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 1922. The sprawling 5.4-million-square-foot complex near the Great Pyramids of Giza represents more than two decades of planning and an immense investment in Egypt’s infrastructure.
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Upon reopening this April, The Frick Collection in New York will welcome visitors to climb its grand staircase—or ride one of its newly-installed elevators—to the second floor for the first time in the museum’s history.
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 reminiscent of the Breuer Building further downtown with its precast concrete façade and severe aesthetic.
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 and working conditions amidst the urgency.
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 institutions have attempted to step more fully into the 21st century with visual and narrative rebrands, but not all to positive reception.
Influencer marketing has been a mainstay of consumer brands for years, but only recently have museums embraced the trend with the same enthusiasm. With about 300 million people globally considering themselves content creators, there are plenty of partners to choose from.
Here are 11 of the most surprising facts about the history of the Louvre.
In the vacant 42,000-square-foot space of an office building in the Lower East Side of New York, a new type of hybrid museum will open in 2026. This nonprofit institution, Canyon, will be a cultural venue centered around video, performance, sound, and immersive art.
On September 2nd, 2018, the National Museum of Brazil was engulfed by an electrical fire, resulting in the destruction of close to 90% of its collection. The museum, located in Rio de Janeiro, is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil and one of the largest natural history and anthropology museums in the Americas, making its destruction all the more devastating.
This September 2025, the Museum of Modern Art’s current director, Glenn D. Lowry, is retiring. Lowry acquired the honor of being the Museum’s longest-serving director, stepping into the position three decades ago in 1995. During his time at the MoMA, he has helped to initiate its tremendous growth–doubling the size of its galleries and expanding its endowments–and even created the education and research center.
