Leading lights - Curators
As Trump exits the White House, the Trump baby balloon enters the Museum of London
On the week that President Donald Trump will leave the White House, a six-metre tall inflatable caricature of The Apprentice star turned president will enter the Museum of London’s collection. The […]
Smithsonian collects ephemera from insurrection at US Capitol Building
Curators at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC spent the aftermath of the January 6th unrest at the country’s capital collecting signs and posters. The ephemera […]
Statue of Robert E Lee quietly removed from DC, may be replaced with sculpture of civil rights activist
A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee has been removed from Washington DC following a summer that saw tensions over police brutality reach a breaking point. The monument is […]
Curator’s discover sheds new light on “Michelangelo’s Graffiti” at the Palazzo Vecchio
Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio is home to many treasures but it’s a bit of carved graffiti on the façade of the building that is receiving renewed interest recently. Known as L’importuno […]
Penn Museum to repatriate skulls of enslaved people held in the Morton Cranial Collection
The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Museum has announced it will repatriate a number of crania that belonged to enslaved peoples. The skulls are part of a larger collection of more […]
The V&A wants your COVID-19 signs to document life in lockdown
There’s no doubt that in a few generations, the COVID-19 pandemic will be included in history books. By then, people will have moved on, living lives less directly touched by […]
Curator Cecilia Alemani selected as artistic director for the 58th Venice Biennale
The 58th edition of the Venice Biennale wrapped up only weeks ago, but planning is already underway for the next biennale set for 2021. Kicking off new announcements for the […]
