MoMA releases digital archive of more than 30,000 exhibition images The Museum of Modern Art, New York has announced that it has released an extensive digital archive that chronicles its exhibitions from when the museum opened its doors in 1929 to today.

3/1 odds on Francis Morris to replace Sir Nicholas Serota as director of Tate Following last week’s announcement that Sir Nicholas Serota would step down as director of Tate, William Hill has placed Tate Modern director Frances Morris as its favourite to replace him.

Can foreign collectors and museums sustain Brazil’s art market? The country is in the doldrums, but its artists have never before enjoyed such critical acclaim abroad.

New arts minister backs access agenda in first keynote speech New arts minister Matt Hancock, in his first major speech to the arts, emphasised the importance of digital technology in maintaining the sector’s “immense” and “essential” role in the UK economy.

London’s Art16 fair cancels 2017 edition Previously billed as the most global of art fairs, and now in its fourth year, Art16 announce a period of hiatus to rethink its scope and concept, as well as its branding, timing and directorship.

US National Park Service Organic Act centennial celebrated National Park images from the collection at George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, are displayed along with contemporary landscape photography in the exhibition ‘Photography and America’s National Parks’.

First show of works in colour for artist Daniel Arkham, thanks to high-tech sunglasses The colour-blind artist describes new EnChroma glasses as “life-altering”, opening up new spectrums of colour for his work that explores a fictional archaeological world.

Museum entry fees do not affect visitor diversity research suggests Commissioned by AIM, Arts Council England and the Welsh Government, new research aimed to discover impact on visitor numbers, diversity, satisfaction, spend, and reputation.

Germany proposes new fund to acquire nationally significant art German culture minister Monika Grütters has outlined plans for the creation of a national multimillion Euro fund for the acquisition of culturally significant artworks.

Images
1. Installation photograph of the exhibition, ‘Bauhaus: 1919-1928’, at MoMA, New York which was on view from Dec. 7, 1938, through Jan. 30, 1939
2. Carleton Watkins, Merced River, View down the Valley, 1861, courtesy George Eastman Museum

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