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• Arts Council England faces backlash over updated guidelines on political expression for funded organizations institutional

  Arts Council England updated its Relationship Framework policies on January 25, adding a new section titled 'Considering reputational risk' that outlines steps for National…

• Collectors and artists withdraw works from Barbican textile exhibition over cancelled lecture series institutional

  On February 28, collectors Lorenzo Legarda Leviste and Fahad Mayet took two quilts by Loretta Pettway, a Gee's Bend artist, from the Barbican's exhibition titled Unravel: The…

• V&A National Art Library faces massive job cuts amid museum restructuring institutional

  The Victoria and Albert Museum's National Art Library is undergoing severe staff reductions, with 30 librarians set to be cut to just 10 positions, eliminating two-thirds of its…

• Woodmere Art Museum Sues Trump Administration Over Canceled $750,000 Conservation Grant institutional

  The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia has filed a legal complaint against the Trump Administration following the termination of a $750,000 Save America's Treasures grant. This…

• Monash University Museum of Art postpones Khaled Sabsabi exhibition after Venice Biennale controversy institutional

  Monash University Museum of Art in Melbourne has indefinitely postponed an exhibition featuring Khaled Sabsabi, marking the first cancellation in the institution's fifty-year…

• Namhee Park Appointed Director of Nam June Paik Art Center institutional

  Dr. Namhee Park began her tenure as director of the Nam June Paik Art Center on September 26, following an open selection process. She aims to transform the institution into a…

• Southbank Centre Announces 400 Job Cuts Amid Financial Crisis institutional

  London's Southbank Centre will eliminate up to 400 positions across its Thameside venues, including the Hayward Gallery, Royal Festival Hall, and Queen Elizabeth Hall. The…

• Louvre staff stage surprise strike over overcrowding and working conditions institutional

  On Monday, staff at the Louvre Museum in Paris unexpectedly halted work, resulting in the museum's closure for over four hours, reopening at 2:30 PM local time. This stoppage…

• M+ Museum Receives Major Hong Kong Art Donation from William and Lavina Lim institutional

  Hong Kong's M+ museum has secured a significant donation of 90 artworks from architect William Lim and his wife Lavina Lim. The collection features pieces by 53 artists, with 26…

• Artangel Names Mariam Zulfiqar Director; Christopher Lew Leaves Whitney; Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Wins Sobey Award institutional

  Starting January 2022, Mariam Zulfiqar will take over as the director of Artangel, following the departure of co-directors James Lingwood and Michael Morris, who spent 30 years in…

• Barbican arts director Devyani Saltzman to leave amid £191m renovation institutional

  Devyani Saltzman, who has been serving as the director of arts and participation at the Barbican Centre in London, is set to leave her position. According to The Stage, her…

• Philadelphia Museum and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Launch Time-Based Media Commissioning Program institutional

  Rachel Rose has received the inaugural Future Fields Commission in Time-Based Media, a collaborative initiative between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fondazione Sandretto Re…

• Sotheby's India Managing Director Suspended Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations institutional

  Gaurav Bhatia, who serves as the managing director of Sotheby's India, has been placed on indefinite leave while an investigation into sexual harassment claims is conducted. The…

• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts fires director Nathalie Bondil over toxic workplace allegations institutional

  Nathalie Bondil has been dismissed as director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts following accusations of fostering a toxic work environment. The museum's…

• Metropolitan Museum of Art director defends deaccessioning to address budget crisis and preserve jobs institutional

  Max Hollein, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, has defended the institution's right to sell artworks from its collection to address a potential $150 million…

• Marie-Josée Kravis appointed MoMA board chair, replacing Leon Black amid Epstein controversy institutional

  Marie-Josée Kravis will assume the board chair position at New York's Museum of Modern Art on July 1, taking over from Leon Black whose term expires then. Black faced mounting…

• Suzanne Cotter Appointed Director of Museum of Contemporary Art Australia institutional

  Suzanne Cotter will become director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in January 2022, succeeding Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. Currently leading Luxembourg's Musée d’Art…

• UC Berkeley Provides 160 Names in Federal Antisemitism Probe, Including Theorist Judith Butler institutional

  UC Berkeley has submitted the names of 160 students and teachers to the US Department of Education as part of a federal investigation into potential antisemitism. Among those…

• Tate commissions contemporary artist to respond to controversial Rex Whistler mural institutional

  Tate Britain plans to engage a contemporary artist to develop a site-specific installation that interacts with Rex Whistler's 1927 mural, 'The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare…

• Red Gate Residency and Bundanon Trust Launch Cross-Cultural Artist Exchange Program institutional

  Applications are now open for a unique artist exchange program between China and Australia. The Red Gate Residency and Bundanon Trust have partnered to offer opportunities for one…

