Museum News

Across the country, institutions are mounting exhibitions that connect ancient and modern periods, demonstrating the continuing influence of the art of the past.

The artist built an environmental installation that surrounds visitors at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, N.Y.

The new director of the National Museum of African Art talks about his passion for sharing the astonishing breadth of his parents’ continent.

Five fragments once associated with the famous scrolls were shown to have “characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin” according to a statement from the museum in Washington this week.

A multimedia exhibition aims to capture the spirit of creative chaos that came after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In building a world-renowned collection, Professor Fong counseled collectors, philanthropists and curators. He also taught at Princeton for 40 years.

“Whitney!” features items including dazzling outfits and Houston’s bible, provided by her family.

The museum director said that 80 percent of the fossil had been found after a huge fire ripped through the National Museum last month.

Our guide to new art shows and some that will be closing soon.

As more details emerged about the fate of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the museums said they would use their own money for events originally supported by Saudi funds.

Okwui Enwezor was hired to head the Haus der Kunst with fanfare in 2011. But in the wake of his exit in June, questions arose about his tenure.

The portrait holds pride of place in the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch national museum, and will remain on display so the public can see the process.

A new line of serving ware from the Whitney Museum relies on the designs of Sol LeWitt.

Cultural institutions in the United States have welcomed relationships with Saudi Arabia to help build understanding and fund ambitious programs.

Wrightwood 659, founded by the entrepreneur Fred Eychaner and Dan Whittaker, an architectural historian, is dedicated to architecture and activist art.

When it opened in 1866, the museum in Stockholm was one of Europe’s most modern. An ambitious overhaul aims to return it to that position.

Mit dem Humboldt Forum, das 2019 eröffnet werden soll, wollte sich das Land selbstbewusst und weltoffen präsentieren. Stattdessen ist eine hitzige Debatte über Deutschlands koloniale Vergangenheit entbrannt.

The Humboldt Forum, set to open in 2019, was meant to show the Germany as confident and open to the world. But it has ignited a debate about the past.

Spiritual sparks helped inspire the radical and visionary art of Hilma af Klint, the new (old) name to know. Her work is on view at the Guggenheim.

Our guide to new art shows and some that will be closing soon.