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San Francisco
fromFuncheap
1 day ago

Free "Legion of Honor" Museum Day for Bay Area Residents (Every Saturday)

Every Saturday, Bay Area residents can enjoy free general admission to the Legion of Honor's permanent galleries with advanced ticket reservations.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
1 day ago

SF's newest museum is one tiny room. Guests make appointments months in advance.

The Commission Vault Museum in San Francisco showcases the history of the Recreation and Park Department in a small, unique space.
NYC music
fromGothamist
1 day ago

MoMA PS1 is turning 50. Here's how it's celebrating.

Queens Museum MoMA PS1 celebrates its 50th anniversary with free admission and diverse programming, including a block party and exhibitions.
#philanthropy
fromFast Company
3 days ago
Fundraising

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago
Fundraising

Exhibit explores legacy of Cornell's most generous donor | Cornell Chronicle

Chuck Feeney gave away billions through Atlantic Philanthropies, including nearly $1 billion to Cornell and $8 billion globally, while keeping his philanthropy secret.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
3 days ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
SOMA, SF
fromArchitectural Digest
4 days ago

Inside the New Museum's Long-Awaited Addition, Designed by OMA

OMA designed a glass-covered tower that integrates with an older building, featuring a complex atrium and stairway, creating a unique architectural experience.
#brooklyn-museum
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 days ago
Brooklyn

From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming * Brooklyn Paper

fromBrooklyn Paper
4 days ago
Brooklyn

From happy hours to orchestra concerts, Brooklyn Museum unveils April lineup of community programming * Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Brooklyn Museum Plans $13 Million Overhaul for New African Art Galleries

Brooklyn Museum will renovate galleries for its African art collection, opening a 6,400-square-foot space in 2027 featuring 300 works from antiquity to today.
London
fromianVisits
5 days ago

10 to visit: Queer Britain museum leans harder on 'pay what you can' model

Queer Britain museum has increased visibility of its £10 entry fee while struggling to attract mainstream visitors despite its important social and political exhibitions.
Mission District
fromMission Local
6 days ago

At the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, tensions rise between admin and volunteer guides

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will restructure its docent program, transitioning to a new training model and renaming it 'Museum Guides.'
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Natural disasters and political instability hampered U.S. museum attendance in 2025

U.S. museum attendance in 2025 was significantly impacted by natural disasters and political instability, with notable declines in several major institutions.
fromHarvard Business Review
1 week ago

Treat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients

Most for-profit companies still confine nonprofit relationships to corporate philanthropy. Donations flow through foundations, annual reports highlight community contributions, and nonprofit engagement is framed as evidence of corporate responsibility.
Non-profit organizations
Marketing
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

Marketing 'Best Practices' That May Be Holding Your Nonprofit Back

Nonprofits should challenge outdated marketing practices by prioritizing leader visibility, impact-focused messaging, and relationship-building over transactional approaches to build stronger audience connections and sustainable growth.
#museum-funding
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 days ago

POC Arts Nonprofits Face Severe Staffing Challenges, Survey Finds

Many museums led by people of color in the Northeast struggle with staffing and funding, impacting their ability to serve communities.
Mission District
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

SF institution to offload massive building downtown

The Contemporary Jewish Museum has listed its downtown San Francisco building for sale following its December 2024 closure due to financial struggles and slow post-pandemic recovery.
#museum-expansion
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Archiving the Technosphere: How Museum Architecture Mediates Human-Made Systems

The contemporary technology museum has emerged as a performative participant in the systems it seeks to document. The architecture of these institutions has become increasingly fluid and bold, often mirroring the velocity and complexity of the systems it houses. They operate as mediators between the human, the ecological, and the technological realms, transforming from encyclopedic warehouses into active educational engines.
Science
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

Opportunities in April 2026

Monthly opportunities for artists include residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from various organizations.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

Downtown Portland arts centers need $336 million in deferred maintenance * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland's three downtown performing arts buildings require approximately $336 million in deferred maintenance over the next 10-30 years, with Metro transferring management to the city.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications for art-related positions often include unconventional traits and low compensation.
#arts-funding
Arts
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

The New Museum Returns, but Humans Are Left Behind

The exhibition explores humanity's struggle against technology through diverse multimedia installations and thought-provoking artworks.
Fundraising
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections Guernsey purchased Beatrice House for £1m to create a community hub where younger and older islanders connect through intergenerational activities and support services.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Comment | Museums must be the leaders in a moral revolution

Bregman claims, 'Today the whole of Europe risks turning into one big Venice, a beautiful open-air museum. A great destination for Chinese and American tourists. A place to admire what was once the centre of the world.' This statement encapsulates the concern that Europe is losing its cultural significance.
Arts
Arts
fromCurbed
2 weeks ago

The Art World Nervously Turned Out for the New Museum Reopening

The New Museum's renovation enhances gallery space, allowing for expansive, immersive exhibitions that transform the art viewing experience.
Music
fromArtsjournal
2 months ago

Director of Artistic Operations

Director of Artistic Operations coordinates artistic planning, rehearsal and touring logistics, budgets, and systems for The Knights; requires orchestral experience, strong communication, and travel flexibility.
US news
fromTime Out New York
2 months ago

