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13 stories on The Cultural Signal
On July 3, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced that MOCA Cleveland will present 'Tishan Hsu: permeable surface', a career-spanning survey running from August 28, 2026 to March 7, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay in Paris has suspended the creation of new professional accounts for tourism operators and works councils until Monday, June 1, 2026, as part of ongoing construction work that requires revised visitor access procedures.
The Établissement public des musées d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie (EPMO), the public institution managing the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie, published its standard legal notice for its website.
On June 16, 2026, the Musée d'Orsay published an updated online record for Paul Gachet's 1890 charcoal drawing 'Vincent van Gogh sur son lit de mort,' depicting the artist on his deathbed.
The Musée d'Orsay has made 98 drawings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec available online, including works such as "Femme, en buste, de profil, vêtue d'une camisole" (1896), "Yvette Guilbert" (undated), and "Danseuse javanaise" (1889).
On June 29, 2026, the Rijksmuseum announced that KPN, the leading Dutch mobile and internet provider, will become the museum’s new Founder, the highest tier of corporate partnership.
Hauser & Wirth Publishers is participating in noisé magazine's inaugural reading room in Shanghai, a curated space designed to foster focused reading in an age of digital distraction.
Glenn Ligon, an artist represented by Hauser & Wirth, collaborated with Harlem-based nonprofit Artistic Noise on a self-portrait printing project for system-impacted youth.
On June 24, 2026, the Getty Conservation Institute announced findings from its ongoing collaboration with the National Museum in Gdańsk to assess and conserve Hans Memling's altarpiece "The Last Judgement" (1467–1473).
Getty announced on June 16, 2026, the launch of its first video podcast, "OMMM: Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation," hosted by gallery educator Lilit Sadoyan.
Art Basel’s Zero 10: The Condition program features an artist and co-curator who addresses how artificial intelligence is disrupting authorship, ownership, and image-making. The discussion centers on digital art’s established role in examining contemporary conditions.
The Ministry of Culture has launched the “Felicità” communication campaign for the National Museum System and the Musei Italiani app developed under the PNRR Accessibility initiative.
On June 17, 2026, the Getty Museum released details of a technical study on a hard-paste porcelain gu-form vase from China dating to 1662–1722.
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