Art has a way of making us travel twice: once across the globe, and once through time. From ancient civilizations to bold ...

Cultural authority in the coming decade may depend less on inherited prestige than on the capacity to sustain institutions through volatility. If the 20th Century was defined by ...

What was long optimistically termed the “encyclopedic museum” emerged during the European Enlightenment as an instrument for organizing knowledge, educating and even reforming its target audiences, ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- When you step inside Seismique, you'll feel like you've been transported to a sci-fi wonderland. The 40,000 square foot attraction is Houston's newest permanent art museum - and it's ...

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I am consulting with our peer institutions in Maine to find out what is working for them, while also meeting with Bates faculty and staff to learn about their visions for the museum. I’m hopeful that ...

Most museums stick to the tried and true approach of displaying art, history, or science in ways that feel familiar and safe. They showcase paintings behind velvet ropes, ancient artifacts under glass ...

Frida Kahlo, 1933, by Magda Pach, from Smithsonian museum collections; Taj Mahal, completed 1643, Agra, India; Starry Night, ca. 1889, by Vincent Van Gogh; The Calf ...