Museum Shakeups, Restitution Fights, and Sponsor Fallout

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. British Museum did not remove Palestine from labels due to pressure campaign, museum sources say—as backlash continues https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/19/british-museum-did-not-remove-palestine-from-labels-due-to-pressure-campaign-museum-sources-say-as-backlash-continues The new New Museum: now with twice the space https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/18/the-new-new-museum-now-with-twice-the-space Tate Liverpool Director Helen Legg Appointed to Lead Royal Academy of Arts https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/tate-liverpool-director-helen-legg-royal-academy-of-arts-1234777854/ Congress Moves to Expand Holocaust Art Restitution Claims https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hear-act-expansion-nazi-looted-art-claims-congress-1234777756/ What Do We Really Think of the New New Museum? https://hyperallergic.com/what-do-we-really-think-of-the-new-new-museum/ Dizzy, Nauseous Columbus Art Museum Workers Issue Complaints About Chemical Fumes https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/columbus-art-museum-workerscomplaints-chemical-fumes-1234777850/ Man Causes ‘Catastrophic Damage’ to Chihuly Glass Museum in Seattle https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/chihuly-glass-museum-vandalism-damage-1234777828/ Major Corporate Sponsor Withdraws from Sydney Biennale, Citing Alleged Hate Speech https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/major-corporate-sponsor-withdraws-from-sydney-biennale-citing-alleged-hate-speech-1234777832/ Paris Dealer Kamel Mennour Buys Galerie Malingue, Founded Over Five Decades Ago https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paris-dealer-kamel-mennour-buys-galerie-malingue-1234777869/ Remembering Axel Burrough, Kazumasa Nagai, and Éliane Radigue https://hyperallergic.com/remembering-axel-burrough-kazumasa-nagai-and-eliane-radigue/