Museums – Page 19

Why Are Museums So Afraid of Hans Haacke?

As cultural institutions face an existential crisis over who funds them and how, the 88-year-old artist Hans Haacke is still making curators and collectors clutch their pearls.

By M.H. Miller

Butterflies and Moths Chan, Wallace (1956- ) Jewels and Jewelry Museums Shanghai (China) Shanghai Museum

50 Years of Wallace Chan’s Jewelry Is on Display in Shanghai

“I am a bit reluctant to call this a retrospective,” the designer says, “because I have many more years to create.”

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Gemological Institute of America Jewels and Jewelry Lowry, Joe Dan Mines and Mining Museums Rock and Stone Turquoise Museum (Albuquerque, NM)

Is This Really Good Turquoise? Who Knows?

The lack of a grading system for the popular stone has prompted a father-son team to spend the last five years working on one.

By Adria Malcolm for The New York Times

Appointments and Executive Changes Architecture Art Govan, Michael Heather Harmon Kere, Francis Las Vegas (Nev) Las Vegas Museum of Art Los Angeles (Calif) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Museums

Las Vegas Places a Bet on a New Art Museum, With Help From L.A.

The city agreed to give land to a museum championed by the casino magnate Elaine Wynn, which will be a partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By Robin Pogrebin