Nights at the Museum Are Coming Back
New York, Today
The American Museum of Natural History will revive the sleepover nights next month. There’s a new movie in the works, too.
In Jeffrey Gibson’s Sculptures, Child’s Play and Indigenous Truths
Arts, Yesterday
On the Met’s facade, a Native artist honors parkland animals and engages his widest audience yet.
Photography’s Next Generation, Bursting Out of the Frames
Arts, Yesterday
On the 40th anniversary of the New Photography series at MoMA, 13 artists and collectives on three continents find ties that bind — and a resurrection.
36 Hours in Sedona, Ariz.
Interactive, Yesterday
Luxury experiences are on the rise, but the best things in this red rock landscape — hikes, stargazing and even energy vortexes — are free.
An Artist’s Do-Over in Double Time
Arts, Yesterday
Stephen Prina borrows beats from John Bonham and Keith Moon for a series of performances coming to MoMA. His work is both loving homage and striking original.
Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History
Opinion, September 10
Jeffrey Toobin talks with Bryan Stevenson about surviving the politics of fear in 2025.
A Collective Video Diary of 9/11, in 500 Hours
Arts, September 10
The New York Public Library has acquired what may be the largest collection of crowdsourced footage of the attacks and the shellshocked aftermath.
A New 9/11 Generation: These Children Promise to Never Forget
U.S., September 10
A generational shift has been taking place at the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in New York City.
Arrest Warrant Says Buyer of ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Knew It Was Looted
Arts, September 9
Investigators are pursuing criminal charges against a wealthy collector who has challenged the assertion that the Roman-era antiquity he bought for $1.3 million had been stolen from Turkey.
Roll Over, Warhol: Taking the ’60s Beyond Pop Art
Arts, September 9
A thrillingly revisionist history of the era at the Whitney Museum uncovers a current of art that sprang from eros and the uncensored minds of R. Crumb, Martha Edelheit and others.
Parody, Punk and ‘Terrorist Drag’: Inside the World of Vaginal Davis
Arts, September 9
She has come a long way, from the scrappy Los Angeles scene to working with prestigious museums and universities.
Sally Mann, in Her Golden Hour, Faces Fresh Culture Wars
Arts, September 9
One of America’s finest memoirists, in photos and in prose, is at the peak of her powers in “Art Work”— and wondering if her pictures will survive.
Britain’s National Gallery Expands Collection to 20th-Century Works
Arts, September 8
The museum, renowned for its collection of paintings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, has announced a plan to collect more recent paintings.
Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime
U.S., September 8
President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.
Death of Arts Patron Who Made Disputed $10 Million Donation Is Ruled a Suicide
Arts, September 8
Matthew Christopher Pietras, a young philanthropist sought after by some of New York’s leading arts institutions, died by suicide, the city’s chief medical examiner ruled.
Kara Walker Deconstructs a Statue, and a Myth
Arts, September 8
As part of the group exhibition “Monuments,” the artist took a Stonewall Jackson bronze and transformed it into a radically new, unsettled thing.
Barbara Jakobson, Art World Power Broker in New York, Dies at 92
Arts, September 5
A longtime trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, she was a savvy collector who befriended young artists like Robert Mapplethorpe and made her townhouse a showcase.
Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum
U.S., September 5
It was unclear exactly how the federal government would take control of the site in Lower Manhattan. As a candidate, Mr. Trump offered a preview of one potential option.
Amy Sherald, Having Canceled Her Smithsonian Show, Will Take Paintings to Baltimore
Arts, September 4
The artist had canceled the show in July, citing concerns about censorship at the Smithsonian. Now, the exhibition will be restaged at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
36 Hours in the Costa Brava, Spain
Interactive, September 4
The raw beauty of Spain’s “wild coast” has long lured artists and intellectuals.
Smithsonian Responds to Trump’s Demand for a Review of Its Exhibits
Arts, September 3
In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.
Louvre Museum Names Advocate for African Art Repatriation as Next ‘Great Thinker’
Arts, September 3
The appointment of Bénédicte Savoy underscores France’s changing views on the issue of returning artifacts that were wrongly taken during the colonial period.
