camp. This action follows…

• Steve McQueen and Marian Goodman launch Okwui Enwezor memorial initiative for BIPOC curators institutional

  Marian Goodman, a gallerist, has unveiled a new curatorial initiative to honor Okwui Enwezor's (1963–2019) legacy, in collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI).…

• Brent Council awards £1 million to bolster local arts initiatives and launch music biennial institutional

  The London Borough of Brent has allocated a £1 million grant to support its arts scene, building on the legacy of Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture. This funding will…

• Wing Luke Museum staff protest exhibition over anti-Zionism and antisemitism conflation institutional

  Half the staff at Seattle's Wing Luke Museum staged a walkout on the opening day of the exhibition Confronting Hate Together, protesting its conflation of anti-Zionism with…

• Gwangju Biennial Foundation President Resigns Amid Censorship Dispute Over Political Artwork institutional

  Lee Yong-woo, the president of the Gwangju Biennial Foundation, has stepped down amid a controversy over censorship related to the exhibition Sweet Dew at the Gwangju Museum of…

• London's Victoria Line Celebrates History with Year-Long Arts Program Underline institutional

  Transport for London has initiated Underline, a year-long series of arts commissions celebrating the Victoria line's history and design legacy. The program launches with Giles…

• NEA terminates $50,000 grant for Jeffrey Gibson installation at MASS MoCA institutional

  In 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) rescinded a $50,000 grant intended for Jeffrey Gibson's installation 'POWER FULL BECAUSE WE'RE DIFFERENT' at the Massachusetts…

• Melanie Keen steps down as Wellcome Collection director institutional

  After six years, Melanie Keen is stepping down from her position as director of the Wellcome Collection, a museum and library located in London. She took on the role in 2019,…