As it prepares to welcome social distancing visitors once it reopens, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is developing a strategy to convert elements of its in-person interactive exhibits to mobile apps, said Rayvn Manuel, senior application developer at the museum.

The world has ended, humanity is gone, and instead of a horrible, dead world, A Monster’s Expedition takes you to a lovely land full of islands with bits museum exhibitions of what is left of the human world, where you must make your way across by pushing around logs and […]

Museums seem like immortal places, with their august countenances and treasured holdings. Even in our TikTok era of diminishing attention spans, they draw more than 850 million visitors a year in the U.S., according to the American Alliance of Museums. But the coronavirus was not impressed, and the effects of the […]

Can you tell the difference between a genuine smile and a forced one? What is the true definition of happiness, and if you could choose to live in an artificial, Matrix-like world where only pleasant experiences happen, would you? These are the philosophical questions put to guests who visit the […]

A native New Yorker who has been going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art since childhood, Charles Baum is eager to see the institution reopen its doors in coming days after a five-month shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.

After more than five months in hibernation, the museums of New York are slowly starting to reopen, reawakening part of the cultural life of the city. “It’s important psychologically and spiritually for the people of New York City,” said Tom Finkelpearl, the city’s former cultural affairs commissioner. “When there’s turmoil, […]

Art is an ineffable asset in moments of crisis, something that needs to be actively protected and expressed. Let’s not forget this over the coming months, as museums begin experimenting with reopening. Art should be for everyone, and museums work hard to uphold that insanely democratic and unintuitive ideal.

Appreciating priceless works of art under open skies has been a beloved pastime for generations of art lovers who’ve gravitated to the world’s best outdoor museums and sculpture gardens. Now, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, such institutions have taken on a greater importance, allowing cooped-up locals and intrepid travelers […]

The coronavirus pandemic’s financial toll has some cultural institutions wondering whether they can ever recover A native New Yorker who has been going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art since childhood, Charles Baum is eager to see the institution reopen its doors in coming days after a five-month shutdown because […]

Uncertainty can be paralyzing, but one thing is certain in this time of COVID-19 — none of us knows what happens next. As a result, some art galleries, especially those based at universities, have announced that they will remain closed to the general public this fall. Others are open but […]