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Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial

The Art Newspaper

The 82nd edition of the most closely-watched recurring exhibition in the United States will open in spring 2026

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Smithsonian Institution launches $2.5bn fundraising campaign

The Art Newspaper

The campaign, timed to coincide with the semiquincentennial of the United States in 2026, is the most ambitious fundraising undertaking for a cultural organisation on record

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Hartwig Fischer, former British Museum director, is appointed to run Saudi museum of world cultures

The Art Newspaper

Fischer, who resigned after a theft scandal at the British Museum, has been announced as the founding director of the new institution, which is expected to open in 2026

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The Smithsonian’s New Fundraiser Is the Largest in Its History

Artnet News

The campaign aims to raise two years' worth of the institution's annual budget by 2026. The post The Smithsonian’s New Fundraiser Is the Largest in Its History appeared first on Artnet News.

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Netflix’s co-founder will redevelop Utah resort into a ‘skiable outdoor art museum’

The Art Newspaper

Large-scale installations by James Turrell, Jenny Holzer, Paul McCarthy and others will be fully unveiled in 2026

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Lacma pushes back opening of new $750m building until 2026

The Art Newspaper

Museum leaders are hoping to organise public programming in the empty building next year

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A U.K. Museum Is Raising Money to Keep a Bronze-Age Bracelet Found Nearby

Artnet News

The museum hopes to include the rare artifact in an exhibition slated for 2026. The post A U.K. Museum Is Raising Money to Keep a Bronze-Age Bracelet Found Nearby appeared first on Artnet News.

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