Art

How to take care

Art Jameel’s new Collection Care Fellowship is one of those moves that don’t usually grab the headlines but which probably deserves to. It’s all about practical aspects of museum and public art gallery work including conservation, archives and digitalisation, documentation, [ … ]

Institutions

Doing business with Hong Kong

During Art Basel Hong Kong (which ran 28-30 March), the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority – the body that oversees multiple HK museums, including the spectacular M+ museum – announced that it had signed 20 memoranda of understanding with 21 [ … ]

Exhibitions

Treasures of the Mughals in Sharjah

The Zeina Splendour of The Indian Courts exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization delivers a remarkable overview of craftsmanship and elegance from the royal courts of the Indian subcontinent. It features a total of 84 pieces, all on [ … ]

Creative economy

The infrastructure of culture

AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index is always an interesting read. Established back in 2016, it aims to provide an overview of investment in big cultural sector projects, specifically those a budget of $10 million or more that were publicly announced [ … ]

Exhibitions

Louvre Abu Dhabi: advance notices

Louvre Abu Dhabi will be opening five new exhibitions for its upcoming 2023-2024 cultural season, starting this summer with an edutainment for kids about space in art. That’s followed by an interesting-looking exploration of the Holy Books of the three [ … ]