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Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic Rant

By: Vanessa Friedman β€”
As famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.

John Galliano is considered by many in the fashion world to be one of the most influential living designers. But he became a household name after a video of him making antisemitic comments at a Paris bar became international news in 2011.

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Is Museum Wall Text the Next Political Battleground?

By: Zachary Small and Robin Pogrebin β€”
The Smithsonian has changed or eliminated some interpretive language that typically accompanies exhibited artworks. Critics call this self-censorship.

This work by Stephanie J. Woods on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is part of a competition that recognizes excellence in portraiture.

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Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles

By: Michael Kimmelman and Jake Michaels β€”
After $724 million and a decade of battles, the pugnacious David Geffen Galleries reassert the city’s role as a petri dish for experimental design.

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After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

By: Jennifer Schuessler and Minho Kim β€”
The departure of Todd Arrington, who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, came after the administration sought a sword from its collection as a gift for King Charles.

President Trump gave King Charles a replica of a sword belonging to Dwight D. Eisenhower last month during his state visit to Britain. The administration had sought a real one.

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Found: A Lost George Washington Battlefield

By: Jennifer Schuessler β€”
As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military veterans are helping archaeologists excavate the location.

Since 2021, military veterans have been helping archaeologists excavate near Fort Ligonier in western Pennsylvania. From left, James F. Cawley, Mike Strausner and Jeff Brock.

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Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany

By: Aishvarya Kavi β€”
The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a traditional jazz funeral.
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Trump Says He Fired Kim Sajet, National Portrait Gallery Director

By: Zachary Small β€”
Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian museum for more than 12 years, has tried to bring in more contemporary artists.

Kim Sajet at the National Portrait Gallery in 2022. It is unclear if President Trump has legal grounds to fire her.

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Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World

By: Laurel Graeber β€”
Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust.

β€œAnne Frank the Exhibition” recreates the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and seven other Jews hid for two years. This is the reconstruction of the room she shared with Fritz Pfeffer, a dentist.

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A French Museum Collides With New Jersey Politics

By: Zachary Small β€”
State lawmakers voted to pull funding for an outpost of the Pompidou Center in Jersey City, blaming rising costs. The mayor said the decision was retribution.
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Rubin Museum, Haven for Asian Art, to Close After 20 Years

By: Zachary Small β€”
It is the first major art museum in New York to close within recent memory. The museum had financial challenges and has faced accusations of displaying looted art.

The Rubin Museum of Art, on West 17th Street, will close its doors on Oct. 6.

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The Met’s New European Galleries Feature 6 Must-See Paintings

By: Jason Farago β€”
After a five-year renovation, some of the museum’s grandest galleries have reopened. Our critic frames six artworks you cannot miss.

Gallery 625 in the newly reopened European Paintings wing at the Met, which features new skylights and highlights of Spain’s Golden Age, including a portrait by VelΓ‘zquez of Juan de Pareja, a man of African descent.

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Five Wounded as Russian Missiles Strike Odesa, Damaging an Art Museum

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg β€”
In another setback, Ukraine said 19 soldiers had been killed in a strike on a medals ceremony last week. Unusually, the ceremony had been held in the open, rather than a protected space.

Clearing debris on Monday after an overnight missile strike near an art museum in Odesa, Ukraine.

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Nairy Baghramian Breaks Through With Metropolitan Museum Facade Commission

By: Siddhartha Mitter β€”
With powerfully alive new works at the Met and MoMA, the Iranian-born artist Nairy Baghramian embraces the canon, the better to take it apart.

Nairy Baghramian in her Berlin studio. β€œA vertical swimming pool doesn’t exist, but I would like to swim in it,” she said. β€œThere’s no such thing as a horizontal staircase β€” but I would like to imagine it.”

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