"It's been quite a year for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, which had several federal grants terminated by the Trump administration in April and dozens of masked Customs and Border Patrol agents swarming its plaza a few months later. But 2025 is ending on a high note for the institution, which has just received a $20 million gift - the largest in its history - from the philanthropic coffers of MacKenzie Scott, easily the only good thing Jeff Bezos has ever been tangentially connected to."
"Elsewhere, museums are expanding. The New York Historical announced it will open its new 71,000-square-foot Tang Wing for American Democracy on June 18, 2026, and the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston will inaugurate four new galleries dedicated to modern art on December 13. Each space in the MFA Boston's Evans Wing will feature collection works, loans, and recent acquisitions, like Remedios Varo's alluring "Tailleur pour dames" (1957) below."
"Trophy Season Not to be outdone, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum - which brought you the blockbuster Vermeer exhibition in 2023 and a dark new chapter in the history of ticket resale gouging - just announced a new branch of the institution in the city of Eindhoven. Great news! Now we just have to find out where Eindhoven is ..."
MacKenzie Scott gave $20 million to the Japanese American National Museum, the largest gift in the museum's history. The museum experienced federal grant terminations in April and masked Customs and Border Patrol agents swarmed its plaza earlier in the year. The New-York Historical will open a 71,000-square-foot Tang Wing for American Democracy on June 18, 2026. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will open four modern art galleries in the Evans Wing on December 13, featuring collection works, loans, and recent acquisitions including Remedios Varo's "Tailleur pour dames" (1957). Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum announced a new branch in Eindhoven. Nnena Kalu won the Turner Prize, the first recipient with a learning disability. Umar Rashid is the inaugural recipient of Angus Montgomery Arts's AMA Artis
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