Art Institute of Chicago
The Year Ahead 2021preview
The biggest art exhibitions opening around the world in 2021
The new year's must-see shows include Vermeer and Botticelli blockbusters; major Jasper Johns and Yayoi Kusama retrospectives; and sweeping surveys on Iran, slavery and queer art
The Art Newspaper. with updates by José da Silva
Deaccessioningnews
Union League Club of Chicago considers selling a prized Monet to stay afloat
The decision has divided members, but there are hopes the work might stay in the Windy City
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art will shut down again amid spike in coronavirus cases
Move by Washington, DC museums comes amid a wave of new US closures
Job lossesnews
Art Institute of Chicago lays off 51 employees
Cuts come as US museums slash costs in response to loss of revenue
‘A resting time for the art’: with museums shut, US conservators seize on strategies to safeguard their collections
Experts embrace a blend of remote monitoring and on-site tours, while marvelling at diminished levels of dust