News Yayoi Kusama Expresses “Deep Regret” For Anti-Black Statements Ahead of Exhibition at SFMOMA The popular Japanese artist had been criticized for her vulgar and derogatory descriptions of Black people in several written works. By Karen K. Ho Oct 14, 2023 4:48 pm
News The Whitney Is the Latest Museum to Utter the D-Word The Whitney sees it as a way to "close critical gaps." By Daniel Cassady Apr 19, 2023 4:56 pm
News Baltimore Museum Director Christopher Bedford Picked to Lead SFMOMA He garnered a reputation as a risk taker at the Baltimore Museum—and frequently faced controversy. By Alex Greenberger Feb 9, 2022 2:32 pm
News Former Baltimore Museum Trustees Decry Institution’s Plans to Sell $65 M. in Art The museum has claimed that the plan to sell works falls within industry guidelines. By Alex Greenberger Oct 15, 2020 12:04 pm
News At Baltimore Museum of Art, Christopher Bedford Creates a New Kind of Institution Bedford sees encyclopedic museums like his as having 'intrinsically the promise of diversity.' By Andrew Russeth Jan 14, 2020 11:00 am
News Baltimore Museum of Art Will Only Collect Works by Women in 2020 Just 3,800 of the 95,000 pieces in its collection are by women. By Claire Selvin Nov 18, 2019 11:30 am
News Crab Cakes, Waffles, Art: Baltimore Museum of Art Opens Branch at Storied Local Market The new location is being inaugurated with a show of photographs by young people working with the New Orleans–based artists Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick. By Andrew Russeth Jun 26, 2019 11:13 am
News Baltimore Museum of Art Acquires Works by Charles Gaines, Ana Mendieta, and Others The funds to support the acquisitions came from the sale of works by white men. By Claire Selvin Jun 14, 2019 9:05 am
News ‘It’s a Very Active Form of Listening’: To Refine Exhibitions and Programming, Baltimore Museum of Art Will Survey 300 Local Organizations The survey is based on a similar questionnaire first sent out in 1937. By Claire Selvin May 29, 2019 1:11 pm
News Exhibiting Change: When Some of the Best-Attended Exhibitions in Museums Are Protests, Where Do Institutions Go from Here? All around the country, directors are grappling with questions of equity, diversity, and inclusion. By Barbara Pollack May 21, 2019 12:27 pm