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The Met’s “responsibility to speak out”
Pres & CE sign Statement on Capitol offense
AWM ‘young and free’ branding adapts
+ a Greek perspective on national anthem
What’s the word of the year for 2020?
in US art museum world it’s ‘deaccession’
12 major international controversies of 2020
– & why they won’t disappear in 2021
Victorian Collections online launched
– supported by MV & AMAG Vic
Univ of Melb & MV Tas tiger collaboration
findings only possible through museum loans
Parramatta Powerhouse’s galactical spaces
– first look inside
2021’s biggest exhibitions
opening around the world
More museums presenting “Sponsored Content”
– is this a problem?
Are Covid-safe theatres really safe in NSW?
– half masks, packed foyers & bar queues
Louvre – world’s most popular art museum
saw 72% drop in visitors last year
Major global museum & expansions
opening in 2021 incl Grand Egyptian Museum
DCMS London museums close for Tier 3
Covid closures extend in Paris
Google’s 2020 “Year in Search” incl an appearance
for “virtual museum tours”
Our cultural institutions are wokewashing
the past as a narrative of grievance
5,000 years in 350 objects: V&A reveals
details about its epic ‘immersive’ Iran show
CultureGrrl “Deaccession Dejection”
AAMD & Baltimore Museum (+ Seb Smee)
Brian Hartzer new Chair AM Foundation
& member AM Trust
Te Papa unveils Chiharu Shiota Web of Time
2-storey immersive installation
22-degree sun halo captured above Launceston
QVMAG astronomer Dr Martin George explains
HTSA’s NMM & GM commitment to Holden
collections & public viewing in Australasia
NMA’s A Portrait of Australia: Stories
Through the Lens of Australian Geographic
Vegetarian taxidermists challenge stereotypes
about the art of animal preservation
Art/science collaboration wins Waterhouse
Natural Science Art Prize @ SAM
The US, the Pandemic and the Arts:
A “Climate of Fear” and “Radical Upheaval”
AmaGA announces next National Director
Katie Russell brings experience & inspiration
Tate’s 1927 Whistler mural compounds closure
– restaurant unlikely to re-open
Tate cuts 120 jobs to save £4.8m & survive
V&A reopens to remain closed 2 days/ week
CM proposed $195m redevelopment
submits resource consent application to CCC
A New Approach releases Transformative:
Impacts of Culture & Creativity fact sheets