Museums & Heritage
Indigenous artists transform works at Metropolitan Museum in unsanctioned augmented reality project
The digital interventions by 17 Native artists, launched on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, put pointed twists on works in the museum’s American wing
From silk murals to jade inlays: Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden reopens after 25-year conservation project
Four structures within the 18th-century complex have been restored as part of a partnership with the World Monuments Fund
Louvre acquires first-ever video work
The work, ‘Les 4 temps’, by the Algeria-born artist Mohamed Bourouissa, will go on display later this month
Smithsonian museums in Washington and New York close as US government shutdown drags on
The 21 museums, 14 research and education complexes, and one zoo overseen by the Smithsonian closed on Sunday
With Ruth Asawa, MoMA is set to open its biggest show ever by a woman artist
But the museum is not promoting the show that way—and might not even have registered its record-breaking size
Comment | The anniversary exhibition industrial complex
Two years ago, museums fell over themselves marking 150 years since Pablo Picasso’s death. This year, they are doing the same for Robert Rauschenberg’s 100th birthday. But who is it all for?
Amid government intervention, Slovak artists and curators call for EU law to protect freedoms
The Slovak National Gallery, thrown into turmoil by dismissals and resignations, has become a focal point for protests by artists and NGOs
Discovery of 11,000-year-old carved face in Turkey offers new insight into early human expression
A pillar featuring detailed facial features was unearthed in Karahan Tepe near the Syrian border
Flemish government announces plans to dissolve Antwerp's Museum of Contemporary Art
The move has been met with protests and petitions in support of the museum
Limestone relief disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis
The work, taken from the tomb of a vizier called Khentika, features a motif that is extremely rare in Ancient Egyptian art
Two charged following theft of Bronze Age jewellery from Welsh museum
The objects were taken from a display case at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff
Every buck you make: are endowment funds, with help from the likes of Sting, the future for museums?
In an era of stretched public coffers and cuts, endowments can offer financial resilience and independence. But they are likely to prove out of reach for smaller museums, which may find it hard to accrue donations for longer-term projects
National Gallery of Art closes as US government shutdown continues
The Smithsonian’s museums in Washington, DC, and New York City will remain open for now
Victoria & Albert Museum to expand Gilbert Galleries to explore looting and provenance
Opening next March, the revamp will increase the number of galleries from four to seven as part of the museum's Future Plan development programme
Seattle's Bellevue Arts Museum building sold to local children’s museum
The news comes a year after the suburban art museum closed, following years of financial problems
BTS member’s art collection will go on show at SFMoMA
The museum will display around 200 works from RM’s personal collection and the museum’s holdings
From dangerous erotica to secret smoking canteens: ten things you didn't know about The British Museum
Behind its ordered, Neo-Classical façade, the London institution has been home to plenty of intrigue and eccentricity
London's Royal Academy announces plans to close Collection Gallery until 2027
The gallery will be redeveloped by David Chipperfield Architects, who will add a 12-metre-high space with a mezzanine
Former MoMA chief voices concern for future of non-profit US museums
Speaking to ‘The Art World: What If…?!’ podcast, Glenn Lowry also discussed plans for a new museum directors leadership initiative, and delivered his verdict on his successor
New Frida Kahlo museum, focused on the artist's youth and family life, opens in Mexico City
Museo Casa Kahlo is located a short walk from the popular Casa Azul museum in the Coyoacán neighbourhood, in a home long owned by members of the Kahlo family
Possible medieval artefacts, discovered at Canadian thrift store, will form basis of university archaeology class
Students at a Vancouver university will analyse the designs and materials with a view to identifying where and when the items originate from
Historic architecture is celebrated in new Onera Foundation venue in Connecticut
The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo
Museum dedicated to Indian Modernist M.F. Husain to open in Qatar
The institution in Doha will featured the celebrated—and sometimes controversial—late artist’s paintings, films, tapestries and more
How growing political interference is eroding the independence of European museums
Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure
Low morale, fast staff turnover: why the credibility of Louisiana’s ten state museums is at risk
Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?
Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live
The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form
A Sharjah site which sheds light on the first humans to leave Africa has been listed by Unesco
University of California, Irvine completes takeover of Orange County Museum of Art
As part of the acquisition, the institution has been renamed the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
Vancouver Art Gallery selects architects for second attempt at new building
After abandoning a costly design by Swiss starchitects, the museum has picked Vancouver-based Formline Architecture and Urbanism and Toronto-based KPMB Architects to take on the project
How nature is helping a rural French arts centre to reduce its carbon footprint
The Centre International d’Art et du Paysage—Île de Vassivière is drawing on both its natural and man-made surroundings for inspiration