News
Calling for Gaza Ceasefire, Artists Withdraw Work From National Gallery of Art
Nicholas Galanin and Merritt Johnson asked the federally funded museum to remove their sculpture, citing the US's support of Israel's attacks on Gaza.
News
News
Climate Activists Smash Velázquez Painting at UK’s National Gallery
Members of Just Stop Oil took a hammer to the glass protecting “Rokeby Venus” at the London museum.
News
Toronto Museum Reinstates Palestinian Artists' Works After Protest
Jenin Yaseen and Sameerah Ahmad staged an 18-hour action at the Royal Ontario Museum after it asked to remove sections of their works.
News
Pittsburgh Museum Faces Outcry After Postponing Islamic Art Show
The Frick Pittsburgh's decision was decried by local Muslim civil rights advocates as perpetuating Islamophobic stereotypes.
News
Michelangelo’s Secret Room of Sketches Opens to the Public in Italy
The artist is thought to have sequestered in the vault beneath the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence for two months to avoid the wrath of Pope Clement VII.
News
Palestinian Artist’s Digital Embroidery Illustrates Gaza Death Toll
Maya Amer used the art form’s multicolored stitches to visualize the more than 8,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes.
Film
Films to Look Forward to at IDFA 2023
The world’s largest documentary film festival is back with over 250 films that expand and experiment with the genre.
News
Conservators Uncover Hidden Demon in Joshua Reynolds Painting
The depiction of the creature drew the ire of 18th-century art critics, and the figure disappeared under layers of varnish.
News
Israeli Forces Remove West Bank Sculpture Commemorating 2002 Massacre
The “Jenin Horse,” created by artist Thomas Kilpper with the help of 12 young Palestinians, was demolished during Israel's deadly raids on the occupied West Bank.
News
Former MoMA Worker Sues Museum Over COVID Vaccine Exemption
Philip Parente says the institution unfairly fired him after failing to accommodate his COVID-19 vaccine exemption.
News
Butt-Naked Visitors Take Over Barcelona Museum
The Archaeology Museum of Catalonia is welcoming visitors in their birthday suits.
News
Rogue Van Slams Into Memphis Museum, Damaging Sculptures
Two Wheeler Williams statues were struck during the accident.