“In a letter to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ new, Trump-appointed acting director, the agency's advisory board emphasised that its activities are governed by Congress.”

The American Alliance for Museums has a put together a step-by-step guide to helping save the Institute of Museum and Library Services. It includes templates for contacting your elected officials, draft scripts and language for email and social media outreach. You can find it all here.  

“The largest archaeology museum in the world, and the largest institution dedicated to just one civilization, the vast, sprawling $1 billion complex laid out across some 120 acres was built to fit over 50,000 artifacts spanning 3,000 years, from the prehistoric era of 7,000 BCE through to the rise of the Roman Empire.”

“Something new is coming to the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst. While the museum closed to the public in November so crews could begin work on interior renovations, there’s still been a lot going on at the site, located just a few minutes outside of Barrie.”

“Artist Jedrick Thorassie revealed his series of works, entitled My Peoples Journey, for a special one-day viewing at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on Sunday.

The exhibit, which was accessible to the public in conjunction with Free Museum Day, reflects on the Sayisi Dene people's forced relocation to Churchill in 1956, the racism they experienced, their survival, and the eventual return to their land at Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba.”

Pelli Clarke & Partners have shared news of their completed renovation and expansion of the Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Their reworking of the original Carlton Abbot design of 1983 includes a 42,000-square-foot expansion while renovating the existing 17,000-square-foot facility to enable more modern exhibitions programming and research of its 8,000-object permanent collection.

“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced plans to increase its giving over the next two years to 6 percent of its endowment in response to the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal funding and programs.”

Lord Cultural Resources provided research, strategy development and program design services to The MacArthur Foundation. The team explored how to best support arts and cultural strategies that can contribute to advancing spatial, community, and economic development in Chicago’s neighborhoods.

“Curator Iris Moon knew she wanted to bring the voices of Asian-American women into Monstrous Beauty, and an audio guide provided the perfect platform.”

“It is a Gilded Age gem full of Old Masters, from Vermeer to Holbein. Now, after a ravishing $300m revamp, it is even more welcoming. Our writer revels in its silk-clad walls and the freshly trickling fountain of its light-filled sculpture court.”

“Temporal dislocation—the sensation of experiencing multiple temporalities at once—can be felt inside three galleries of New York’s Americas Society/Council of the Americas, now host to the latest collaboration of Beatriz Cortez and rafa esparza. Titled ‘Earth and Cosmos,’ it’s exhibition of sculpture and installation art with vast ambitions.”

“Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain’s largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip in stunningly well-preserved wax.”

“The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss town of Neuchâtel is offering its residents a novel medical option: Expose yourself to art and get a doctor’s note to do it for free.”

“Was it a crime? A prank? A work of art? A new documentary unveils the full story of an artist collective’s secret mall apartment, and other ephemeral actions.“

“Perhaps more than any other art form, gardens give us particular, material insight into the relationships between humans and their environment. So proposed the renowned garden historian John Dixon Hunt, who described gardens as ‘sophisticated… deliberate… and complex in their mixture of culture and nature.’”

“Institutions are opening at a rapid clip, but 'we have too many artists and too few established galleries,' according to one dealer.”

“A new study ‘provides statistical support for the often-overlooked contributions of female scribes over time,’ said researcher Åslaug Ommundsen.”

“This growth raises essential questions: How can we consolidate a design approach that ensures equitable access to spaces, resources, and services? How can we make emerging and consolidated metropolises more inclusive and accessible?”

“Following the release of a video showing a proposed HKS-designed stadium for the Cleveland Browns, we've rounded up seven stadiums in progress across the US, including a domed baseball arena by BIG in Las Vegas.”

“Researchers have found that ChatGPT ‘power users,’ or those who use it the most and at the longest durations, are becoming dependent upon — or even addicted to — the chatbot.”

“If you don’t understand how digital tech is changing, you’ll be swallowed by it. From post-quantum algorithms and thermodynamic hardware to open source architectures and apocalypse-proof programming, WIRED journeys to the freaky frontiers of modern computing.”

“Among the new trustees appointed to the British Museum is an academic expert opposed to the return of antiquities taken from their country of origin in colonial contexts, such as the museum’s most contested holding, the Parthenon Marbles.”

“The sculpture was identified by the online heritage activist group Lost Arts of Nepal as matching one stolen from Kathmandu.”