Kader Attia Appointed Curator of 2027 Kochi-Muziris Biennale
The Kochi Biennale Foundation selected Kader Attia for its seventh edition, signaling a curatorial direction centered on postcolonial frameworks, pedagogy, and transregional publics.
85% of U.S. Museums Need Repairs, New Federal Survey Finds
A Government Accountability Office survey indicates that deferred maintenance is now a collection-risk issue for most U.S. museums, with smaller institutions carrying the heaviest burden.
How Collectors and Curators Should Evaluate Biennials During Political Crisis
A practical framework for assessing whether to visit, support, lend to, or publicly align with a biennial when labor disputes, sanctions questions, or geopolitical conflicts reshape the event.
Venice Biennale Strike Shuts More Than 15 Pavilions During Opening Week
A coordinated labor and Palestine-solidarity action closed or partially closed around 18 pavilions, forcing the Biennale to confront governance, sanctions risk, and cultural labor precarity in real time.
The Met’s $23 Million Internship Endowment Signals a New Donor Playbook
A new gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art locks in paid internships and underscores how major museums are steering philanthropy toward workforce infrastructure, not only acquisitions.
After 16 Years, Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound Opens as a Test of Cultural Infrastructure
The long-delayed MIS-RJ opens on Copacabana with an ambitious public profile, exposing how architecture, politics, and cultural policy now collide in major museum projects.
Fire at San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain Turns a Demolition Into a Public Flashpoint
A blaze during dismantling of Armand Vaillancourt’s fountain intensifies scrutiny of San Francisco’s $32.5 million Embarcadero redesign and its handling of contested public art.
How Collectors and Trustees Should Evaluate Museum Infrastructure Gifts in 2026
A practical framework for assessing whether major museum gifts to internships, archives, and operations produce lasting public value or temporary optics.
Chanel and Guggenheim Launch a New Cross-Atlantic Curatorial Fellowship
A new annual fellowship will place one MA or PhD researcher across Guggenheim sites in New York and Venice.