News
Does This Restored Roman Fresco Depict Italy’s Prime Minister?
The recent restoration, which bears an uncanny resemblance to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, is currently under investigation.
Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York City-based staff reporter at Hyperallergic. She received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has a passion for small-scale artworks, elevating minority perspectives, and dogspotting at art world events.
News
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Lays Off 33 Workers
A union representative said the unit is “deeply concerned” about the impact of the staff cuts on affected and remaining workers.
News
Smithsonian to Return Three Looted Bronzes to Indian Government
The sculptures of Hindu gods and their followers were stolen from Tamil temples and smuggled out of India in the mid-20th century.
News
Nan Goldin Speaks Out on Art Gallery of Ontario’s Halted Acquisition
“It’s chilling that this censorship plays out especially regarding Palestine, the great exception to free speech,” Goldin told Hyperallergic.
News
Studio Museum Closed for the Week After Water Damage
A “sprinkler emergency” at the newly reopened Harlem institution forced staff to evacuate visitors
News
Artists Memorialize Alex Pretti, Minneapolis Man Killed by Border Patrol
Fury and grief are reverberating through the creative community after federal agents shot the 37-year-old ICU nurse.
News
Minnesota Art Spaces to Close in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Strike
The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art are among the hundreds of businesses shuttering on January 23 in protest of the ICE killing of Renee Macklin Good.
News
Queens Museum Leader Sally Tallant to Step Down After Seven Years
Under Tallant, the museum secured a $26 million expansion allocation from the city, but also drew controversy and criticism.
News
Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public
The video shows how the thieves made it in and out of the museum's Apollo Gallery almost seamlessly with the nation's crown jewels.
News
Philadelphia Art Museum Might Rebrand Its Botched Rebrand
The institution set up a task force to evaluate the controversial new brand identity as it parts ways with its chief marketing officer.
News
Artists React to the ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good
Online and on the streets, protesters are expressing their rage and grief through art.
News
Seeing Art Is Good for Your Nervous System, Study Finds
The new research posits museums and galleries as “accessible, non-clinical spaces for preventive health promotion,” per the study’s authors.