Former Smithsonian Museum Director Heads to Milwaukee
Arts, September 3
Kim Sajet, who stepped down as director of the National Portrait Gallery after President Trump said he was firing her, is becoming director of the Milwaukee Art Museum.
The Push to Revise American History at the Smithsonian
The Daily, September 3
The White House has made demands to reshape American history at one of the largest museum complexes in the world.
A.I. Enters the Museum
Magazine, September 3
Talented artists are using the technology to do what talented artists always will: ask human questions and express human ideas.
A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever
Arts, September 2
There’s a bumper crop of museums opening from Taiwan to Paris to Harlem. Look for stand-alone buildings, extensions, remade landscapes — and two presidential libraries.
The Art to See This Fall, According to Our Chief Critic
Arts, September 2
Spirituality and politics influence major N.Y.C. and L.A. exhibits, and shows featuring Tom Lloyd, Wifredo Lam, Coco Fusco and Vaginal Davis are must-sees.
Art’s New Season Offers Rauschenberg and More Headliner Shows for Fall
Arts, September 2
Monet, Manet and Morisot are highlights, but also an exhibition of decommissioned historical monuments and a show of punishing performance art.
14 Art Shows Worth Traveling for, From Europe to the West Coast
Arts, September 2
This fall, see Jacques-Louis David, Sheila Hicks and Gerhard Richter in Paris, Kerry James Marshall in London, Fra Angelico in Florence and more.
Sylvain Amic, Musée d’Orsay President Who Aimed to Democratize Art, Dies at 58
Arts, September 1
His formative years in sub-Saharan Africa had made him sensitive to France’s restitution of treasures taken from the continent during colonial times.
29 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in September: Dua Lipa, Street Parties and More
Arts, September 1
The pop diva is one of several to hold court at Madison Square Garden in September, and the West Indian American Day Parade and other celebrations return.
A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris
World, August 31
The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.
Las colinas de ‘La novicia rebelde’ siguen vivas en Austria
En español, August 30
Han pasado 60 años desde que la película se estrenó en cines. A pesar de atraer millones de dólares en turismo a Austria cada año, desconcierta a muchos lugareños.
Trump Has Lunch With Smithsonian Chief as He Presses for Museum Changes
Arts, August 28
Lonnie G. Bunch III met with the president at the White House as the cultural institution faces a push by the administration to review the content of its exhibitions.
Behind Trump’s Targeting of the Smithsonian
Video, August 28
The Trump administration has published a list of exhibits it considers objectionable and has ordered a review of several Smithsonian museums. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what’s behind these actions and what they could mean.
Mississippi Museum Acquires Gun Linked to Emmett Till’s Murder
U.S., August 28
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum put the gun on display Thursday, soon after the federal government released thousands of pages of records on the Till case.
Why Marie Antoinette’s Influence Endures
T Magazine, August 28
Plus: a new palazzo hotel in Florence, ceramic dishes in citrus colors and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Homeland Security’s Embrace of Art Reopens an Old Debate
Arts, August 28
Showcasing “American Progress,” John Gast’s tableau of Manifest Destiny, is of a piece with the administration’s desire for a more traditional view of American history.
Austria’s Hills Are Still Alive, 60 Years Later
World, August 28
In Salzburg, an anniversary of “The Sound of Music” looks grand through a child’s eyes, even if the locals are gazing elsewhere.
Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright
Science, August 27
A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.
Van Gogh Museum in Fight With Dutch State That Threatens Its Future
Arts, August 27
Its director says that the Amsterdam museum could close unless the culture ministry increases funding to pay for a refurbishment.
All the Things Trump Thinks He Owns
Opinion, August 27
The White House is not the president’s property. Neither is Smithsonian. Or Washington itself.
20 Years After Katrina, a Film Series Reclaims New Orleans
Movies, August 27
The Museum of Modern Art’s When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.
‘Art History Is Disabled All Around Us’: What Disability Art Means Now
T Magazine, August 27
As the U.S. rolls back aid and protections, these contemporary artists are making the art world, at least, more open.
