Theo Belci
Workers at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum are seeking to form a union
The museum recently reopened following a $230m renovation and expansion
Cheim & Read, mainstay of the New York gallery scene, will close permanently next month
The gallery’s co-founder, John Cheim, recently unloaded treasures from his personal collection at auction
Brooklyn Museum reveals details of more than 300 acquisitions made over the past year
Additions to the museum’s collection span contemporary, decorative and Modern art, as well as Korean calligraphy and works on paper by John Singer Sargent’s sister Emily
Climate activists stage protests at two famous New York museums
Activists with Extinction Rebellion staged protests inside the Guggenheim Museum and the American Museum of Natural History
SFMoMA eliminates 20 positions amid persistently low attendance and rising operational costs
The museum says its visitor numbers are just 65% of what they were pre-Covid
Hammer-wielding thieves steal $100,000 Chagall print from Manhattan gallery
The theft from Carlton Fine Arts on Madison Avenue has led the gallery’s owner to beef up his security systems, at great expense
US university museum returns five looted antiquities to Italy
Two of the objects will be handed over the Italian authorities, while three will remain on view at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University in Atlanta
Frick museum in Pittsburgh postpones Islamic art exhibition over fears it would appear ‘insensitive’ or ‘traumatic’ amid Gaza war
Local Muslim and Jewish organisations have questioned the decision, suggesting it risks conflating historic Islamic art and Hamas
Dallas Museum of Art lays off 8% of its staff
In the midst of a $150m expansion project, the museum has also cut its public hours to reduce costs
SFMoMA acquires more than 100 works by artists with disabilities
The acquisitions mark a new partnership between the museum and Bay Area non-profit Creative Growth Art Center; the museum also acquired works from Creativity Explored and Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development
Cleveland Museum of Art sues the Manhattan District Attorney to retain ownership of $20m bronze statue
The museum had revised its own prior research in an apparent attempt to keep a headless sculpture believed to depict Marcus Aurelius
Eight US cities receive $1m grants for public art projects tackling climate change, homelessness and more
The third edition of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Arts Challenge is supporting projects across the country, from Honolulu to Philadelphia
Proposed US legislation would penalise use of AI to generate someone’s likeness without their consent
The No Fakes Act has been proposed by four US Senators and garnered support from organisations representing creative industries
Bored Ape Yacht Club creators Yuga Labs announce layoffs as NFT market’s struggles continue
The layoffs come as the company shifts its focus toward metaverse gaming
Looted antiquities worth $19m returned to Italian authorities in New York
Some of the 19 artefacts handed over by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office had ties to notorious traffickers
Analysis of fossilised footprints suggests humans were in the Americas 5,000 years earlier than previously thought
New findings about a set of footprints at White Sands National Park are prompting archaeologists to revise the timeline of human history on the continent