Category: Museums

Tourism in Washington, D.C., Suffers as Government Shutdown Drags On

The government shutdown, now the country’s longest, is fueling a continued trend of declining tourism to Washington.
Big Stars at LACMA’s Big Night

Demi Moore, Doja Cat, Elle Fanning, Angela Bassett and Edward Norton made the scene at a Gucci-powered fund-raiser for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Museum Workers Feel Happier, but Burnout and Low Pay Still Loom

Employee satisfaction has improved over the last few years, according to a new survey, but the field is troubled by low pay, burnout and “new culture wars.”
Who Is the Dapper Louvre Heist ‘Detective’? And Is He Even Real?

Is he even real? The internet had many questions after a photo began to circulate.
Sea Otters and Museums Are Feeling Taylor Swift’s Midas Touch

After the release of her latest album, an aquarium in California and a museum in Germany suddenly were thrust into the center of Taylor Swift’s fandom. Just how big is Swift’s cultural reach?
Five Rising Contemporary Artists You Should Know

With exhibitions featuring copper-wire sculptures, burned canvases, ghostly nighttime paintings and more, here are the people to put on your radar this season.
Paris Tour Guide Saw Stolen Louvre Jewels Just Before Heist

Jewelry swiped from the museum played a prominent part in a private guide’s tours of Paris. Now what?
Kim Kardashian, Jeremy Allen White and More Walk the Academy Museum Gala Carpet

The fund-raiser in Los Angeles drew stars who were masked, shoeless and gushing about this season’s Oscar hopefuls.
40 Years After ‘The Goonies,’ Fans Still Flock to Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Ore., the setting of the classic 1985 teen movie, invites fans to follow their inner adventurer and explore a scenic corner of the Northwest.
Museums Recall the Lost Ship Edmund Fitzgerald, in Displays and Song

It has been a half-century since the ship sank on Lake Superior, and a pop single memorialized its fate. Now museums are commemorating those events.
Looking for a Day Trip From Paris? Try Lens.

The city, once a mining center, has an outpost of the Louvre that claims “the architectural creativity of the Guggenheim and a collection worthy of the Met.” It’s an easy train ride from Paris.
Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton Spring 2020 Collection Reviews

As Paris Fashion Week begins, nostalgia sometimes comes at the expense of impact.