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New York Historical Society Gets Major Gift of Art by Native Americans

02/26/2026

The New York Historical announced yesterday that it will receive a major bequest of modern and contemporary works by Native American artists from board chair Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang and her husband, Oscar Tang. The bequest includes pieces by more than …

Метки : искусствовыставкикоренные народысовременностьистория.музей

Volunteer Group Archives Smithsonian Wall Text

02/26/2026

A group of historians and volunteers has been documenting wall labels across the Smithsonian Institution as the Trump administration pushes for changes to how American history is presented in federal museums, according to The Washington Post. The effort, organized under …

Метки : музейистория.цензураволонтерытолкованиесша

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns Amid Heist, Internal Turmoil

02/25/2026

After a prolonged period of internal turmoil that has included a widely publicized heist, striking workers, two structural leaks, and a ticketing scam, the Louvre has lost its director. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had officially accepted …

Метки : луврискусствомузейскандалфранцияискусствоведение

Elvira Dyangani Ose Steps Down Early as Director of MACBA

02/25/2026

Elvira Dyangani Ose, director of MACBA, will step down at the beginning of April, ahead of her contract’s original expiration date in late July. The move concludes a tense dialogue with the MACBA Consortium, which had ruled that her appointment …

Метки : музейсовременное искусствоотставкабарселонакураторафрика

Newly Unearthed Documents Propose Eastern Island Head Was Not Stolen

02/24/2026

A British archaeologist has proposed a revised account of the excavation of Hoa Hakananaiʻa, the moai better known as the Easter Island Head, arguing that its removal was not a unilateral act of imperial extraction but a collaborative effort between …

Метки : археологияостров пасхикультурное наследиереституциятайны историимузей

Wisconsin Museum Treasurer Admits to Stealing $70,000 from Institution

02/13/2026

The former treasurer of the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin—touted as “the only building still standing from the dawn of electricity” on its website—admitted to stealing $70,000 from the institution. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, Steven …

Метки : музейкражарастратаэдисонвисконсинистория.

A Minerals Company Wants a Belgian Museum's Records About the Congo

02/13/2026

A museum devoted to Belgium’s colonial history in Africa has found itself involved in a dispute over access to documents pertaining to rich mineral deposits in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly colonized by the European country. …

Метки : музейбельгияконгоколониальная историяминералыkobold metals

Debra Wimpfheimer Appointed Director of Queens Museum

02/13/2026

Debra Wimpfheimer Appointed Director of Queens Museum TheQueens Museumin New York has announcedDebra Wimpfheimeras its new executive director. A native of Queens, Wimpfheimer has worked for the institution on and off since 2002, most recently as deputy director. She will …

Метки : искусствонью-йоркмузейназначение#культурауправление

Centre Pompidou's Jersey City Museum Is Officially 'Dead'

02/12/2026

A Centre Pompidou satellite museum that was expected to open in Jersey City is officially not happening anymore, the city’s Mayor said on Wednesday. On Thursday, a Centre Pompidou spokesperson confirmed that the museum was no longer pursuing the project. …

Метки : центр помпидуджерси-ситимузейотменаистория искусстваархитектура

Hidden Tunnel in New York Museum was Used as 'Safe House' by Slaves

02/12/2026

A historic Manhattan home that’s long been a window into 19th-century New York life has revealed an unexpected secret. It turns out the Merchant’s House Museum, a preserved landmark in the NoHo neighborhood, appears to have once served as a …

Метки : манхэттенмузейистория.рабствооткрытиеаболиционизм

Queens Museum Promotes Debra Wimpfheimer to Executive Director

02/12/2026

The Queens Museum has named Debra Wimpfheimer as its next executive director. She replaces Sally Tallant, who departed last month ahead of taking on the directorship of the Hayward Gallery in London. Wimpfheimer, a Queens native, has worked for the …

Метки : искусствомузейкуинсназначениедебра уимпфхаймеркультурное разнообразие

Centre Pompidou's Jersey City Museum Is Officially 'Dead'

02/12/2026

A Centre Pompidou satellite museum that was expected to open in Jersey City is officially not happening anymore, the city’s Mayor said on Wednesday. The museum, officially known as the Centre Pompidou x Jersey City, would have been the only …

Метки : искусствомузейджерси-ситиархитектурацентр помпидукультурные события

Investigation Reveals Extent of Corruption at China's Nanjing Museum

02/11/2026

An investigation into the Nanjing Museum, one of China’s premier state-run cultural institutions, found that decades of systemic mismanagement and corruption enabled the secret sale of national treasures into the private art market. According to the South China Morning Post, …

Метки : китаймузейкоррупцияискусстворасследованиескандал

White House Suggests Expanded Trump Display at Smithsonian

02/08/2026

In mid-December, on a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol at the State Department, floated the idea that the Smithsonian should create a dedicated gallery featuring multiple images of President Donald Trump, …

Метки : искусствополитические событиямузейтрампсмитсоновский институт#культура