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• Pierre Terjanian named next director of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston institutional

  Starting July 1, Pierre Terjanian will become the new director and CEO of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, stepping in for Matthew Teitelbaum. He’s currently the chief of…

• Freud Museum appoints Anna Jobson as director after board bullying claims institutional

  Anna Jobson has been appointed director of London's Freud Museum, succeeding interim director Dan Feeney. Jobson brings 25 years of leadership experience from Tate, Arts Council…

• Eileen Harris Norton's Enduring Influence in American Art Philanthropy institutional

  In 1989, Eileen Harris Norton, an art enthusiast from Los Angeles, and Peter Norton, a retired software businessman and the current head of the Peter Norton Family Foundation,…

• BP Ends 26-Year Tate Sponsorship Amid Climate Activism institutional

  BP will terminate its sponsorship of Tate in early 2017, concluding a 26-year partnership. The art collective Liberate Tate! formed in 2010 specifically to end this controversial…

• Shanghai's Bank Gallery Evicted from State-Owned Building, Forced to Close After 2013 Launch institutional

  Bank gallery in Shanghai will shut down on 19 June 2016 after receiving an eviction notice from its state-owned building. The closure results from a new policy prohibiting private…

• BMW heiress Susanne Klatten launches nature-focused art foundation in Bavarian farm setting institutional

  In Nantesbuch, Bavaria, Susanne Klatten, a prominent German art collector and a major BMW shareholder, is establishing Stiftung Nantesbuch. The foundation's goal is to transform…

• Oxford Professor Resigns Over Blavatnik's Trump Ties, Tate Benefactor Named institutional

  In August 2017, Bo Rothstein, a faculty member at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, stepped down amid claims that donor Leonard Blavatnik had financially…

• Whitney Museum names Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley as 2019 Biennial curators institutional

  On December 14, 2017, the Whitney Museum of American Art revealed that Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley will co-curate the 2019 Whitney Biennial. Both individuals are currently…

• Myrna Ayad Departs as Art Dubai Director After Two Years, Plans Art Consultancy institutional

  Myrna Ayad is leaving her role as director of Art Dubai to start her own art consultancy that will also include publishing. After two years in charge, she succeeded Antonia…

• Qatar Museums hosts multi-day talks series with global art leaders during National Museum opening institutional

  QatarCreates, an initiative by Qatar Museums, is set to take place from March 26 to 28, 2019, in Doha, aligning with the inauguration of the National Museum of Qatar. The event…

• UK art school staff strike over pay and contracts institutional

  On February 20, 2020, over 800 workers from art schools throughout the UK began a two-week strike. They raised issues about fixed-term and zero-hours contracts, unequal pay, and…

• Inverleith House Reopens as Climate House with Serpentine Partnership and Outset Funding institutional

  After being closed for four years, Inverleith House in Edinburgh is set to reopen as Climate House, with its programming created in collaboration with the Serpentine Galleries.…

• Peter Eleey Appointed Curator-at-Large at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art institutional

  Peter Eleey, who formerly held the position of chief curator at MoMA PS1 in New York, has been appointed curator-at-large at the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. His…

• Asymmetry Art Foundation and The Courtauld Launch Chinese Contemporary Art Research Program institutional

  The Asymmetry Art Foundation has joined forces with The Courtauld in London to launch the Chinese and Sinophone Contemporary Art Research Programme. This initiative will offer two…

• Randall Suffolk to Lead High Museum of Art in Atlanta institutional

  Randall Suffolk, who currently serves as the director and president of the Philbrook Museum of Art located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been selected to become the next Nancy and…

• Yasmil Raymond Appointed Rector of Städelschule and Director of Portikus institutional

  Yasmil Raymond has been appointed the new rector of Städelschule in Frankfurt, taking over from Philippe Pirotte, who has led the school since 2014. Pirotte will continue to…

• Low Kee Hong appointed creative director of Manchester International Festival institutional

  Low Kee Hong has been named the Creative Director for The Factory, the new venue for the Manchester International Festival (MIF). He’ll work alongside John McGrath, the Artistic…

• Russia Withdraws from Venice Biennale as Artists Protest Ukraine Invasion institutional

  In response to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has withdrawn from the Venice Biennale, following the resignation of pavilion curator Raimundas Malašauskas and artists Kirill…

• Nearly 200 sign open letter defending Palais de Tokyo after patron's resignation institutional

  An open letter advocating for curatorial independence at Palais de Tokyo has garnered nearly 200 signatures from artists, curators, and museum professionals. This initiative comes…

• Le Monte Booker Named New President and CEO of Newfields institutional

  Le Monte Booker has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Newfields, which includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art, starting in October. Before this, he was the CFO at…

