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On November 12, 2026, the Royal College of Art’s Association of Black Student Alumni and Friends (RCA BLK) and Lisson Gallery announced the first recipients of the John Akomfrah Research Fellowship.
Sharjah Art Foundation opened its new Archive and Collection Building on November 12, 2026. The purpose-built facility spans nearly 10,000 square metres and is dedicated to the preservation, research, and care of the foundation's growing collection and archival holdings.
The Getty Research Institute, co-steward of the Johnson Publishing Company Archive, is spotlighting the legacy of Freda DeKnight, the first food columnist for Ebony magazine. DeKnight, hired in 1946 after impressing founder John H.
On November 11, 2026, Lisson Gallery announced the publication of a feature article on Tishan Hsu in ArtAsiaPacific magazine. The article, titled "Tishan Hsu: The Human Inside," examines the artist's four-decade career and his prescient exploration of technology's impact on the body.
The Getty Research Institute has highlighted a 1943 cookbook titled "Look Who's Cookin': A Wartime Cooking Course for Young America," one of nearly 200 cookbooks in its collection that document life during World War II.
Sharjah Art Foundation announced an open call for its Collection Research Fellowship, a two-year programme beginning March 2027. The first cycle will focus on the studio and archive of Emirati artist Hassan Sharif, which includes artworks, objects, documents, and his personal library.
Michael Ward Stout, a prominent art-world lawyer who fought counterfeits of Salvador Dalí and ran the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, died on October 16 at his home in Carmel, New York. He was 83.
Tate has been awarded £1.4 million from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to fund 12 new doctoral studentships over four years, starting in October 2027.
On November 6, 2026, Lisson Gallery and the Royal College of Art (RCA) announced a free one-day symposium titled 'Wild Woods Forlorn,' celebrating John Akomfrah's exhibition 'Arcadia' at the Natural History Museum and a forthcoming publication of the same name.
On October 29, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby," an exhibition showcasing the 18th-century English artist's candlelight paintings.
Tate has announced the 2026–27 programme for its Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational, with Hyundai Motor's partnership extended until 2036.
Southbank Centre is presenting 'Accounts' (2025) by Alex Margo Arden as part of British Art Show 10. The installation features 11 mannequins previously used in displays at the National Motor Museum, now tethered together with a tug-of-war rope.
On October 28, 2026, the Getty Foundation announced New Interpretations, a grant initiative that awards $2.7 million to 11 museums and arts organizations worldwide for visitor-centered approaches to art interpretation.
On November 2, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced the release of 'As Seen By,' a film following Alvaro Barrington through Accra, Ghana, ahead of his first exhibition on the African continent at Limbo Museum.
Tickets are on sale for "Magnifico 1492" at the Tesoro dei Granduchi in Palazzo Pitti, Florence, which runs December 3, 2026 to March 1, 2027.
The Musée d'Orsay has acquired three autograph letters from actor Lucien Guitry to painter Claude Monet, spanning an undated note, a 1905 letter, and a November 16, 1920 letter.
M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, hosted its fundraising M+ Gala 2026 on October 30, 2026, in the museum’s Main Hall.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA), with support from the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), has launched a call for applications for its Impressions artist residency.
On October 21, 2026, the Centre Pompidou, M+, and MoMA announced a new cultural alliance to co-organize exhibitions and programs, deepen collaborative research and conservation, and facilitate long-term loans.
On October 29, 2026, The Frick Collection announced “Painting with Fire: Susanne de Court and the Art of Enamel,” the first exhibition ever dedicated to the French enameler Susanne de Court, to be presented in spring and summer 2027.
On October 28, 2026, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced its 2027–28 exhibition lineup in Kansas City. 'Photography & Abolition' (May 8–Sept.
On October 28, 2026, Getty announced that a curator's search for a missing shade led La Maison du Pastel in Paris to create a new pastel color, tentatively named Seafoam.
On September 30, 2026, the Rijksmuseum and the Museo Nacional del Prado announced a joint research partnership focused on women in art and history.
On September 30, 2026, the Van Gogh Museum announced a reorganization splitting its former Collections & Research Department into two separate departments effective August 1, 2026.
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