For a Museum in Melbourne, a Cabinet of Virtuosity
Arts, August 26
Nipa Doshi’s furniture commission, which evokes both religious and self-care rituals, honors some of the influential women in her life.
A Museum Show About Disability Asks: ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’
Arts, August 26
“Design and Disability,” on view in London, goes beyond the precepts of “universal design” to celebrate particular identities and bodies.
Trump dice que quiere entrar al cielo. Debería estar preocupado
En español, August 25
“Quiero intentar llegar al cielo si es posible”, dijo el presidente de Estados Unidos la semana pasada. Blanquear la tortuosa historia de esclavitud en el país no es la manera de lograrlo.
Trump Once Praised the Black History Museum That He Is Now Attacking
U.S., August 25
President Trump’s 2017 tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture seems a distant memory.
Sheila R. Canby, Curator at the Met Who Humanized Islam, Dies at 76
Arts, August 25
In overseeing the expansion of the Islamic art galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, she countered hostile narratives about the Muslim world that arose after 9/11.
Museum’s Update Sends a Message: Native Artists Are Still Here
Arts, August 25
At San Francisco’s de Young, an Indigenous team of scholars and artists is rethinking the display of Native objects and helping to rebuild fraught community ties.
You’re Looking at Art. Someone Blocks Your View. Then What?
Arts, August 25
For some art lovers, there’s no pathway too narrow for a casual scooch between a spectator and a painting to seem unwise.
As Trump Targets the Smithsonian, Museums Across the U.S. Feel a Chill
Arts, August 23
Some museums are changing or canceling exhibits, especially those that involve artworks that engage with gender, sexuality and race.
Will Museums Fight Back Against Trump?
U.S., August 22
The president’s attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and other museums have become an effort to redefine why such places exist.
Chris Doyle, Artist Who Brought the Inanimate to Life, Dies at 66
Arts, August 22
He used animation and other media to create worlds inhabited by anthropomorphic machines and industrious creatures. One curator described his work as “Narnia on acid.”
White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable
Arts, August 22
The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.
36 Hours in Normandy, France
Interactive, August 21
A weekend in Caen and Deauville offers travelers a full immersion of the northern French region.
In Trump’s Ideal Picture of America, Diversity Is Taboo
U.S., August 21
Using the full power of the federal government, President Trump has promoted a vision of America that challenges the legitimacy of the Black experience.
The Makers of ‘BoJack Horseman’ Take Family Matters by the Reins
Arts, August 21
“Long Story Short,” a new animated series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg with art by Lisa Hanawalt, trades the talking animals for kvetching humans.
Trump dice que el Smithsonian insiste mucho en ‘lo mala que fue la esclavitud’
En español, August 20
La Casa Blanca le ha exigido a sus museos que ajusten cualquier contenido que considere problemático en cuanto a “tono, encuadre histórico y alineación con los ideales estadounidenses”.
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
U.S., August 20
The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.
Young People of Color Flocked to This Show. It Made Them Feel Seen.
Arts, August 19
The exhibition “Beloved Suburbs” drew more than 150,000 visitors to France’s Museum of the History of Immigration. “We really recognize ourselves in the exhibition,” one said.
Need a Labor Day Getaway? Six Alternative Destinations
Travel, August 19
From theaters and museums to kayaking and hiking, here are some of our favorite spots within a two-hour radius, by plane or train, from six major U.S. cities.
Censoring the Smithsonian, and History
Opinion, August 18
Readers condemn the Trump administration’s plans to remove some Smithsonian exhibits. Also: Secrets of aging well.
A Modern Shout-Out to the Old ‘Gray Lady’
Times Insider, August 17
A cardboard placard from a rally for press freedoms in 2017 sits in the Museum at The Times.
$5,000-Per-Plate Dinner Tests Museum Ban on Political Fund-Raisers
Arts, August 15
Carnegie Museums employees objected that a fund-raiser for a nonprofit with ties to a senator had violated museum policy against renting space for partisan political events.
Trump’s Attempt to Make Museums Submit Feels Familiar
Opinion, August 15
MAGA would fill museums with self-glorifying kitsch, the aesthetic lingua franca of all authoritarians.
Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
U.S., August 14
The armed and masked agents assembled outside a museum where the governor was speaking in what Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles called “a provocative act.”
Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say
World, August 14
A Scottish man is under investigation for aggravated theft, police officials said, after visiting the ancient Italian site.
These Artists Want You to Stop and Smell the Waste
Arts, August 14
In a cleareyed show at MoMA PS1 in Queens, artists wrestle with the refuse of consumer society. They’re not just worried about the environment. They’re rummaging for the human spirit.
Historians Alarmed by White House Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits
Arts, August 13
The Trump administration’s plan to, in effect, audit the content of Smithsonian museums drew criticism from groups that represent scholars and promote free speech.
How the Intrepid Moved a World War II Fighter Plane
Metro, March 13
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
5 Years After Covid Closed the Theaters, Audiences Are Returning
Culture, March 12
Broadway is almost back, and pop music tours and sports events are booming. But Hollywood, museums and other cultural sectors have yet to bounce back.
Brooklyn Museum Will Lay Off Employees and Scale Back Exhibitions
Culture, February 7
The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions.
California Historical Society to Dissolve and Transfer Collections to Stanford
Culture, January 28
The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush.
The Met Museum Is Rebounding, but Not With International Visitors
Weekend, July 24
The museum said it attracted more local visitors during the past year than it did before the pandemic, but only half the international visitors.
San Francisco’s Arts Institutions Are Slowly Building Back
Culture, July 3
Although attendance remains down from prepandemic levels, the city’s arts groups are having some success getting audiences to return.
A Steadying Force for the Africa Center Is Stepping Down
Culture, April 11
Uzodinma Iweala, chief executive of the Harlem institution, will leave at the end of 2024 after guiding it through pandemic years and securing funds.
Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts
Culture, April 9
The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?
Audience Snapshot: Four Years After Shutdown, a Mixed Recovery
Culture, March 12
Covid brought live performance to a halt. Now the audience for pop concerts and sporting events has roared back, while attendance on Broadway and at some major museums is still down.
Through Catastrophe, and in Community, the Art of Daniel Lind-Ramos
Weekend, May 4
A storm, a pandemic, and Black Puerto Rican history pervade his work at MoMA PS 1, with materials sourced from daily life.
Spider-Man, We Know Where You Live
Metro, February 7
Letters on display at a small museum in Brooklyn were sent to the same address in Queens as where the comic book hero lived.
Looking for Elbow Room, Louvre Limits Daily Visitors to 30,000
Culture, January 6
With attendance surging back, the museum wants to offer “a moment of pleasure” — and relieve that Mona Lisa problem.
Why One World Trade Is Winning R.T.O.
Interactive, December 13
The tower, next to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, is doing something right; it's at 94 percent occupancy.
Your Thursday Briefing: Iran’s Protests Intensify
N Y T Now, October 26
Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.
After a Covid Contraction, Museums Are Expanding Again
Special Sections, October 20
Projects all over the country include renovations and new wings as institutions continue to bet on bricks and mortar.
San Francisco’s Art Market Struggles in the Shadow of Los Angeles
Culture, August 29
Though some small galleries are opening or expanding, the mega dealers have closed shop, a blow to an area with a vibrant artistic history.
In the Mile High City, Festivals and Food Are on the Rise
Travel, August 11
Denver has regained its prepandemic vibrancy, with a plethora of new restaurants and hotels, and the return of some old favorites.
Covid. A Coma. A Stroke. José Parlá Returns From the Edge.
Culture, July 31
After a lengthy recovery, the artist comes back with the most vigorous work he’s made: “It took me a really long time to understand what had happened to me.”
Covid Memorials Offer a Place to Put Our Grief
Culture, May 5
From “anti-monuments” to ephemeral sand portraits, four art exhibitions encourage viewers to slow down and take stock of our pandemic losses.
Manhattan Springs Back to Life
Travel, May 5
Broadway enthusiasts, art aficionados and food lovers will find new offerings in and around Times Square and in neighborhoods below 42nd Street, heralding the promise of a vibrant recovery.