A museum dedicated to African-American history in financial difficulties
The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina, announced last week that all of its employees, even management,…
In Mexico City, the Dolores Olmedo Museum is banking on Frida Kahlo
The Dolores Olmedo Museum, named after the Mexican collector who was notably the patron of Diego Rivera (1886-1957), reopened its…
A National Pass to visit 500 monuments
Catherine Pgard chose Versailles to send a signal to the heritage sector. On June 11, at the Château’s Orangery, during…
A new Gaudí Museum will open in Barcelona
As we commemorate the centenary of the death of Antoni Gaudí (June 10, 1926), Barcelona City Hall has announced that…
Judith Pargamin takes over as director of the Toulouse Museum
The Toulouse Metropolis announced Monday June 8 the appointment of Judith Pargamin as director of the Museum of Natural History…
American museum buildings in a worrying state
In the United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO, the audit, evaluation and investigation body of Congress), published an alarming…
The Ecce Homo of Antonello of Messina honors the National Museum of Abruzzo
The L’Aquila Museum celebrated Monday June 8 the arrival of theEcce Homoan exceptional painting by Antonello da Messina created around…
A report on museum security full of bias
France. “Safer museums. To protect the heritage of those who do not have it”: the second part of the title…
The Basque Museum of Bilbao reopens its doors after 4 years of work
Since its closure in October 2021, the Basque Museum of Bilbao has carried out major expansion and restructuring works. The…
When museums stir visitors’ senses
France. Horse manure! Here is a fragrance that we clearly did not expect to smell when visiting an exhibition on…
Closed for eight years, the Cadiz Museum has no prospects
Spain. Props hold up the ceilings, water infiltrations recur and the collections remain inaccessible to the public and researchers. Since…
The Château de Compiègne continues its modernization
Compiègne (Oise). With around 100,000 visitors per year, the Château de Compiègne attracts fewer visitors than before Covid-19. This 35,000…