Annah Otis
Staff at both the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) voted to strike over pay and working conditions in late July as European cities recover from a record-breaking…
The Smithsonian Institution, long regarded as a trusted keeper of the nation’s shared history, has spent the summer fighting to defend its independence.
A new influx of nine-figure gifts is reshaping American arts institutions as the second Gilded Age emerges and newly minted billionaires begin hefty rounds of giving.
Auction houses have long measured their seasons by paintings and sculptures, but the numbers favored a relatively overlooked category this spring season.
This year’s FIFA World Cup in North America has turned into an unlikely showcase for art as soccer, sculpture, and sports memorabilia converge across the tournament cities.
More than 130 museums and historic landmarks in Iran have been damaged since the conflict with Israel and the United States erupted in January, despite efforts to mark protected locations and…
Two major additions to American culture opened their doors within days of each other after multi-year projects strategically planned to culminate during the country’s 250th anniversary: the …
Villa Pilar, which was painted in 1940 by Leonora Carrington during her confinement at the Sanatorio Morales—a clinic located just outside Santander, Spain—remained in her psychiatrist’…
By the time the British Museum’s doors opened to ticket holders for a lecture on Ancient Israel and Judah on June 11, the event had already been postponed once and embroiled in a fierce debate…
The backroom work of conservation is increasingly becoming a form of public engagement and education at museums that have turned the restoration of their greatest works into forms of theater.…
New York’s marquee spring auctions have wrapped with a combined $2.5 billion in sales across Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips.
The 61st Venice Biennale, which opened May 9 and will run through November 22, was shadowed even before its five-person jury resigned nine days before the opening in protest of the participation…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recently announced deal to merge with cosmetic billionaire Ronald Lauder’s Neue Galerie reflects a quietly growing trend among museums as limited funding…
“Fridamania” is reaching new heights as museums, opera houses, and cinemas across continents celebrate the enduring legacy of Frida Kahlo in 2026. This collective reckoning with her highly…
Although museums have long housed clothing in “costume institutes” removed from their painting and sculpture galleries, a series of exhibitions and events is collapsing the distance between fashion…
