“Montclair State University officially opened The Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium at a special event on 11 April 2024. The new museum and learning centre will chronicle the history of Hinchliffe and serve as an educational resource for Paterson and Montclair State University students.”

“Ticket fees may seem high, particularly in destination cities where tourists are not likely to be dissuaded by spending a few more dollars. But ‘whatever museums charge, it is not covering their operating costs,’ says Javier Jimenez, a director at Lord Cultural Resources.

“How did a law created 60 years ago to protect nature in undeveloped areas come to do something else entirely—and, in the process, become counterproductive to its own goals?”

“A recent TED Talk video presents a bleak fate for our planet several decades from now if humans fail to address climate change in a meaningful way. The speaker, Shannon Odell, lays out what life on Earth might look like in 2050.”

“Climate Resilience Resources for Cultural Heritage (CRR) is a free online toolkit that gives individuals and organizations who care for cultural heritage the power to plan for climate change impacts and minimize damage from climate-related events.”

“The ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums receives entries, judged by an international Jury on the basis of the five dimensions of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely the 5 P’s: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership.“

“Archie Moore and the Mataaho Collective took home Golden Lions for Australia and New Zealand, respectively.”

“Everything Precious Is Fragile is an opportunity to collapse the conventions that define the nation in the global popular imagination.”

“Our team placed bets about what we thought would be exciting to see in the lagoon, but sometimes those expectations did not match up with reality. Here are our honest reviews.”

“The exhibition brings resounding echoes of resistance amid an enduring struggle for Indigenous autonomy across the American continents.”

“How is Adriano Pedrosa’s 2024 Venice Biennale? As a first impression, it’s just fine. It’s a show that confirms defiant earnestness as the tone of the moment. It’s a show that is doing its own thing while also feeling in lockstep with the macro trends of the last decade in the art industry. It’s a show where the dead outnumber the living by a lot (as they do!).”

“Unionised art handlers and facility workers at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York have staged multiple protests and rallies over the last three weeks. The latest action was held on 19 April, when about 30 union members assembled outside the museum during their lunch break for a rally to bring attention to their ongoing contract negotiations.”

“Along with spring flowers and rainstorms, a new crop of museum exhibitions is blooming in cities around the country, from Miami to Maryland. With major shows of contemporary artists Mickalene Thomas, Tyler Mitchell, and Raqib Shaw, plus spotlights on the late Lebanese artist Huguette Caland and beloved surrealist Salvador Dalí, here’s our list of the must-see art shows over the next few months.”

“La Nube, which means ‘the cloud’ in Spanish, is the first purpose-built children’s museum in El Paso. The name refers to the four-storey, cloud-shaped building. Across 70,000 square feet, guests will enjoy immersive exhibits and hands-on learning experiences that focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).”

“Inspired by Venice's relationship with glass and water, Luca Curci Architects has designed the stunning Floating Glass Museum. With the support of AI, the firm has created breathtaking renderings of the colorful structure, which blurs the lines between art and nature.”

“What does it mean to return to a land you are supposed to belong to as a descendant but in which you are functionally a foreigner?”

“A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society traces the city’s history through its long-forgotten monuments.”

“In a federal budget appropriately focused on creating new housing, advancing Indigenous selfdetermination, combatting hate, and creating a clean economy, there is an unfortunate lack of recognition of the role cultural heritage places and existing buildings play in creating housing, wellbeing, and supporting a green economy.”

“Based in Mongolia, UUHAI effortlessly combines the modern metal sound with its own traditional instruments and vocals. The band's name, UUHAI, comes from deep cultural traditions, as ‘shouting ‘uuhai' in unison has roots as a spiritual mantra as a sign of goodwill leading to good fortune and was used as a way of releasing energy, emboldening one’s spirits and stimulating the elements of one’s body.’”

“Indiana Jones, that dashing cowboy of the desert dig, coined the motto “It belongs in a museum,” but the sentiment rippled throughout the action films that followed, turning the colonizer’s theft into a fun adventure. Hollywood’s archeology genre has uplifted its protagonists into heroes that protect historical finds, ensuring that they find a new home in the clean, vapid spaces of the Western museum, locked forevermore inside a glass cabinet.”

“On Saturday, April 13, ACA Galleries announced that the artist, author, educator, and organizer passed away in her Englewood home at age 93. Tributes and remembrances poured in on social media, honoring Ringgold’s diverse practice and singular spirit.”

“The first completely immersive and animatronic exhibition curated by Dr Enrico Squazzini takes visitors back 66 million years to Earth’s prehistoric past. Here, they will experience an innovative vision of dinosaurs – the world’s favourite exhibition subject.”

“Debuting on 18 April, the Temple of Invention AR experience can be found in the museum’s Luce Foundation Center, ‘a space where we pilot innovative programs and new approaches to audience engagement,’ said Jane Carpenter-Rock, deputy director for museum content and outreach.”

“This repatriation exercise is momentous as it is the first repatriation of a natural history specimen in the Caribbean. It symbolises an important milestone for scientific research, cultural heritage preservation in the region, and repatriation as part of the reparatory justice for the Caribbean.”

“One Tlingit and Haida cultural resource officer told Tabachnik that the Denver Art Museum was ‘probably the worst museum’ they had dealt with. And Tabachnik says the museum has a history of denying repatriation requests.”

“Since 1986, Costa Rica has repatriated 3,650 archaeological assets from the United States and Europe. Last month, 395 of those artifacts arrived from Costa Rican diplomatic headquarters in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C., where they had been held for about a decade.”

“The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has returned an ancient Sumerian sculpture to Iraq following an internal review by the institution, which recently appointed a head of provenance research.”