The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025

The Best New York City Exhibitions of 2025

It’s been a big year in New York City — and not just because we (thankfully) got a new mayor. New and updated museums are everywhere you turn: The Studio Museum in Harlem is back and better than ever after a seven-year sabbatical, and the Frick’s spent some of...
Water Leak at Louvre Museum Damages Hundreds of Books

Water Leak at Louvre Museum Damages Hundreds of Books

It seems like the only way the Musée du Louvre can catch a break these days is through its pipes, after a water leak that damaged hundreds of books on-site came to light this weekend. Following the revelation of water damage underscoring the urgent need for the...
The Soundscape of Genocide in Gaza

The Soundscape of Genocide in Gaza

Over the past two years, the people of Gaza have been exposed to the sounds of bombs, drones, explosions, destruction, and sirens. These human-made sounds of terror have stood at the center of at least two of the United Nation Children’s Fund’s campaigns and are...
Matisse Prints Stolen From Brazil Library in Broad Daylight

Matisse Prints Stolen From Brazil Library in Broad Daylight

Thieves in Brazil snatched 13 artworks from a municipal library in São Paulo on Sunday, December 7, including eight engravings by French painter Henri Matisse and five works by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, as initially reported by local outlet Globo. A...
Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions

Lucas Museum Chief Curator’s Sudden Exit Raises Questions

The latest shakeup at the forthcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is the departure last week of Pilar Tompkins Rivas, the museum’s chief curator and deputy director of Curatorial and Collections, just months after 14% of the museum’s full-time staff was laid off. ...