Here are this morning’s AJ highlights. Ireland’s basic income for artists pilot proves wildly effective yet stays small, reports Novara Media (UK). Brooklyn Public Library starts lending contemporary art like books, reviving a 1950s scheme (Artnet). Nigeria’s new Museum of West African Art sits ready but unopened, stalled by local politics. (BBC (MSN)). America’s federal museums reopen and count billions lost to shutdowns, according to NPR. Disney finds another billion for “content” that mostly buys sports rights. (The Hollywood Reporter).
The rest of today’s stories below:
