Museums in Canada face several challenges to housing and preserving their collections, let alone displaying those items. And overcrowding is becoming a bigger issue, experts say, from what might be a surprising source — Canadians donating way more fine art and artifacts than the museums can possibly use. - CBC
“Six months after the blaze, more people have returned to their homes, or to the land where their homes once stood, and are assessing how to continue. How safe the post-burn areas are is an unresolved question.” - The Guardian (UK)
The Naoshima New Museum of Art “is likely to provide more fuel for global art pilgrims — some six million of them since 2004 — who have flocked to the islands, most taking a couple of trains and a ferry to experience major artworks in unusual settings.” - The New York Times
"Commissioned by Harvard professor Louis Agassiz and taken by Joseph T. Zealy in 1850, the daguerreotypes — an early form of photography exposed on copper plates — show Renty and Delia stripped to the waist.” Now, the images will go to one of their descendants. - Hyperallergic
The dismissal marks the first action Trump has taken against the Smithsonian Institution since an executive order he signed earlier this year that promised to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “anti-American ideology” from the museum and research body, which is partially funded by the federal government. - Washington Post
The news of his move to OpenAI felt something like learning that LeBron James was joining the Miami Heat: Jony Ive had become synonymous with Apple’s success, perhaps second only to Jobs. Now, after a period of independence, he was choosing a new team. - The New Yorker
“On the Twentynine Palms Highway, a makeshift billboard declares “JTAM” in tall black letters. … Except for that recently erected sign — plus a website, social media presence and a ‘community outreach project’ named Alien Robot Museum — JTAM does not exist. And it may never. The reason is not for lack of funding.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
While the Paris mothership is closed for a five-year renovation, items from its collection will be sent for exhibition at the museum’s satellites in Metz, Málaga, Shanghai — and, beginning in November 2027, a new outpost in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. (Branches in Brussels and Seoul, and possibly Jersey City, are in development.) - ARTnews
“Hirst plans to fill up 200 notebooks, each representing one year after his demise. ... ‘The idea,’ he (says), ‘is to have a certificate that says ‘Year One after Damien Dies: you’ve got the right to make this sculpture and you can trade the certificate before it isn’t made.’” - Artnet
“Art conservators were starting to panic after two critical ingredients for a glue called Beva 371 and used to line historical canvases were discontinued. However, researchers … have developed a new, safer version of the adhesive (which) comes in various forms, including a solvent-free extrusion that looks like rice noodles.” - ARTnews
“The 1897 canvas, Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona,” which was on sale at this year’s TEFAF in Maastricht, “had reportedly resided in Hungary for decades, but conflicting accounts from Hungarian and Austrian authorities have raised questions over whether the work was legally cleared to leave the country.” - Artnet
Paros wasn’t just rich in natural resources. It was also a hub for artistry and culture. At a dig on the site of Floga, Parikia, archaeologists found a large number of unfinished marble statues—evidence of the organized production of artwork in an ancient sculpture workshop. - Artnet
A parade of golden objects march across the mantel, relegating the traditional Swedish ivy to a greenhouse. Gilded Rococo wall appliqués, nearly identical to the ones at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, are stuck to the fireplace and office walls with the same level of aesthetic consideration a child gives her doll’s face. - The New York Times
“Striking juxtapositions, and the often contentious stories behind them, lie at the heart of the (Victoria & Albert Museum’s) new £65m facility, which provides a thrilling window into the sprawling stacks of our national museum of everything. But it is much more than just a window – it’s a total immersion.” - The Guardian
The museum of ancient Greco-Roman art and its collections survived the January fires, but 1,300 damaged trees have been removed from the grounds. The Villa will reopen on June 27 — on a limited Friday-to-Monday schedule, reservations required — with North America’s first major exhibition of art from the Mycenaean civilization. - Los Angeles Magazine
