Boasting New Exhibitions and a Renovation, the National Building Museum Reopens Today
New displays include a showcase of MASS Design Group's socially-oriented work and the Gun Violence Memorial Project.
Museums
Herzog & de Meuron Completes the Colossal M+ Museum in Hong Kong
The building’s T-shaped profile is made up of intersecting vertical and horizontal volumes that will hold a mix of public galleries and private offices.
Hervé Descottes On Why Light Is Needed Now More Than Ever
The cofounder of New York-based lighting design firm L’Observatoire International speaks on his latest projects and how the pandemic has prompted new possibilities for architectural lighting.
A Jewelry Exhibition in Antwerp Channels Space Age Aesthetics
Designed by Amsterdam-based architecture firm Beyond Space, the scenography for The Jeweler’s Art: Revolutionary Jewelry from the 1960s & 1970s captures the aesthetic and cultural zeitgeist of the era.
SOM Designs a Citadel for the National Museum of the US Army
A steel-armored set of glistening pavilions combines to form a unified museum for the nation’s oldest military branch.
A New Building Opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the Nancy and Rich Kinder Building completes a decade-long campus redevelopment project.
What Samara Golden’s Newest Installation Conveys about this Tumultuous Year
Presented at Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum, the hyperrealistic tableau employs household items, sounds, and visual effects to assess the current state of affairs.
In Rotterdam, MVRDV Recasts the Archive as Museum
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen will put 151,000 works—its entire collection—on public display in a new salad bowl–like structure.
Targeting the Spectacle and Attention Economy at Area15
The attraction-filled art complex debuts in Las Vegas today, and with a keen eye for combining the over-the-top and the everyday, it fits right into recent changes in the cultural economy.
As Art Museums Reopen, They Are Experimenting With Social Distancing Techniques
Temperature checks, masks, and traffic lights are just some of the ways arts spaces are keeping visitors distant and healthy.
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet Unwinds Timeless Treasures
ATELIER BRÜCKNER has crafted an exacting and celestial exhibition space for the legacy watch brand.
How Arts & Culture Became a Quarantine Juggernaut
The Google platform works with local curators and archivists to present museum-quality exhibitions online.
Out of a Former Cheese Factory, The Momentary Fuels a Modernist Turn in Bentonville
Crystal Bridges’ new contemporary art space, courtesy of Chicago firm Wheeler Kearns, is the latest example of Northwest Arkansas’ cultural renaissance.
In the Doldrums of Quarantine, Enjoy Online Culture from These 13 World-Class Institutions
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping millions at home, museums and galleries worldwide are keeping audiences engaged with these online offerings.
What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
In producing our March issue, we discovered enormous diversity in how architects and designers express the idea of America.
For the New Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Light is a Recurring Motif
Designed by Rand Elliott Architects, Oklahoma's newest cultural landmark opens on March 12.
Paris's Museum of Modern Art Receives a Flexible Renovation
Recently renovated by h2o architectes and Studio GGSV, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris (MAM) emphasizes openness and clear circulation.
With the Opening of the West Bund Museum, Reflecting on Shanghai’s Cultural Mega-Developments
The Chipperfield-designed, Pompidou-affiliated arts space fits into a unique but precarious spatial and development context, our correspondent writes.
Junya Ishigami’s New Park Turns Moscow’s Polytechnic Museum into a Public Offering
Designed with local firm Wowhaus, the park contains an amphitheater, circulation routes, and new entry points into the museum’s porous new basement.
Appalachian Makers Tell Their Own Story in a New Exhibit
Appalachia Now! at the Asheville Art Museum inaugurates the cultural center’s new addition.
