'No to War'

As Putin's tanks roll in, Ukrainian museums scramble to protect collections and Russian culture figures show solidarity

Amy WatermanFebruary 28, 2022

Ukrainian Museums Work to Safeguard Collections

ARTnews links to stories on the crisis and its impact on the art and museum worlds.

Amy WatermanFebruary 28, 2022

How Ukraine’s Museums Are Handling the Russian Invasion

One art center near the Polish border opened its doors for those who have fled the conflict zone.

Amy WatermanFebruary 28, 2022

For Ukraine’s Jews, the Threat of War Stirs Memories of Past Horrors

In Odessa, Jewish leaders are preparing for the worst: hiring security guards, scoping out bomb shelters and making plans to evacuate if Russia invades the country.

Amy WatermanFebruary 28, 2022

A First Look Inside Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance

It will be a state-of-the-art luxury cultural center and learning experience in the heart of modern Jerusalem.

Amy WatermanDecember 22, 2021

9/11 Memorial & Museum Leader Is Departing in 2022

Alice M. Greenwald has led one of the country’s most-visited museums since its inception.

Amy WatermanDecember 21, 2021

Israel Museum Names Denis Weil as New Director

Currently dean at the Institute of Design at Chicago’s Illinois Institute of Technology, he will assume the position in March 2022.

Amy WatermanDecember 21, 2021

Harris and Emhoff Place Mezuzah on Doorpost of Vice President’s Residence

A historic milestone, this was the first time a mezuzah was placed on a federal executive residence.

Amy WatermanNovember 20, 2021

Whose Writing Is on the Wall at the Museum? It Could Be Yours.

As they strive for diversity and inclusivity in interpretation, museums draw on outside community voices.

Amy WatermanNovember 11, 2021

U.S. Holocaust Museums Are Updating Content and Context

Many organizations are now trying to reach wider and younger audiences, and to tackle topics beyond the Holocaust.

Amy WatermanOctober 10, 2021

USC Shoah Foundation Approaches 30 years and Begins a Leadership Transition

Executive Director Stephen D. Smith will step down at the end of 2021 but continue to serve the institute as executive director emeritus.

Amy WatermanOctober 10, 2021

Vandals Tag 9 Barracks at Auschwitz With Antisemitic Slurs

The police and the Auschwitz Memorial are urging anyone with knowledge of the vandalism to come forward.

Amy WatermanOctober 10, 2021

A Tech-Savvy Holocaust Memorial in Ukraine Draws Critics and Crowds

Traditionalists chafe at the contemporary-art approach to Holocaust commemoration at Babyn Yar..

Amy WatermanOctober 10, 2021

New York City Mandates Vaccines for Museum Visitors and Staff

City and cultural institutions respond as coronavirus cases rise with the spread of the Delta variant.

Amy WatermanAugust 19, 2021

10 Ways for Museums to Survive and Thrive in a Post-Covid World

That the pandemic did damage to museums is unquestioned but their resilience has been remarkable.

Amy WatermanJuly 31, 2021

Jewish Arts Institutions Respond to Racial Injustice—and Covid-19

How several CAJM member museums have made creative and practical pivots

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)January 14, 2021

Human Rights Lawyer Appointed as New Jewish History Museum Director

Gugulethu Moyo, the new executive director of Tucson’s Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center, comes to the job with a unique set of qualifications

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)January 14, 2021

Confederate Flag Tied to Door of Museum of Jewish Heritage

‘This is an attack on our community’; NYC mayor says vandals must face consequences

Meryl Breidbart (she/hers)January 8, 2021