• Trump Fires National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet Over DEI Stance institutional

  On May 30, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce the dismissal of Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, labeling her as 'a…

• Krist Gruijthuijsen Appointed Director of EMMA Museum in Finland institutional

  Krist Gruijthuijsen has been appointed the director and CEO of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, which is the largest art museum in Finland. Prior to this role, he held the…

• Adam Szymczyk Appointed Director of Swiss Architecture Museum Basel institutional

  Adam Szymczyk, who previously served as the artistic director for documenta 14, will take on the role of director at the Swiss Architecture Museum Basel (S AM) starting in 2026.…

• Patricia Phelps de Cisneros's Latin American Art Gifts Anchor Major Museum Exhibitions and Donations institutional

  Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, a well-known art collector and board member at the Museum of Modern Art, has made a lasting impact through her generous donations to various…

• Leslie Wexner's Philanthropy and Art Collection Through the Wexner Center for the Arts institutional

  In 1984, Leslie Wexner, the wealthiest person in Ohio and the founder of Limited Brands, established the Wexner Foundation. Five years later, he and his spouse Abigail inaugurated…

• Matt's Gallery to relocate to Wandsworth in 2019, leaving east London after decades institutional

  Matt's Gallery will move from its long-time east London location on Copperfield Road to a new 9,000sqft space in Wandsworth, south-west London, with the transition planned for…

• Amanda Sroka Appointed Senior Curator at ICA Los Angeles, Starting September 6 institutional

  Starting September 6, Amanda Sroka will take on the position of senior curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, replacing Jamillah James. Before this, she was…

• Mami Kataoka appointed artistic director for 21st Biennale of Sydney in 2018 institutional

  Mami Kataoka has been named the artistic director for the 21st Biennale of Sydney, scheduled to kick off in 2018. This is a groundbreaking appointment, as she will be the first…

• Tessa Giblin named director of Edinburgh's Talbot Rice Gallery amid Scottish arts challenges institutional

  Tessa Giblin has been appointed director of Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh, a non-profit exhibition space affiliated with Edinburgh College of Art. Giblin previously served as…

• Labour MP Tristram Hunt resigns parliamentary seat to become Victoria & Albert Museum director institutional

  Tristram Hunt will leave his position as Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central to assume leadership of London's Victoria & Albert Museum, triggering a by-election in a constituency…

• Keith Piper commissioned to respond to controversial Rex Whistler mural at Tate Britain institutional

  Keith Piper will present a new work adjacent to Rex Whistler's 1927 mural at Tate Britain, which features offensive depictions of enslaved Black children. The museum's restaurant…

• Witte de With Center to Change Name in 2018 to Address Colonial Legacy institutional

  In 2018, the Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam will undergo a name change to eliminate colonial connotations. Director Defne Ayas stated that this decision…

• Madrid's La Tabacalera to house Latin American contemporary art space with CIFO collection institutional

  A new exhibition space focusing on contemporary art from Latin America will open at Madrid's La Tabacalera arts center. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) and Spain's…

• Russia Orders Closure of British Council Office in Diplomatic Retaliation institutional

  Russia has mandated the shutdown of the British Council's operations within its borders, a direct response to Britain's expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats. This diplomatic action…

• Moscow residents petition Garage Museum to end PIK Group sponsorship over displacement concerns institutional

  Residents of Moscow have initiated a Change.org petition urging the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art to sever its sponsorship ties with Russian property developer PIK Group. The…

• Kitty Anderson appointed director of LUX Scotland, moving from The Common Guild institutional

  Kitty Anderson has taken on the role of director at LUX Scotland, an organization that supports artists who work with moving images. She makes this move from The Common Guild in…

• Myriam Ben Salah Named Director and Chief Curator of the Renaissance Society at University of Chicago institutional

  Myriam Ben Salah will begin her new position as director and chief curator at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago in mid-September. She succeeds Solveig Øvstebø,…

• Slovenian arts groups face eviction from historic Ljubljana complex by January deadline institutional

  By January 2021, nearly twenty arts organizations must leave a 12,500 square-meter facility in central Ljubljana, as mandated by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Among those…

• Film and Video Umbrella launches 25 Frames program for 25th anniversary institutional

  Film and Video Umbrella, a London-based commissioning organization, marks its 25th anniversary this month. The milestone is being celebrated through the launch of 25 Frames, an…

• Arts Council England diverts Lottery funds to core arts funding, risking additionality principle institutional

  Beginning in the 2015/16 fiscal year, Arts Council England will reduce core funding for cultural institutions by 2%. Notably, for the first time, Lottery funds will be utilized to…