Opinion
The Era of the Visionary Museum Director Is Over ... or It Should Be
We directors must leave the institution, and the field, better than we found it.
Museums
Opinion
Welcome to the Museum of the Future
As a class, we spent a semester talking about museums without being able to visit a single one. Could this inability allow us to imagine different kinds of museums?
Opinion
Why the Edward Colston Statue Should Have Been Left in Bristol Harbor
The revolutionary imagery of its toppling has been replaced in public consciousness with a picture of its rigidly horizontal body in the museum.
Opinion
Ageism in Museums: Everywhere and Nowhere
There is a dissonance between institutional support for public programs for older adults and a lack of recognition of ageism within the museum workplace.
Interview
Laura Raicovich on How to Make Museums “Better for More People”
Hyperallergic talks to the curator, writer, and former museum director about her new book Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest.
News
A Program Will Map POC-led NYC Arts Organizations to Encourage Equity
The online platform will include a user-friendly map, searchable online directory, and field report spotlighting NYC arts organizations created by and centering POC.
Opinion
We Should Abolish Museums Now
That is, we should remake and reimagine the museum.
News
The Lowdown on How LA Museums Plan to Reopen
Museums across Los Angeles share with Hyperallergic their opening dates, revised hours, and safety protocols.
Opinion
Wonder Woman the Museum Worker Is a Less Convincing Disguise Than Clark Kent's
Wonder Woman’s use of her ancestor’s objects as they were intended (despite bits of metal feathers breaking off, alert the museum’s conservators!) offers a vision of why museums should exist and continue to keep all these things.
News
Mexico Is Under International Pressure to Reform Its Cultural Institutions
Citing “draconian austerity measures” and the precarious situation of many cultural workers across Mexico, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art is urging the government to take immediate steps to preserve its museums.
News
Can Museums Use Their Endowments to Support the Greater Good?
A report released by Upstart Co-Lab outlines how institutions can align their investments with their missions.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2020
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.