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Colette Pierce Burnette To Become First Black Woman To Lead Indianapolis Museum
Educator Colette Pierce Burnette has been chosen as the new chief executive and president of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Newfields.
With this, Colette Pierce Burnette becomes the first Black woman to lead the museum in its…
Stephanie Rosenthal Selected Project Director for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Stephanie Rosenthal has been chosen as the project director of the much-awaited Abu Dhabi outpost of the Guggenheim Museum.
The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is one of the most ambitious projects of the mega gallery, with 20 years in the making.…
Yale University to Repatriate Buddhist Sculpture To Nepal
On Friday, the Yale University Art Gallery announced the plans to return the statue of a Buddhist goddess to Nepal.
The statue in question is that of Goddess Tara, who is considered a bodhisattva (or female Buddha, in some cases) in…
June Art Fair Announces 18 Galleries Participating In Upcoming Fair
The June Art Fair has announced the name of 18 galleries that will participate in the upcoming fair in Basel, Switzerland.
The full list of the participating galleries is: VI, VII (Oslo), Arcade (London & Brussels), Althuis Hofland…
Queens Museum Hires Curator Lauren Hayes As Department Head
Curator Lauren Hayes will be joining the Queens Museum as the Director of Curatorial Affairs, starting from July this year.
Haynes, who currently works as a senior curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, NC,…
National Gallery of Victoria Gets $74M Donation For New Building
The National Gallery of Victoria has received an unprecedented $74 million (AUD $100 million) from Australian billionaire Lindsay Fox for a new building.
The government of the state of Victoria, Australia had initially granted $1.3…
UNESCO Halts Restoration Of Al-Nuri Mosque In Iraq After Discovery Of Ancient Prayer Hall
The discovery of an ancient prayer hall beneath the Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq has halted restoration plans by UNESCO for revision.
During excavation under the ongoing restoration, archaeologists and workers discovered four rooms…
Israel Museum Sued By Heirs Over “Stolen” Manuscripts
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem is being sued by the heirs of the alleged owner of a 14th century Hebrew manuscript over illegal ownership.
The heirs of Ludwig Marum have filed a lawsuit in a New York state court against the museum. The…
Derrick Adams Receive $1.25M Grant For Black Culture Archive In Baltimore
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given artist Derrick Adams a $1.25 million grant to create an archive in Baltimore, dedicated to Black culture and artists.
The Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD) will be an archive that aims to…
“Russian Dancers” by Degas Renamed to “Ukrainian Dancers” By London’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in London has renamed a painting by Edgar Degas from “Russian dancers” to “Ukrainian dancers” after calls for correction.
The early 20th-century painting features a dancing troupe, observed by Degas in Paris one…