New York State Museum's $150 million comeback is officially underway

A $150 million renovation revitalizes the New York State Museum with rotating exhibitions, a kids zone, reopened café and gift shop, and increased family-focused programming.
Education
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Portland Art Museum's Bold New Vision for Youth and Community Education and Engagement * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland Art Museum transformed spaces to prioritize K–12 education with transparent, tech-enabled learning studios and youth galleries integrated visibly into the museum.
UX design
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Virtual Museums: A Closer Look at This Exit Strategy

Virtual museums improve access but cannot fully replicate physical presence, and they pose accessibility, preservation, and trust challenges.
Remodel
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Forum, Depot, Maze: Toward a Plural Ecology of Museums

Museums should shift from fixed, authoritative narratives to porous spatial ecologies that grant visitors greater agency and make process and back-of-house visible.
Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

What Is the Mellon Foundation Doing to Higher Education?

Humanities face long-standing crises—chronic underfunding, limited graduate support and jobs, STEM prioritization, and risks from institutional control threatening intellectual freedom.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Meet the Woman Who Made Museums More Accessible

Lorena Bradford, the National Gallery of Art's first head of Accessible Programs, transformed museum accessibility by creating intentional programs for disabled visitors, including ASL tours, memory loss programs, and medical student training initiatives.
#mfa-boston
#imls-grants
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

To gain public trust, make art central to science communication

Art-science collaborations should be supported and normalised to communicate science, strengthen public trust, and develop researchers' observational, creative, and empathetic skills.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Inside the hunt for British Museum's missing treasures

The Independent funds on-the-ground, paywall-free investigative reporting while a six-person British Museum team celebrates breakthroughs in tracing missing Greek and Roman treasures with a golden bell.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Plan to Close DePaul Art Museum Faces Community Backlash

DePaul University will close its art museum on June 30 due to projected budget deficits, prompting over 2,000 faculty and students to oppose the decision.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Does Personal Investment Hurt Fundraising? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

I've seen this before-many times, in fact. What you're describing is not unheard of in the nonprofit sector. Founder energy is one of the most powerful forces driving new missions into the world. It can also be one of the riskiest. Many organizations, especially those built from lived experience, passion, and necessity, begin with little more than a vision, a problem to solve.
Fundraising
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

NYC's New Culture Commissioner

Diya Vij appointed as NYC culture commissioner brings community-focused curatorial expertise; Frieze LA features artistic resistance to contemporary issues; historical jazz photography emerges from FBI censorship.
#museum-labor
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Hirshhorn's New Loan Program Will Share Its Hidden Masterpieces Nationwide | Artnet News

Hirshhorn is loaning over 200 American masterpieces to museums in all 50 states and Puerto Rico to expand access for up to five years.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

This New Advisory Wants to Help Artists Master Their Money | Artnet News

Artist Money Matters provides tailored financial tools and advisory to artists, covering cash-flow, pricing, contracts, taxes, grants, budgeting, and studio sustainability.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Philadelphia Art Museum Says Goodbye to "PhAM"

There was no good reason to rename it, and in the end, I think the fundamental logic that went into that decision didn't withstand scrutiny or deeper analysis,
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

NYC Deserves a Culture Commissioner Who Cares

A commissioner must practice partnership to translate cultural-sector knowledge into policy and budgets, sustaining institutions and equitable civic collaboration amid New York City's affordability crisis.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art Movements: The Brooklyn Museum's New Top Contemporary Art Curator

Brooklyn Museum Fills Its Top Contemporary Curator Spot Robert Wiesenberger was named senior curator of contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum, a post that has been vacant since the departure of Eugenie Tsai in 2023. He comes from the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he was curator of contemporary projects, and was previously a curatorial fellow at the Harvard Art Museums.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

After the Strike, Will Art Galleries Be Allies?

If deleting the social media post tomorrow would change nothing about how artists are paid or how resources are allocated, the gallery's allyship is disposable.
Arts
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

This underrated, tiny west London museum is celebrating its 100th birthday with a blockbuster year of exhibitions in 2026

Leighton House celebrates its 100th year with exhibitions and workshops showcasing its history, international influences, Arab Hall origins, and restored collections.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

When Artists Lose Their Archives

An artist lost a storage unit and later discovered parts of their work were sold online without notification, stripping authorship and meaning.
Arts
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Bank of America's "Museums On Us" Free Museum Weekend (2026)

Bank of America, Merrill, or U.S. Trust credit/debit cardholders receive one free general admission to participating museums on the first full weekend each month.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Gallery Shows Featuring Estates Are Everywhere. Here Are 5 to Catch

Exhibitions of deceased artists and estates are rising, signaling momentum for historical reappraisals and potentially making January a season for such shows.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

X Museum Director You Yang on China's Another Private Museum Boom

China’s urban growth and tech capital are driving museum diversification beyond Beijing and Shanghai, producing new institution types that reflect shifting social and cultural dynamics.
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art for Dignity

As if demolishing the East Wing, gutting arts agencies, and slapping his name and face on several federal buildings weren't enough, the US president now wants to do away with a DC building known as the "Sistine Chapel of New Deal art." This week, we reported on a burgeoning campaign to save the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, which houses murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, Seymour Fogel, and other major American artists. We will continue to follow this story.
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