News
Enjoy a Day of Free Admission to Hundreds of US Museums, Courtesy of the Smithsonian
On September 21, museums across the country will offer visitors free general admission tickets as part of the 15th annual Smithsonian Museum Day.
Museums
In Brief
World Spent $8 Billion on New Cultural Institutions in 2018, Report Says
North America leads in the number of newly completed or announced art museums and other cultural projects, but Asia is catching up with the world's costliest constructions.
In Brief
A New Definition of "Museum" Sparks International Debate
The International Council of Museums will vote on a new definition of museums in September. The proposed change includes language about "social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing." Critics say the text is too political for most museums to employ.
Art
The Growing Tide Against Unpaid Internships
Internships have largely remained outside the conversation about diversity and equality in museums. Economist Richard Reeves is bent on changing that.
Opinion
Rethinking the "Bigger Is Better" Museum Model
Current museum expansions are hung up on the concept of size. Instead, could we rethink the “grow or die” museum mentality of the 1990s and 2000s?
News
Museum Workers Share Their Salaries and Urge Industry-Wide Reform
Over 660 arts professionals have added to a spreadsheet detailing their salaries. The pay for these prestigious positions may be lower than you expect.
Art
Artists in 18 Major US Museums Are 85% White and 87% Male, Study Says
In response, artist and data journalist Mona Chalabi offered her version of what the composition of a museum collection should look like if it were to represent the entire population.
In Brief
The Art Gallery of Ontario Makes Admission Free for Visitors 25 and Below
The Toronto museum will also stop charging added fees for special exhibitions in an effort to increase and diversify its audience.
Art
Spotlighting a Marginalized Master of Art Brut
According to his psychiatrist, Philipp Schöpke possessed “the extreme opposite of what is called drawing talent.”
In Brief
Denied Entry, Cats Try to Paw Past Japanese Museum Security Guard
The cunning kitties came to Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art two years ago for a feline-centric exhibition and never left, demanding free entry.
In Brief
Why Are Attendance Rates Decreasing at London's Museums?
Statistics show a 6% drop in attendance at London's seven biggest art institutions over the last three years.
Opinion
Acknowledging the Intellectual Labor of Curators in a Museum
Thoughts on why curatorial effort isn't always acknowledged by museums and the press.