Museums
Study reveals why we like what we like
Australian cultural tastes and engagement divide dramatically along lines of class and ethnic heritage.
Chocolate for the brain
A study of people with dementia shows art, like chocolate, has key ingredients to make people feel good.
Art you have to be sick to see
Public hospitals across Australia hold significant art collections putting some of our most significant artists to work as remote therapists.
Sensation and sizzle – the summer blockbuster
Sydney unveils details of its summer art blockbusters - one calling to the lover of classics, the other to a…
Placing not plonking: developers and public art
Developers need to do more than commission public art, they need to make it work with the city.
NGA returns two sculptures to India
Two works valued at $1.1 million have been deaccessioned from the National Gallery’s Collection due to their suspect provenance, and…
Manhattan or Screwdriver? Museums mix a new cocktail
Is the rise of the private museum just a boon for culture or does it make it harder for public…
$12,000 residencies in Asia up for grabs
Four different models across 13 countries make the latest Asialink residencies versatile opportunities as catalysts in all kinds of arts…
New scholarship recognises curating as PhD research
UNSW Art & Design and the Museum of Contemporary Art have partnered to offer a PhD scholarship that places research…
NSW Government faces hammering over Powerhouse move
The plan to move the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta has provoked angry submissions to the NSW Inquiry into Museums and…