The National Museum of Women in the Arts Reopens
After being closed to the public for nearly two years for a $70 million renovation project, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) has reopened with improved research …
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An Interview with SculptureCenter Curator Jovanna Venegas
In January, Jovanna Venegas will join the esteemed team at SculptureCenter as its new curator, replacing Sohrab Mohebbi, who has been with the institution since 2018 and was named its …
Review: “Speechless” at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. …
An SFMOMA Acquisition Brings Artists with Disabilities to the Forefront
In the 1970s, artist Florence Katz and her psychologist husband Elias founded what would become a pioneering nonprofit in the garage of their home in Berkeley, California, as a response …
History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise
In the last hard days of World War I, just two weeks before world powers agreed to an armistice, a doctor wrote a letter to a friend. The doctor was …
Review: ‘A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845’
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. …
Discovery of buried coins in Wales turns out to be Roman treasure: “Huge surprise”
Two sets of coins found by metal detectors in Wales are actually Roman treasure, the Welsh Amgueddfa Cymru Museum announced in a news release. The coins were found in Conwy, …
The British Museum fires employee for suspected theft of ancient treasures
The British Museum, home to the largest collection of artifacts in the world, has fired a staff member on suspicion of stealing and damaging items including gold, gems and centuries-old …
Top Wine Museums in France
No surprise that the country most associated with wine history has a few museums dedicated to the topic. Beaune and Bordeaux are the undisputed wine royalty and, as such, each …