museums
Akinola Davies Jr. Is Reclaiming African Treasures Stolen by White Colonizers
His latest film criticizes museums for holding onto looted art.
Memes Have Finally Made It to the Museum
Inside the boyfriend-distracting, Doge-approved KnowYourMeme gallery exhibit, which traces the evolution of "Two Decades of Memes."
To Fight Racism Within Museums, They Need to Stop Acting Like They're Neutral
The art world is full of the longstanding, racist histories that have affirmed white supremacy.
A 'Museum of Pizza' Is Coming to New York to Ruin Your Instagram Feed
There's even a (sort of NSFW?) trailer.
The History of the World Is Being Carved into Stone by an Old Man in the Desert
Jacques André-Istel has spent 30 years creating a museum he thinks will be there after humanity has departed Earth.
This Family Spent the Last 13 Years and $125K Amassing Beanie Babies
Leon Schlossberg and his daughter Sondra are putting everything into their dream of opening a Ty museum.
Trump Wanted Art So This Museum Offered Him a Gold Toilet
The Guggenheim couldn't lend the White House a Van Gogh, but it was more than willing to hand over Maurizio Cattelan's "America."
It's Time to Stop Hating on Museum Selfies
Between Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity” rooms and The Museum of Ice Cream, 2017 was the year of the art selfie. But are anxieties over Instagram's effect on museum culture another approach to keeping the art world insular?
Someone Now Owns a $450 Million Painting of Jesus
Real or not, da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' is believed to be the most expensive painting ever sold.
Life Inside Louisiana's Leprosy Quarantine Was Tragic and Inspirational
The stigma and lack of understanding of the disease shaped every facet of life for patients there, who started their own businesses, founded a newspaper, and had their own softball league.
Feedback from Museumgoers May Be Changing the Art World
Curators are paying attention to audiences at large.