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The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, announced on July 13, 2026, its cohort of over 30 fellows for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Louvre Abu Dhabi has published a comprehensive privacy notice detailing how it collects and uses personal information from visitors to its digital channels, including its website, apps, social media, and free Wi-Fi service.
Ugo Rondinone has installed two bronze sculptures, 'sublime light' and 'blissful light,' at Allstonway, a new community space within Harvard University's Enterprise Research Campus in Boston, developed by Tishman Speyer.
On July 21, 2026, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk announced 'Sleep', a major thematic exhibition examining sleep through art, science, and cultural history.
On July 22, 2026, the Getty Museum announced its new exhibition "Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions," on view through October 18, 2026. The show celebrates French Symbolist Odilon Redon's dreamlike works, featuring charcoal drawings, pastels, and lithographs from the 1880s to early 1900s.
On August 29, 2025, Kunsthaus Zürich announced the appointments of Hendrik Folkerts as Chief Curator of Programme and Maja Wismer as Head of Collection and Research. Folkerts, who joins from Moderna Museet in Stockholm, will assume his role on February 1, 2026.
The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, the patron association of the Kunsthaus Zürich, on 5 June 2024 agreed with the heirs of Jewish industrialist and art collector Carl Sachs on a 'just and fair solution' for Claude Monet's 'L'Homme à l'ombrelle' (1865/1867).
The Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft and the Foundation E. G. Bührle Collection announced on 26 May 2025 a new set of guidelines governing their collaboration, ensuring the 205 works on long-term loan remain at the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Serpentine Galleries has opened 'processing…', an open-access archive display in the Education Space at Serpentine South, running from July 20 to September 6, 2026.
Kunsthaus Zürich has published a new strategy for provenance research in its collection, adopting a proactive approach to works that may constitute cultural property confiscated as a result of Nazi persecution.
On July 10, 2024, the City and Canton of Zurich and the Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft announced that historian Raphael Gross has completed an independent review of provenance research into the Bührle Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich.
On July 15, 2026, Tate announced the appointment of Daisy Desrosiers as the Britton Family Curator at Large, North America. Based in the United States, Desrosiers will focus on developing North American art in Tate’s collection through new research and acquisitions.
Tate Modern will open the UK's first major exhibition dedicated to multidisciplinary artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) in over a decade, running from July 15, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
Serpentine Galleries announced a multi-year collaboration with Formafantasma, the research-based design studio led by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, appointing them as Lead R&D Fellows, Ecology.
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).
Louvre Abu Dhabi maintains an active website with sections for tickets, visits, collection highlights, exhibitions, and learning resources.
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