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Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of the New Museum

The museum promoted its longtime artistic director to lead a newly doubled OMA expansion and to sustain its international curatorial program.

Swiss Institute Buys Permanent Home on the Bowery

Royal Academy of Arts Names Helen Legg Artistic Director, Starting June 2026

Düsseldorf Art Academy Chief Defies Calls to Quit After Landtag Grilling

Elvira Dyangani Ose to Leave MACBA in April After Dispute Over Abu Dhabi Biennial Role

MAMBO’s Artistic Director Eugenio Viola to Exit in May as Accounts Differ on Why

SVA MFA Chair David A. Ross Resigns After DOJ Epstein Files Expose Years of Friendly Emails

Elvira Dyangani Ose to Lead Abu Dhabi Public Art Biennial’s Second Edition in 2026–27

AGO Faces Resignations and Governance Review After Rejecting Nan Goldin Acquisition Over Gaza Remarks

Sally Tallant Named Director of Hayward Gallery, Starting July 2026

Philip Tinari Named Deputy Director and Head of Art at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun

MoMA PS1 Drops Admission Fees for All Visitors for 2026–2028

Best New York Art of 2025 Reflects a Turbulent Year

Gaëtane Verna Steps Down as Wexner Center Director as OSU Assigns Provost to Guide Transition

Fondation Cartier Opens Jean Nouvel–Designed Home Facing the Louvre

Fondation Cartier Opens Reimagined Home Opposite the Louvre With Collection-Led Debut

Johanna Burton to Lead Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia

Sting Backs Baltic Centre With Gift to Secure Free Entry

Tate Modern Celebrates 25 Years with Iconic Art and Free Public Events

Nora Burnett Abrams to Lead Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art