Art
The Precarious Lives of Freelance Museum Educators
Museum educators are crucial to museums’ long-term public engagement, but these freelancers lack the job security of a full-time, salaried position.
Museums
Art
Robert Doisneau's Photographs of the Paris Natural History Museum During the Nazi Occupation
From 1942 to 1943, while Paris was occupied by Nazi Germany, photographer Robert Doisneau documented the ongoing work of the scientists in the city's natural history museum.
Art
The Freelance Educators Who Teach Children to Love Museums
Museum education is a significant aspect of the way museums interface with their audiences, and freelance educators have made themselves crucial to the operation of many of New York’s main art institutions.
Books
The Radiance of the French Renaissance in Miniature
While the grandest glories of the French Renaissance were the elaborate castles circling Paris and adorning the Loire Valley, down in Central France a much smaller art form flourished.
Art
Praising the Scientific Contributions of Clergy Naturalists
Among the 18 million specimens in the oldest natural history museum in the United States are contributions from missionaries and ministers who practiced science alongside their faith.
News
MoMA PS1 Will Be Free for All New Yorkers for a Year
Starting on October 11, MoMA PS1 will be free for all New Yorkers for a year.
In Brief
35 Questions for a Would-Be Natural History Curator, in 1910
"Explain the principles of proper labeling, giving an outline of a suitable label for Amphelis cedrorum, Cedar Waxwing; for an army field writing desk used by General Grant during the civil war; for a fossil plant; for a mineral."
In Brief
California Telephone Museum Destroyed by Fire
Last week, the United States lost one of its quirkiest historical museums to a wildfire in northern California.
In Brief
US Art Museums Are Increasing Digital Engagement
Art museums might have a lot to gain by upping their digital game, according to a new report.
News
Gaily Forward! The US’s Only Museum of LGBTQ Art Is Doubling in Size
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art announced yesterday a major expansion of its current Soho space that will result in the near doubling of the young institution's footprint.
Art
California Academy of Sciences Will Divest from Fossil Fuels
In response to environmental groups demanding science and natural history museums cut funding connected with the fossil fuel industry, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences says it will.
News
Looking at the Data Behind Free Museum Admission
The question of whether or not art museums should be free tends to get people riled up.