Field Notes - ART Walkway (Page 7)

A leading London museum is opening its doors to select digital creators

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London Museum is Recruiting Influencers — A New Era for Cultural Power

A leading London museum is opening its doors to select digital creators, signaling a bold shift in how institutions harness online influence to shape culture.

Interior of the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, historic medical museum addressing human remains with new ethical policy.

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Mütter Museum Adopts New Policy for Human Remains After Ethical Storm

Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum unveils a new policy for its 6,500 human remains, focusing on dignity, patient stories, and transparency after years of controversy.

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The Future of Museums: Innovation, Shared Collections, and Global Voices

Museums are embracing immersive tech, joint acquisitions, creative funding, and global perspectives, reshaping the art world’s future while preserving tradition.

Anselm Kiefer’s monumental river painting in Becoming the Sea at the Saint Louis Art Museum

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SLAM Presents First Major U.S. Anselm Kiefer Survey in Over 20 years

The Saint Louis Art Museum opens Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea on Oct 18, showcasing 40 works across five decades, including massive river paintings linking the Mississippi and the Rhine.

Exterior view of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s main Beaux-Arts building in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri

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$45K Freund Teaching Fellowships at Washington University and Saint Louis Art Museum

Apply for the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Fellowship—Teach at Washington University and Exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

The British Museum, central to the debate over the ethics of displaying human remains in public institutions

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The Dead on Display: Why Museums Must End Human Remains Exhibits

Museums worldwide, including the British Museum, face renewed scrutiny over the public display of human remains as calls for repatriation and ethical reforms grow.

Portrait of Steve Martin, actor and art collector, promoting the reopening of The Frick Collection after its $220M renovation

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Steve Martin Wants You Back in The Frick

Steve Martin stars in a video inviting the public back to The Frick Collection after its $220M, five-year renovation, highlighting its restored Gilded Age intimacy.

Gibbes Museum, host of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art

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Southern Artists Can Apply for the $10,000 1858 Prize and Yearlong Feature at the Gibbes Museum of Art

Apply now for the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art—$10,000 cash and a yearlong presentation of their work at the Gibbes Museum await the winning Southern artist.

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Arts Council England’s Reapplication Mandate and Budget Cuts Threaten Nearly 1,000 Cultural Organizations

Arts Council England’s surprise funding changes and government cuts place 990 arts organizations at risk.

Interior of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center featuring exhibits, digital displays, and educational installations

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The Chumash Museum Opens. But Who’s Still Not Listening?

The new Santa Ynez Chumash Museum restores language, land, and memory—but its institutional form also reveals the limits of recognition when preservation must remain legible to outsiders.

Exterior view of the Smithsonian Institution Building, also known as "The Castle"

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Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment References, Fueling Political History Debate

The Smithsonian Museum of American History removed Trump’s impeachment references from its exhibit, raising concerns about political influence, historical erasure, and institutional censorship under the current administration.

Outdoor view of Berlin Art Week Garten at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

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Hauser & Wirth and Société Unite for States of Being at Berlin Art Week

Hauser & Wirth collaborates with Berlin gallery Société for States of Being, a Berlin Art Week 2025 highlight featuring Louise Bourgeois, Rashid Johnson, and Petra Cortright in a powerful dialogue on identity and agency.