Closures
San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum to close indefinitely
Museum leaders cited persistently low attendance and support coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reasons for the “reimagining and rebuilding”
New York gallery closures are leaving artists to fend for themselves
The recent shuttering of multiple city stalwarts, from Marlborough to David Lewis, has forced their former clients to find alternative outlets
Three months after shutting down, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts files for bankruptcy
The university’s leaders still face a host of legal disputes, but the filing may allow them to liquidate real estate holdings that have been valued at $87m
United Talent Agency suspends its fine arts division, closes Atlanta and Los Angeles galleries
The Hollywood talent agency was the first to open a branch dedicated to visual art
Bellevue Arts Museum closes
The Washington state institution’s optimistic director hopes a larger museum will step in as a partner
Vitrine gallery closes after 14 years, citing economic pressures and political climate
The gallery has spaces in London and Basel and represents artists including Charlie Godet Thomas and Nicole Bachmann
New York's Center for Italian Modern Art to close permanently
The Soho space will close its doors for good on 22 June
Philadelphia's University of the Arts suddenly closes, prompting president's resignation, student protests and a class action lawsuit
The institution gave just week's notice before its 7 June closure, causing confusion and upheaval throughout the community
Drawn-out strikes threaten to keep museums in Liverpool shut into the summer
Seven sites in the city have been closed for nearly eight weeks over a one-off cost of living payment, and there are suggestions that further action will be announced soon
Post-war art titan Marlborough Gallery to close after 80 years in business
The firm is winding down its operations globally and will sell off an estimated $250m of art
Cleveland's Front triennial cancels 2025 edition and shuts down
The recurring exhibition, which sought to make Northeast Ohio an arts destination, is ceasing operations after two iterations
Simon Lee gallery’s £10m debt revealed in insolvency report
Records show the London gallery owes artists more than £1m—while US dealer Stefan Simchowitz demands return of consigned works
University of New Hampshire permanently closes its art museum amid budget cuts
In an effort to shave $14m off its projected 2024 budget, UNH will close its campus art museum
Controversy swirls around Centre Pompidou ahead of 2025 closure
Talks between trade unions and the French culture ministry stall as workers fear for their future during the Paris museum’s five-year shutdown
Zabludowicz collecting couple to close London gallery space after 16 years
The focus will now be on loaning works out to institutions
Cheim & Read, mainstay of the New York gallery scene, will close permanently next month
The gallery’s co-founder, John Cheim, recently unloaded treasures from his personal collection at auction
US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers
After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses
'The tank is empty': Brexit, inflation and a downturn in sales force FOLD gallery in London to close
Running costs for the 15-year-old gallery have become "more and more difficult to manage over the past 18 months", owner says
JTT, a closely watched New York gallery unafraid to take risks, will close permanently
The gallery, which moved to Tribeca in 2022, will shutter when its current show comes down on 11 August
Dallas Center for Photography to close permanently
The organisation was the only non-profit in north Texas devoted to photography
'Untenable': why the Jewish Museum London is closing its Camden site
The museum plans to find a “pop-up” location by next year before reopening in a permanent venue in 2032
University of Brighton to close Brighton Contemporary Centre for the Arts citing ongoing fee freeze, ‘soaring energy costs’ and ‘generationally high inflation’
First exhibition in the south coast city for Turner Prize-winner and Brighton resident Helen Cammock has now been cancelled
After sudden closure, Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts reopens
The art and film space had seemingly closed permanently in April, but community donations will allow its cinema to resume operations
Gagosian to close its vast Britannia Street gallery in London after two decades
The gallery is instead launching a new public platform for large-scale sculpture in October
Santa Fe's Center for Contemporary Arts closes permanently despite last-minute fundraising effort
The New Mexico institution, established in 1979, has shut its doors, seemingly forever
World's only Vagina Museum closes its doors in East London and seeks new home
It is the second time in a year that the space, dedicated to the female reproductive system, has had to move
Michigan contemporary art museum will close permanently due to funding shortages exacerbated by the pandemic
The Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, which opened 45 years ago, will shutter for good in February 2023
One of China’s oldest private art museums to close as Covid lockdowns lead to economic slump
The Guangdong Times Museum in Guangzhou will shut its exhibition space on 9 October
Facing mounting financial losses, Santa Barbara’s Museum of Contemporary Art will close permanently
The museum’s longstanding struggles to balance its books were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic
The UK's cost of living crisis has hit its museums and heritage sites—and the worst might still be to come
Economic instability and rising energy prices threaten many institutions, while emergency funding made available during the pandemic is no longer accessible