After nearly a decade at the helm, Maria Balshaw will leave her post as Director of Tate next spring, closing out a tenure that has steered the institution through expansion, turbulence, and no small amount of debate about what a national museum should be in the 21st...
Maria Balshaw has been confirmed as the new Director of Tate. She is currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council. The appointment by the gallery’s Board of Trustees...
When Maria Balshaw takes over from Sir Nicolas Serota at Tate (not yet officially confirmed as I write this, but a racing certainty), she takes over an empire that seems to be in excellent health. The new extension to Tate Modern has been a resounding popular success,...
Maria Balshaw the Director of the award-winning Whitworth Gallery as well as University of Manchester and Manchester City Galleries which includes Manchester Art Gallery and Gallery of Costume is to be appointed Director of Tate. She will succeed Sir Nicholas Serota,...
When Artlyst first started its Alt Power 100 Artlyst fifteen years ago, we were aiming at an audience fed up with the gratuitous love fest that other Power 100 lists produced. This list rewarded the commercial while ignoring the hard work of curators, museum...
This year's Frieze London and Frieze Masters drew an estimated 90,000 visitors from 108 countries, a figure that underlines London's ongoing pull as a global meeting point for art, ideas and influence. The surge in attendance included record numbers of museum groups...
Tate has announced three new acquisitions made possible through the 2025 Frieze Tate Fund, supported this year by £150,000 in philanthropic contributions. The works — by Lubna Chowdhary, Barbara Walker, and Madge Gill — reflect the museum's ongoing commitment to...
The National Gallery has announced the most ambitious transformation in its 200-year history, with pledges totalling £375 million securing a central new wing and reimagined public realm. The scale of support marks an unprecedented moment for any UK cultural...
Tate Modern has unveiled a spectacular new addition to its collection with the arrival of Iva (1973), a towering six-metre triptych by Abstract Expressionist pioneer Joan Mitchell. The painting, gifted by esteemed Miami collectors and philanthropists Jorge M. and...