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• Ireland to Launch Basic Income Pilot for 2000 Artists Starting Spring 2022 institutional

  Ireland will implement a basic income program for artists beginning in spring 2022, providing €325 weekly payments to 2,000 randomly selected participants for three years. This…

• Brazil's Culture Ministry to Reopen Under Singer Margareth Menezes After Bolsonaro Era Closure institutional

  Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has selected singer Margareth Menezes to lead the reopening of the Ministry of Culture, which was shuttered on Jair Bolsonaro's…

• Koyo Kouoh Appointed Artistic Director of 61st Venice Biennale Amid Curatorial Debates institutional

  Koyo Kouoh, who serves as the executive director and chief curator at Zeitz MoCAA in Cape Town, has been named the artistic director for the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale,…

• Christine Macel Appointed Artistic Director for 2017 Venice Biennale institutional

  Christine Macel, chief curator at Paris's Centre Pompidou, will lead the 57th Venice Biennale scheduled from 13 May to 26 November 2017. She takes over from Okwui Enwezor, whose…

• Hermitage Museum Deputy Director Charged with Fraud in Construction Embezzlement Scheme institutional

  Mikhail Novikov, deputy director of Saint Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum, faces fraud charges and house arrest ordered by a Moscow court. The Federal Security Service (FSB)…

• Tate announces 120 gallery job cuts amid £56 million pandemic losses institutional

  Tate will eliminate 120 gallery positions, representing 12% of its workforce, through a voluntary redundancy program that may lead to compulsory layoffs if insufficient volunteers…

• Turkey's Venice Pavilion Curator Resigns in Solidarity with Defne Ayas institutional

  Esra Sarıgedik Öktem has resigned as curator for Turkey’s national pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale to back Defne Ayas. This comes after the Istanbul Biennial turned down…

• UCCA Center for Contemporary Art Opens Fourth Museum UCCA Clay in Ceramics Hub Yixing institutional

  Japanese architect Kengo Kuma designed UCCA Clay, marking his first project to employ clay as a principal building material. The 2,400-square meter, two-story structure in Yixing,…

• Bruno Racine Appointed Director of Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana in Venice institutional

  Francois Pinault has selected Bruno Racine to lead Palazzo Grassi – Punta della Dogana in Venice, with Racine taking over from Martin Bethenod in March 2020. Bethenod, who has…

• WHW Collective to Lead Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027 as First Women Artistic Directors institutional

  The curatorial group What, How & for Whom (WHW) has been appointed as the Artistic Directors for the 2027 Skulptur Projekte Münster, marking the event's first edition led by…

• Eugenio Viola leaves MAMBO alleging 'deterioration of working conditions' institutional

  Eugenio Viola is stepping down as the artistic director and chief curator of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá after seven years. The museum praised his innovative vision, but…

• Victoria Siddall Appointed Director of National Portrait Gallery institutional

  Victoria Siddall, who previously served as the global director of Frieze art fairs, is set to take the helm of the National Portrait Gallery in London, marking a historic moment…

• Museums worldwide offer free entry with secret password for Duchamp's Fountain centennial institutional

  On 9 April 2017, museums and galleries globally will grant free admission for one hour between 3–4pm to mark the 100th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. Visitors must…

• Jan Fabre faces Flemish investigation over sexual harassment allegations from dancers institutional

  Twenty former dancers from Jan Fabre's company Troubleyn have accused the Belgian artist of sexual harassment and misconduct in an open letter published by Dutch magazine…

• Özge Ersoy Assumes Leadership at Asia Art Archive Amid 25th Anniversary Celebrations institutional

  Özge Ersoy has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Asia Art Archive (AAA) in Hong Kong, succeeding Christopher K. Ho, who held the position for four years. Ersoy, who…

• Berlin Polish Institute Director Dismissed Over Jewish Content in Cultural Program institutional

  Katarzyna Wielga-Skolimowska was abruptly removed from her position as director of the Polish Institute in Berlin last Wednesday. According to TAZ, the German newspaper that…

• Slovakia's cultural purge triggers international outcry and nationwide strike alert institutional

  The cultural landscape in Slovakia is undergoing a political upheaval, resulting in the dismissal of several leaders, including Alexandra Kusá, who has been at the helm of the…

• Francesco Manacorda to Lead V-A-C Foundation as Artistic Director institutional

  In September 2017, Francesco Manacorda will take on the role of artistic director at the V-A-C Foundation, departing from his current role at Tate Liverpool. The foundation, a…

• Centre Pompidou's Financial Crisis Revealed by French Audit Court institutional

  France's Court of Auditors has issued a stark warning about the Centre Pompidou's unsustainable economic model, with president Pierre Moscovici telling Le Monde the institution…

