Annah Otis
In late January, the Smithsonian announced that it would return a Shiva Nataraja statue and two other Chola Dynasty bronzes to India from the National Museum of Asian Art under a “shared…
Los Angeles has long lived in the shadow of New York’s art world dominance, but with the opening of three major institutions this year, the city is strategically repositioning itself to become an…
From New York and Detroit to London and Basel, leading museums are staging major exhibitions devoted to canonical modernist masters at a moment when our world is as uncertain and tension-wrought as…
Before ringing in 2026, the US Senate unanimously approved the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, which extends and expands the original 2016 legislation allowing claims for…
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape everything from consumerism to creative expression, the world’s first museum dedicated entirely to the exhibition of AI-generated art is set to…
In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to international fanfare, unveiling the entire contents of Tutankhamen’s tomb, together for the first time since their excavation in…
The last few months have seen a flurry of gallery space relocations and consolidations as owners seek more affordable locations to reduce overhead. Rising commercial rents, stiff competition…
After seven years of construction, the Studio Museum in Harlem reopened last month in a seven-story neo-Brutalist building designed by Adjaye Associates. The $160 million structure is…
In the largest inscription round to date, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage added 68 new elements to its international lists during…
The Art Dealers Association of America’s (ADAA) decision to shutter The Art Show and launch a new fair in November 2026 marks a quiet end to one of the art world’s longest-running philanthropic…
Echoing a pilot program launched in 1950, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) will now allow cardholders to borrow select pieces of art for up to three weeks, as of November 3rd.
While Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elizabeth Lederer was sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million after a 20 minute bidding war, a solid gold toilet, titled America…
As Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) races to finish the $720 million David Geffen Galleries to hold its permanent collection, employees are turning to collective bargaining for better wages…
The cultural heritage and history that art museums hold have traditionally made it harder for them to position themselves as vanguards of modernity and progress. In recent years, many…
The recent discovery of a 16th century merchant ship in French territorial waters and the positive identification of an early 18th century Spanish galleon off the coast of Colombia have sparked…