• Artists protest MoMA and MoMA PS1 ties to controversial trustees in open letter institutional

  Thirty-seven artists signed an open letter to Glenn Lowry and Kate Fowle, directors of MoMA and MoMA PS1 respectively, demanding ethical reconsideration of trustee connections.…

• US State Department revises Venice Biennale pavilion grant to emphasize 'American values' over DEI institutional

  The U.S. State Department has updated its grant application for the 2026 Venice Biennale's U.S. pavilion, replacing criteria like 'support of Equity and Underserved Communities'…

• Museum Leaders Criticize England's COVID-19 Reopening Plan That Prioritizes Retail Over Cultural Spaces institutional

  Museum and gallery leaders in England have criticized the government's COVID-19 reopening timetable that allows commercial galleries to open five weeks before public museums.…

• LA MOCA Faces Staff Exodus Over Workplace Culture and Diversity Failures institutional

  Two senior staff members have departed the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles amid allegations of a hostile environment and insufficient commitment to diversity. Senior…

• Opera Gallery Opens New Hong Kong Space with Director Olivier Demblum institutional

  Opera Gallery has relocated its Hong Kong gallery to a three-floor, 5,500-square-foot space at The Galleria, 9 Queen's Road Central. The gallery, founded by Gilles Dyan in 1994,…

• Galleria Continua Director Challenges French Culture Minister Over Nicolas Bourriaud's Dismissal institutional

  Lorenzo Fiaschi, co-director of Galleria Continua with locations in Les Moulins, San Gimignano, and Beijing, has publicly questioned French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin's…

• Mary Boone sentenced to 30 months for tax fraud, closes galleries after 49-year career institutional

  New York gallerist Mary Boone received a 30-month prison sentence for tax evasion, with Judge Hellerstein also ordering one year of supervised release and 180 hours of community…

• Gilbert & George Resign from Royal Academy After Exhibition Plans Collapse institutional

  Gilbert & George have resigned from London's Royal Academy following a breakdown in communication about a proposed exhibition. The artist duo, who became Royal Academicians in…

• Marie Nipper Appointed Director of ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, Succeeding Christian Gether institutional

  Marie Nipper will become the new director of ARKEN Museum of Modern Art, starting on August 1. She takes over from Christian Gether, who led the Danish institution for 25 years…

• Pinacothèque de Paris closes after nine years, plans new sculpture and tribal arts spaces institutional

  The Pinacothèque de Paris, a private museum, closed its doors on 15 February 2016 at 6pm, nine years after opening at its Place de la Madeleine location. Founder and president…

• National Gallery faces employment tribunal over dismissal of 27 artists and educators institutional

  Twenty-seven artists and art educators are taking the National Gallery to an employment tribunal, alleging unlawful dismissal and discrimination based on service length, sex, and…

• Smithsonian African American Museum Director on Leave Amid Trump Executive Order Targeting Institutions institutional

  Kevin Young, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, began indefinite personal leave on March 14. Shanita Brackett, associate…

• NTU CCA Singapore suspends exhibitions and residencies from March 2021, shifts focus to digital archive and publication institutional

  The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA), a prominent institution in Southeast Asia, will conclude its exhibitions and residencies at Gillman Barracks in March…

• Sarah Meister appointed executive director of Aperture Foundation institutional

  Sarah Meister will become the new executive director of Aperture Foundation, the American photography nonprofit. She currently serves as a photography curator at New York's Museum…

• Arts Council England advises cultural boycott of Russian state institutions institutional

  Arts Council England has issued guidance urging English arts organizations to sever all partnerships with Russian state-backed institutions. This advisory includes recalling…

• Amsterdam Hermitage Museum rebrands as H'Art, cuts ties with Russia institutional

  In March 2022, just one week after Russia invaded Ukraine, The Hermitage Amsterdam, which became an independent nonprofit in 2009 with unlimited borrowing rights from the State…

• Storefront for Art and Architecture Launches 'Homelands' Research Cycle with Global Programming institutional

  José Esparza Chong Cuy, director of Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, has implemented yearlong research cycles that drive the institution's programming. The…

• Istanbul Biennial curator Christine Tohmé resigns, ending 'Three-Legged Cat' project early institutional

  Christine Tohmé has resigned as curator of the Istanbul Biennial, causing the event to conclude prematurely. The Beirut-based curator's departure was attributed to personal…

• West Dean College and De La Warr Pavilion launch Bauhaus centenary residency with solo exhibition institutional

  West Dean College of Arts and Conservation and the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea have announced a three-week artist residency in March 2019, culminating in a solo…

• Australia's 2024 Venice Biennale winners demand reinstatement of dropped 2026 pavilion team institutional

  Archie Moore and curator Ellie Buttrose, who secured the Golden Lion for Australia’s pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale, have urged Creative Australia to restore artist Khaled…