• Tate Liverpool to close for over a year for £10m refurbishment institutional

  Beginning on 16 October 2023, Tate Liverpool will undergo a significant refurbishment, closing for over a year. This project is backed by a £10 million grant from the UK…

• Francesco Manacorda Appointed Director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin institutional

  Francesco Manacorda will become the new director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin, replacing Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev who retires at the end of the year after seven years.…

• Centre Pompidou's Global Expansion Continues Despite Pandemic Delays institutional

  The Centre Pompidou is advancing its international expansion efforts, which were momentarily hindered by the pandemic, with several initiatives underway. Serge Lasvignes, the…

• Kunsthalle Wien's WHW Collective Loses Contract After City Criticizes Programming institutional

  The curatorial collective WHW (Ivet Ćurlin, Nataša Ilić, and Sabina Sabolović) saw their contracts at Kunsthalle Wien not renewed in June 2024 following Vienna city officials'…

• Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo expands foundation activities across US and Europe institutional

  Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo marked her Turin-based foundation's 30th anniversary with significant US expansion. The Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis hosted the first…

• Right-wing journalist Pietrangelo Buttafuoco nominated for Venice Biennale president institutional

  Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, a journalist and author with strong connections to the Italian right, has been put forward as the next president of the Venice Biennale, taking over from…

• Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens After Five-Month COVID Closure with New Exhibitions and Safety Measures institutional

  On Thursday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York welcomed visitors again after being closed for more than five months due to COVID-19. On its reopening day, temperature…

• Italian Museums Close Due to Coronavirus Outbreak, Following Asian Precedents institutional

  On February 25, 2020, Italy enacted extensive cultural closures in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. In Venice, all museums, including the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo…

• Metro Pictures Gallery in New York to Shut Down After 40 Years Due to Pandemic Impact institutional

  Metro Pictures, a long-standing gallery in New York's Chelsea district, will cease operations by year's end, attributing its closure to economic challenges from the pandemic.…

• Yinka Shonibare Announces Guest Artists Space Foundation Residency in Nigeria institutional

  Yinka Shonibare, a Royal Academician and Turner Prize nominee from 2004, will establish an artist residency program called the Guest Artists Space (GAS) Foundation at two Nigerian…

• American Museum Directors Express Renewed Optimism About Financial Survival institutional

  A recent survey commissioned by the American Alliance of Museums reveals that 85% of American museum directors no longer consider their institutions to be at significant risk of…

• Fondazione Merz opens ZACentrale project space in Palermo with inaugural group show institutional

  Fondazione Merz has unveiled ZACentrale, a new 1,560 sqm project space in Palermo's Zisa Zona Arti Contemporanee (ZAC), part of the Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa cultural district.…

• Dr. Mariët Westermann Appointed First Female Director of Guggenheim Museum institutional

  Dr. Mariët Westermann has been appointed the new CEO and director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, marking a historic first as the institution's first female…

• Quadriennale Foundation Launches Q-International Grant for Italian Artists Abroad institutional

  The Quadriennale Foundation in Rome has introduced Q-International, a funding program designed to support contemporary Italian artists working internationally. This initiative…

• Turner Prize severs Stagecoach sponsorship amid ethics backlash institutional

  Following backlash against founder Brian Souter, who has a history of opposing gay rights and infamously donated £1 million in 2000 to prohibit LGBT education, Turner Contemporary…

• La Maison Rouge art foundation in Paris to shut down in October 2018 institutional

  Antoine de Galbert, a collector and patron, revealed plans to close la maison rouge in Paris by October 30, 2018. The foundation, established in 2004 within a former factory in…

• Ralph Rugoff to Curate 58th Venice Biennale in 2019 institutional

  Ralph Rugoff has been appointed director of the Visual Arts Sector for La Biennale di Venezia, making him curator of the 58th International Art Exhibition scheduled from May 11 to…

• Pace Gallery shuts down its Beijing location in 798 Art District amid US-China tensions institutional

  Pace has shuttered its Beijing gallery, with founder Arne Glimcher attributing the closure to political and economic strains between the US and China. The gallery, which opened in…

• Max Hollein Appointed Director of Metropolitan Museum of Art institutional

  Max Hollein has been appointed as the new director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, concluding a year-long search process. This decision follows the resignation of…

• V&A and Smithsonian to collaborate on new gallery in London's Olympic Park institutional

  A new gallery space will be developed through a partnership between the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. This collaborative venue will be part of V&A…

• Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces mandatory $25 adult admission fee institutional

  New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will implement a mandatory $25 fee for adult visitors, ending its long-standing pay-as-you-wish policy. While this new requirement applies to…