The full story of colonial plundering lies not in museum displays but in unopened, uncatalogued boxes in store rooms
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What Museums Don’t Reveal About Religious Art
Two small exhibitions, one at the Met Cloisters, the other at the Wallach Art Gallery, bring the personal and political dynamics of devotional art to the fore.
Read MoreTop Ten Art Trends For 2022
Art trends come and go throughout the years, just as our tastes in food, interiors, and fashion change with time. Art constantly reinvents itself, and the quest for newness and uniqueness lies at the heart of artistic expression.
Read MoreWhy immersive art experiences will be all over your feed even more in 2022
The New Year usually brings new beginnings, but one thing will remain unchanged in 2022: the sheer volume of immersive art experiences that will drench our social media feeds on the daily. Although Vincent van Gogh was the focus of plenty of shows in 2021, immersive art lovers will be treated to […]
Read MoreIs the Museum-as-Nail Salon the Greatest Idea to Emerge From Lockdown? + Other Questions I Have About the Week’s Art News
A big bit of art news from last week was the protest organized by dozens of Dutch museums against “inconsistent” lockdown protocols, with art institutions shuttered by omicron—including the Van Gogh Museum and the Mauritshuis—defiantly reopening for a day as nail salons, barber shops, and gyms (because workout and grooming services were […]
Read MoreTravel log: A new digital afterlife for museum exhibitions
Art and other cultural heritage objects in Yale’s renowned collections tend to travel. The university’s museums and libraries frequently loan objects to one another, as well as to institutions across the country and abroad, for display in public exhibitions. The journeys of these pieces can generate commentary in the form […]
Read MoreHow museums can remove barriers to access for blind and partially sighted people
We tend to think of museums and galleries as visual spaces, but it’s important to remember that a visit to a museum can be just as worthwhile for blind and partially sighted individuals as it is for visitors who don’t live with visual impairments.
Read MoreForecasting 2022: The Cultural Trends We’re Watching This Year
For the cultural sector, 2022 opened on a minor note. The coming of Omicron has prompted a new ripple of museum closures and event postponements, as the world girds itself for yet another pandemic year. Which is not to say that the cultural outlook is entirely dim: digital projects continue to emerge, the NFT marketplace bustles […]
Read MoreHow Will 2021’s Digital Learnings Pave The Way For Museums In 2022?
Following a year of pandemic-accelerated innovation, 2021 saw the arts and culture sectors reorient themselves around the digital sphere. The need to continually engage their newfound audiences has compelled institutions to boost their virtual offerings, consider new mediums such as NFTs, and retool their approaches to inclusivity and accessibility.
Read MoreEnd of the pandemic and 7 good things that could happen in 2022
It may seem tough to believe at the moment, but 2022 does hold out the promise of good things. Despite everything, here are a few of the many good things the year has in store: Flying could get cheaper with a new airline in the sky Grand Egyptian Museum will […]
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