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De Pont Director Maria Schnyder On Why Financial Independence Is a Museum’s Greatest Asset

The museum operates without structural government subsidy, offering a degree of freedom that Schnyder acknowledges is an increasingly rare asset in today's cultural climate.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Announces the Appointment of Dr. Melissa Chiu as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenh...

Dr. Mari�t Westermann, Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, announced the appointment of Dr. Melissa Chiu as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum...

Under Director Kate Sierzputowski, EXPO CHICAGO Bets On Renewed Institutional Depth

In conversation with Observer, she outlined her vision for an even more curatorially focused fair rooted in strong institutional partnerships and regional engagement.

Butler Museum Names New Executive Director

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Following a national search process, The Butler Institute of American Art has named Anastasia James its new executive director.  James, a nationally recognized m...

Malavika Anderson made co-chair of University Museums Group

Malavika Anderson, Manager of Newcastle University’s Great North Museum: Hancock, has been made co-chair of the University Museums Group (UMG).

Dallas Contemporary Appoints Interim Director & New Strategic Advisor

Dallas Contemporary (DC) has announced the hire of a new leadership tandem. John McBride, formerly Deputy Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, has been appointed Inte...

Ellen Noël Art Museum Looks Toward Future Following Renovation & Reopening

The Ellen Noël Art Museum of the Permian Basin (ENAM) in Odessa reopened to fanfare in December 2025, celebrating the completion of a 10-year major $20 million renovation project....

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Appoints First Chief Operating Officer

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (the Modern) has announced the appointment of Clarissa Morales as its first Chief Operating Officer. The position is newly created by Dr. Halona...

Academy of Sciences Director Resigns Amid Union’s ‘Cut From the Top’ Campaign

Facing a $7.3 million deficit and less than three weeks after the layoffs of 53 California Academy of Sciences employees, the museum’s executive director announced he’s resigning a...

EXPO CHICAGO 2026 Opens With Local Enthusiasm and Strong Institutional Sales

Under new director Kate Sierzputowski, the fair opened with a tighter format and a sharper curatorial focus, driving early (and steady) sales across tiers.

A Reading List from the Director of the Noguchi Museum

Amy Hau discusses some books by Marilyn Chase, Karin Higa, and Edmund de Waal that have guided her work as a curator.

Melissa Chiu Exits Hirshhorn Museum to Lead Guggenheim

Melissa Chiu is stepping down as director of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington to lead the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

At the Bronx Museum Gala, a Community-Built Institution Prepares for Its Next Chapter

At its 2026 Gala & Art Auction, the Bronx Museum of the Arts celebrated its community-driven legacy while looking ahead to a major renovation, with director Shamim M. Momin art...

Happy International Museums Day!

Happy International Museums Day! Celebrated every year on May 18, International Museums Day is a day to celebrate museums and how they encourage cultural exchange. As librarians, t...

Kate McNamara Has Ambitious Ideas About What Harvard’s Carpenter Center Can Be

The center's recently appointed director is prioritizing new residencies, expanded exhibitions, publishing collaborations and partnerships with the university and neighboring commu...

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Valerie Mercer and the Long Work of Putting African American Art Where It Belongs

The DIA's lead curator of African American art discusses what it means to move a collection from the margins of a museum to its literal center.

Museums have a duty to inspire the creatives of the future. At V&A East, I’ve made that my mission | Gus Casely-Hayf...

It breaks my heart to see young people disengaged when so much inspiration is within reach. I want our new museum to bridge that gapGus Casely-Hayford is director of V&A EastOn...

Dallas Contemporary Undergoing Period of Transition

Following the departure of Lucia Simek as Executive Director and the cancellation of a major survey exhibition of Dallas artist Ike E. Morgan, the Dallas Contemporary is undergoing...

Tate at a turning point: new director must confront unwieldy ‘beast’ of an art institution

As Maria Balshaw steps down after nine years, her successor at the gallery needs to forge a fresh financial and cultural pathRoland Rudd, the chair of Tate, is in a bullish mood wh...

Kultur möglichst ohne Staat: Wenn Museen zu Investmentbanken werden

Das Frankfurter Städel Museum will sich von Politik und öffentlichen Geldern finanziell unabhängig machen. Das Modell Endowment Museum ist ambivalent. mehr...

Kultur möglichst ohne Staat: Wenn Museen zu Investmentbanken werden

Das Frankfurter Städel Museum will sich von Politik und öffentlichen Geldern finanziell unabhängig machen. Das Modell Endowment Museum ist ambivalent. mehr...

Charles Chemin Has Been Training to Lead Watermill His Whole Life

"I feel lucky. To prolong a 42-year-long, almost filial relation and 33 years of work companionship in a form of artistic dialogue beyond death is a chance that very few people get...

Museums are repositories of knowledge, says historian

He was delivering a special lecture at a programme organised as part of International Museum Day at the Government Museum in Kalaburagi