Sasha Suda had been in the role for three years, but board members complained of a lack of transparency around the institution's recent rebranding

Using the museum's vast archive, this exhibition highlights the impact of war followed by optimism

The American football championship game on 9 February pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles—and museums in each city are offering up a Manet from their collection

The event featured speeches and performances by Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, Lady Gaga and others

This survey frames Cassatt—once dismissed as a lightweight painter of pretty portraits—as a skilful examiner of private realms

Administrators and unionised workers at the institution remain at an impasse over the issue of longevity pay

The union claims the institution has not implemented an agreement concerning length-of-service pay increases

The former curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London hops the pond

Plus, choreographer Wayne McGregor performance piece at London's Royal Opera House and Whistler's Mother returns to Philadelphia

Employees across the sector are turning to unions to fight for better wages, benefits and working conditions

The painting commonly referred to as “Whistler’s Mother” will be on view in an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art exploring artists’ portrayals of their mothers

Expert says he discovered two paint pigments that were only used in that combination by the Dutch Old Master at the time

The work will go on temporary display in Kansas City by late April

Philadelphia Museum of Art and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art have agreed that the institution in the losing city will send a work to the victorious city #MuseumBowl23

Following a contentious few weeks that capped two years of negotiations, workers and administrators are eager to move forward, even if some sore spots remain

Following two years of negotiations and a historic strike by the museum’s unionised workers, employees and leaders agreed to a contract

After a one-day strike failed to move negotiations forward, unionised workers at the museum have begun an indefinite strike

The strike by unionised employees of the museum was intended to put pressure on the administration amid protracted contract negotiations

With contract negotiations well into their second year, the union claims the museum’s leadership has been “repeatedly interfering with employees’ rights”

Workers at the museum have been without a contract since forming a union in 2020

Negotiations between the union and museum leadership have been ongoing since October 2020

In Philadelphia, Sasha Suda will succeed Timothy Rub, whose 13-year tenure included both major achievements and significant turmoil

The Duchamp research portal uses archival documents, correspondence and a wealth of images to paint a picture of the artist’s life and work in the US and France.

Eakins, who is celebrated far and wide in his native Philadelphia, was embroiled in controversy during his lifetime and made disturbing photos of young girls

In 1937 the work, which had belonged to art historian Sophie Küppers, was seized by Nazi authorities and eventually sold to New York collector A. E. Gallatin

The New York incarnation of this two-venue retrospective of the veteran American artist has sublime moments, but needs a much more thorough edit

Plus, Venice's tourism problem and Finnish artist Outi Heiskanen

Simultaneous shows in New York and Philadelphia cover the artist's seven-decade career and include more than 550 works in total

Leader oversaw an ambitious series of construction projects but has also contended with reports of midlevel management abuses and equity issues

So-called imperfections laid bare at the Philadelphia Museum of Art