Museums Unearthed, Biennales in the Crosshairs

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. How Mumok’s New Director Plans to Make Museums Feel Alive Again https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mumok-2748214 Hidden Underground Railroad Passage Discovered at New York Museum Faces Development Threat https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-york-underground-railroad-merchants-museum-2759441 Israeli Artist’s Show in Mexico City Closes After Antisemitic Harassment https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gallery-vandalized-in-cdmx-2759135 German artist Anne Imhof to be subject of ‘ambitious’ Hong Kong solo exhibition https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/27/german-artist-anne-imhof-to-be-subject-of-ambitious-hong-kong-solo-exhibition-in-2027 Members of European Parliament call on EU to pull Venice Biennale funding over Russian participation https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/27/european-parliament-letter-russian-pavilion-venice-biennale-funding UK Museums Hold Over 260,000 Human Remains, Report Finds https://hyperallergic.com/uk-museums-hold-over-260-000-human-remains-report-finds/ Precious Okoyomon’s Whitney Biennial Installation Is on View After a Delay, and It’s a True Shocker https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/precious-okoyomon-whitney-biennial-new-museum-sculptures-1234779145/ How to Survive AI https://hyperallergic.com/how-to-survive-ai/ European Parliament Members Call on EU to Strip Funding from Venice Biennale Amid Russian Pavilion Controversy https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-russian-pavilion-european-meps-open-letter-1234779176/ I Saw a Great Show in China That Would Be Censored in the United States https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/great-camouflage-rockbund-art-museum-pope-l-wang-tyo-kandis-williams-1234779117/