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.
Museums
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.
Art
A New Museum Is a Beacon for Lighthouse History
Housed in one of the long-abandoned brick buildings of the former United States Lighthouse Service Depot on Staten Island, the National Lighthouse Museum is now officially open.
Opinion
What Will the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Expansion Achieve?
Given the Studio Museum’s unique position in the city’s arts and culture landscape, this rebuild, the first since the museum took up residence in its current space in 1982, seems to indeed be a cause to celebrate.
In Brief
Harlem’s Studio Museum Taps David Adjaye to Design $122M Expansion
Visitors to the Studio Museum in Harlem have long been struck by its small size.
News
Spanish Museum Director Who Gave Hairdresser a Solo Show Under Investigation
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, the main modern and contemporary art museum in Spain's third city, grossly inflated its attendance figures, overpaid for acquisitions, and made a number of other suspicious moves during the 10-year tenure of its former director, Consuelo Ciscar.