American Museums
Comment: The problem with privately-funded museums
There is a danger that the conservatism of the museum sector will be challenged by a new generation of board members who feel that “rules are for other people”
Restitution pledge by US museums remains unfulfilled six years on
Results of survey lay bare how the US fell short
As US museums face mounting legal issues, an annual conference explores what to do with whistleblowers and dodgy donors
Recent corporate scandals have raised concerns that American charities should be examining their ethics policies
Louvre director defends partnership with High Museum of Atlanta
A statement from Henri Loyette, director of the Louvre
It is time major US museums stopped the illicit collecting of antiquities: the trials and the consequences
Following trials of Giacomo Medici, Robert Hecht, and Marion True
Comment: New US museums pit donors against the public
An increasing number of museums are being built as speculative investments designed to attract incompatible currencies—collections and crowds
Rubell family transform their private collection into major museum complex
In the space of just a year, a former US Drug Enforcement Warehouse has been expanded to 40,000 square feet and now includes 18 new galleries, a conservation laboratory, a library and a sculpture garden
A new international role for the Whitney under Adam Weinberg
The museum's new director has assembled his curatorial team and is preparing to steer it on a radical new course
Smithsonian reshuffle elevates status of art museums to that of scientific and historical study
The five art museums run by the federal body are now overseen by just one senior manager, Hirshhorn director Ned Rifkin
St Peter and the Vatican: the legacy of the popes, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale
What’s On: US museums and galleries
Worcester Art Museum sued for Anti-Muslim discrimination
“The museum is committed to fostering a diverse workplace and is an equal opportunity employer,” it said.
The once and future MoMA: The museum's double role plays out across two exhibitions
Across two venues MoMA presents one exhibition examining the past, while a collaboration on another focuses on the future of art
Much piety and hot air at Washington Conference on Holocaust Era Assets
No binding agreements were reached and little effect on restitution is expected
First Interview with MoMA's new director Glenn Lowry on modernising the Modern
Gertrude Stein asks: museum or modern? MoMA’s director replies