NewsPhotography
Magnum signs five new photographers after its lack of diversity comes under attack
As the photographic agency shows signs of moving towards greater inclusion, affirmative action is a hot topic at the annual general meeting
NewsJob losses
Art Institute of Chicago lays off 51 employees
Cuts come as US museums slash costs in response to loss of revenue
NewsInterview
Kaywin Feldman on how America's National Gallery of Art will 'attract the nation and reflect it, too'
The Washington museum's first female director is breaking down old silos and diversifying the staff, collection and exhibitions
Newsdiversity
Curators at Guggenheim demand ‘urgent’ reforms of racial inequities at museum
In a letter to management, they call for minority hiring efforts and an inquiry into the treatment of guest curator
NewsInternational Council of Museums
Happy International Museum Day! Why today's digital event matters now more than ever
Suay Aksoy, president of Icom, says museums closed by Covid-19 lockdowns "need to champion themselves because their survival may depend on it"
Newsdiversity
After racial incident involving a student field trip, MFA Boston reaches accord on diversity
Agreement with state attorney general calls for museum to set up a $500,000 fund promoting inclusion
News
High Museum of Art’s new galleries honour their public
Non-white visitors have jumped from 15% to half of the museum’s attendance in just three years
Analysis
Take it to the top—how US museums are dealing with diversity
Institutions need all hands on deck to redress imbalances in jobs and programming
ArchiveExhibitions
Wiels Contemporary Art Centre as the Absent Museum: old and new works come together in centre's 10th anniversary exhibition
In the heart of Europe, a new show reflects a diverse and globalised world
ArchiveBooks
Books: Have curators and collectors replaced critics? Paul Wood demystifies while Alistair Hicks disappoints
Two very different books speak to a worrying trend in the critique of art
ArchiveActivism
Ethics and aesthetics: the increasing prominence of socially engaged art
Away from the glitz of record-breaking auction prices and extravagant art parties, austerity has given strength to a new movement of socially engaged artists
ArchiveArt Basel
While Art Basel's outlook stays cosmopolitan, US artists are left in the cold by curators
Documenta, Manifesta, La Triennale and the Kiev Biennale strike a different tone to the art market
ArchiveSweden
Swedish expert claims more women in positions of influence will lead to better arts funding
Pernilla Warberg says female bosses prefer culture to football
ArchiveEli Broad
Eli Broad addresses the American Association of Museums: “Get art out of the basement"
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
ArchiveTate Modern
New acquisitions by Tate Modern show commitment to diversifying collection
Art from across the globe has recently found a home in Bankside
Archivediversity
Representation and diversity: America is changing, but are its art museums?
Most major institutions are still run by white people, are supported by them, and tailor their exhibitions to suit them
Archivediversity
Works by “more diverse” artists for White House walls
Discreet approaches have been made to dealers who represent black, Hispanic, Asian and women artists
Archivediversity
Feminist art cracks the market’s glass ceiling
Historical trends of male art selling for more are being challenged
ArchiveBooks
New book gives an unsurprising look at the Metropolitan
A collection of interviews with museum employees—from director Philippe de Montebello to a café waitress—reveals few secrets
ArchiveTate
Tate aims to increase ethnic minority visitors
In the current funding agreement with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the gallery’s “Diversity strategy” is described as a “key priority”
ArchiveVenice Biennale
Women curators appointed for the first time ever, to be followed by an American in 2007
Less circus, more focus at the Venice Biennale
ArchiveFrance
Franco-German accord on cultural diversity
Accord reflects fear of American cultural imperialism
ArchiveKen Livingstone
Ken Livingstone has revealed his 10-year “Culture strategy” for the city
The key to the mayor’s plan is “diversity”
ArchiveOpinion
A formula for indifference
Why “cultural diversity” arts policies are condescending and do not enlarge the understanding of other cultures
ArchiveArtist interview
Magic and mystery are the main concerns of Abigail Lane in her new solo show
"Magic is one of my ongoing interests"
ArchiveCultural policy
Controversy over "ethnic targets" at British national museums
The government wants to set precise goals for the number of ethnic minority visitors to museums and make funding dependent on achieving them
ArchiveWhat's on
What's on in London: Glass extravagance at Mallett's and Richard Green’s cabinet of Dutch delights
Also on show are Ewan Uglow’s precise drawings at Browse and Darby and the diverse talents of Underwood at the Redfern Gallery
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
LGBT photography collection grows at the Guggenheim
A large archive of George Platt Lynes photographs, including portraits, fashion shots and homo-erotic studies, joins the Mapplethorpe bequest
ArchiveSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim's China exhibition: everything but the kitchen sink
This mega-show spanning five millennia focuses on “diversity rather than unity”, insists its organiser Sherman Lee, but does it risk homogenising Chinese art into a timeline?
ArchiveVietnam
French support cultural diversity with $3 million going to new Hanoi museum
President of France inaugurates huge new ethnological museum
ArchiveWhitney Museum of American Art
The vision for The Whitney under new leadership: less isolationist; diverse, rather than deep
David Ross, the new director reveals his ideas