Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has appointed Lidija Khachatourian and Suzanne McFayden Smith to its Global Council, an international network of advocates and donors.
Spike Island and Hauser & Wirth have appointed Penzance-based curator Joe Lyward as the recipient of the second Engagement Fellowship for South West-based Curators for 2026–2027.
The Stedelijk Museum has announced it will begin recruitment this summer for a new curator of Buro Stedelijk, its experimental platform founded in 2022.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has announced the reappointment of Annelies van der Pauw as chair of its supervisory board for a second term. Wouter Han, a partner at CVC Capital Partners, joins the board as a new member, succeeding Homme ten Have who completed the maximum two-term limit.
Melanie Bühler will join the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam as Curator of Contemporary Art in April 2025, succeeding Karen Archey. Bühler currently serves as Senior Curator at Kunstmuseum St. Gallen and previously held a five-year curatorial tenure at the Frans Hals Museum.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has named Jo-Lene Ong as the new curator of Buro Stedelijk, effective March 1, 2026. Ong succeeds Rita Ouédraogo for a three-year term leading the museum's independent experimental platform.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has appointed Gunay Uslu and Ron Soonieus to its Supervisory Board to strengthen governance and public affairs expertise. Uslu, the CEO of Corendon and former Dutch State Secretary for Culture and Media, will join the board on April 1, 2026.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has named the south wing of its new David Geffen Galleries the Ressler Family Wing following a major donation from Jami Gertz and Tony Ressler.
Tate has announced that Maria Balshaw will depart as Director in the Spring of 2026, concluding a nine-year leadership period that began in 2017.
Tate has unveiled its 2027 exhibition schedule, headlined by two major presentations of David Hockney’s work at Tate Modern and Tate Britain to mark the artist's 90th birthday.
Philanthropists Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez have donated 36 works by artists from Africa and the African diaspora to Tate, including pieces by El Anatsui, Yinka Shonibare, and Joy Labinjo.
The Museum of Modern Art has named Cécile Godefroy as the new Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Curator of Painting and Sculpture. Godefroy joins the institution from the Musée national Picasso-Paris, where she currently serves as Head of the Department of Research and Archives.
The Museum of Modern Art has named Evangelos Kotsioris as the director of the Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment.
Lisson Gallery has announced a series of major international exhibitions and milestones, including Sarah Cunningham’s solo show at Nottingham Contemporary and an Anish Kapoor retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in 2026.
Artcurial achieved total sales of €208.5 million in 2025, a 12% increase over the previous year, with 19 lots exceeding the €1 million threshold.
Artcurial has named Lucile Best as the new Head of its Fashion and Luxury Accessories department, where she will oversee biannual auctions in Paris and Monaco. Best previously held roles at Sotheby’s and specialized in luxury authentication and digital sales for e-commerce platforms.
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