Curators
Zeitz museum’s Koyo Kouoh appointed as curator of 2026 Venice Biennale
Kouoh, who has directed the Cape Town museum since 2019, said it is a “privilege” to “compose an exhibition that I hope will carry meaning for the world we currently live in”
Christine Tohmé appointed curator of 18th Istanbul Biennial
The announcement follows a row over the initial appointment of Iwona Blazwick as the curator of the edition
Curatorial risks worth taking to foster a sense of belonging in museums
Stephanie Sparling Williams, curator of American art at the Brooklyn Museum, on how Black feminist practices informed the rehang of the museum’s American art collection
More than $4m awarded to US curators to support exhibitions and climate initiatives
How much power do a museum’s curators really have?
Whitney Museum selects two staff curators to lead 2026 biennial
The 82nd edition of the most closely-watched recurring exhibition in the United States will open in spring 2026
A brush with... Ruba Katrib, director of curatorial affairs, MoMA PS1, New York
The curator tells us about her cultural influences, from Izumi Suzuki’s short stories to the Detroit house music of Theo Parrish
World view: Adriano Pedrosa, the curator of the 2024 Venice Biennale, discusses his show ‘Foreigners Everywhere’
The Brazilian curator, who is committed to highlighting the art of the Global South, explains his thinking behind the most diverse Venice Biennale exhibition ever
Curator Naomi Beckwith awarded the $50,000 David C. Driskell Prize
The Guggenheim curator is being recognised for her outstanding contribution to the field of African American art
Tate Modern appoints two new curators in charge of Asia-Pacific art
The hires have been supported by the London-based non-profit Asymmetry Art Foundation
Influential French curator Vincent Honoré, who put on shows at Tate Modern and Palais de Tokyo, has died
Art world figures including Nicolas Bourriaud pay tribute
The best works at Frieze New York, as chosen by curator Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy
The California curator favours challenging media and juxtaposition in works that capture the present
Curators come together at Expo Chicago to talk care
The fair's forum for curators this year will look not only at issues related to the care of objects, but also caring for staff, visitors, communities and more
From an Aboriginal memorial site to the music of Nina Simone: curator Beatrice Gralton on her greatest influences
Senior curator at Australia's Art Gallery of New South Wales discusses her podcast recommendations and her multi-genre music playlist
Art dealer weighs in on 'upside down' Mondrian painting: 'It looks like a Venetian blind that is pulled up'
News that a German museum has been hanging work “the wrong way” for 75 years has sparked debate about whether the artist would have even cared
A topsy-turvy world: five artworks that have been hung upside down by curators
From Mondrian to Rothko, when it comes to hanging a painting, museums don't always get things right first (or even second) time
The seven best Latin American works at Art Basel Miami Beach
Laura Hakel, the curator of the Fundación Ama Amoedo in Uruguay, chooses her favourite contemporary pieces
Tate veterans launch free—and paid—curating course, aimed at those from less-affluent backgrounds
Students of the one-year New Curators programme will cover all aspects of the profession and get the chance to organise a major show at South London Gallery
Canada's National Gallery abruptly lays off four senior staff, including chief curator and Indigenous art curator
In an internal memo to staff, the museum's interim director wrote that the sudden changes were made "to better align the gallery’s leadership team with the organisation’s new strategic plan"
Fulya Erdemci, the Turkish curator and former director of the Istanbul Biennial, has died
She will be remembered for her commitment to exploring the relationship between public space and contemporary art
Musicals to motherhood: the Serpentine Galleries' Lucia Pietroiusti on her greatest influences
The curator tell us about her favourite books, television shows and artists
Art Fund to help curators from UK's regional museums to visit London Gallery Weekend
Eighteen institutions from Aberdeen to St Ives have been granted funds to help with travel and accommodation
Kyiv museum curators bravely criticise war by telling stories of its collection's historic objects
Online articles by staff at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine show how items resonate with the war-torn country
A world of possibility: Cecilia Alemani, the curator of the 2022 Venice Biennale, discusses the show
The Italian curator, who has organised exhibitions and events throughout the world, reveals the thinking behind her female-dominated exhibition The Milk of Dreams
German museums offer curator jobs to Ukrainian and Russian refugees
Berlin-based Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation is supporting roles for a one-year period
After two decades as director, Iwona Blazwick leaves London's Whitechapel Gallery
The esteemed East End art gallery doubled in size under her leadership
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art brings in new curatorial leadership
René Morales of the Pérez Art Museum Miami and Jamillah James of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, will fill key vacancies at the MCA
Achim Borchardt-Hume (1965-2021): an appreciation
The untimely death of the distinguished Tate Modern curator, who died last week at the age of 56, "leaves an enormous gap", writes former Tate director Nicholas Serota
US collectors aim to give Indigenous Australian curators 'a seat at the table' with fundraising sale of $1.5m Tommy Lowry Tjapaltjarri painting
L. John and Barbara Wilkerson are selling Two Men Dreaming at Kuluntjarranya via Melbourne gallery to fund new arts leadership education programme in the US
National Gallery of Art recruits the first woman and person of colour to serve as its chief curator
As the museum commits itself to diversity, E. Carmen Ramos, a curator of Latino art, will be “the principal architect of the visitor experience”
Curator Meg Onli wins inaugural prize aimed at advancing racial equity in the arts
The $75,000 Figure Skating Prize will be awarded annually to a Black artist, curator or scholar