“Just over a year and a half since breaking ground, what was planned as the new Oneida Nation Museum is now something much more expansive. Just over a year and a half since breaking ground, what was planned as the new Oneida Nation Museum is now something much more expansive. (WLUK) The Kahnekano Lú Cultural Center aims to be more than just a museum. The 21,000 square foot facility hosts exhibits and interactive displays showcasing the history of the Oneida Nation and contemporary cultural works.”

“The Widad Kawar Collection of Arab Dress and Heritage Arts”—comprising nearly 600 textiles, accessories, garments and other objects that attest to daily life across the Levant region and West Asia—has now found a home at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada.

“A series of 20-day furloughs are set to hit all staff at the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. In a statement to The Post and Courier, the museum cited ‘financial pressure’ and ‘a shift in the political and funding environment,” as the rationale for the measure.

’We know this affects our employees and their families in real ways,’ read the museum’s statement. ‘Keeping this team together and supporting them through difficult times is why we chose this path rather than deeper cuts.’”

“A new draft plan aimed at rebuilding and strengthening Buncombe County's arts sector is now open for community feedback. At its 2026 State of the Arts Brunch, ArtsAVL released the Asheville-Buncombe Arts Recovery Framework, a long-term model to strengthen arts infrastructure in response to long-standing challenges and those caused by Helene.”

Lord Cultural Resources is honored to have partnered with ArtsAVL and community leaders across Buncombe County on the development of the draft Asheville-Buncombe Arts Recovery Framework, now released for public review.

“Mexico City-based studios TO and Palma have designed an extension for Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá in Panama, informed by the country's status as a place of exchange.

Tim Johnson, Lord Cultural Resources’ Indigenous Advisor, received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Brock University this month in recognition of more than 45 years of leadership in advancing Indigenous history and culture. A lifelong educator, curator, and advocate, Johnson has helped bring Indigenous stories to broader audiences through museums, exhibitions, publications, films, and public initiatives across North America.

We are honored to work alongside Tim as Lord's Indigenous Advisor. His leadership, generosity, and knowledge have been invaluable to our work, helping shape projects that center Indigenous voices. Learn more about Tim's work on the award-winning Misko-Aki: Confluence of Cultures and the Mohawk Institute Former Residential School Museum. 

The Mohawk Institute: A Site of National Conscience by WeatherstonBruer Associates, Brantford, Canada, wins the AZ 2026 People’s Choice Award in the Experiential Installation category.

“The UK’s first permanent mobile museum will hit the road next year, bringing world class art to the doors of people all across the country.

A total of £1.6 million, formed of £800,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and £800,000 matched by arts access charity Art Explora, will be used to build a state-of-the-art vehicle and tour three national collections per year, including the Government Art Collection (GAC).”

“The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. But tens of thousands of people — friends and family of museum staff, students and journalists — have already been offered a sneak peek of the nearly 20-acre campus as crews finish final art installations and landscaping.”

“Russia's sweeping barrage of missiles and drones on Ukraine over the weekend damaged some of the nation's most significant cultural institutions, in what officials condemned as a deliberate assault on Ukraine's history.

“The long-planned Fort Worth African American Museum and Cultural Center will officially open in the coming weeks for its first exhibition in collaboration with two local art institutions.

“The Republican-chaired House Appropriations Committee on June 9 requested that Congress allocate $0 to the Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education program for fiscal year 2027, effectively seeking to cut it altogether, Hyperallergic reports.”

“A new public art project is set to liven up the streets of New York City’s five boroughs as well as nearby parts of New Jersey with soccer ball-themed sculptures created in honor of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The project, titled ‘The Art of the Game,’ was conceived by New Jersey-based arts accessibility initiative ARTS 14C and the FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee. The sculptures will be on view from June 11 – September 7.”

“The Canadian government seems to have scrapped the controversial streaming levy which would have seen a 5% levy charged on music and video streaming services. Instead it is committing to introduce ‘federal investments’ of $600 million a year to support Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors.”

“The new Princeton University Art Museum designed by Adjaye Associates redefines the role of the university museum within the campus of Princeton University. Strategically located between Elm Drive and Chapel Drive, the 13,565m² building is conceived as a cultural and academic infrastructure that doubles the size of its former headquarters while strengthening its integration with everyday university life and the broader community.”

“The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Pennsylvania has announced a $100 million project to transform its 15-acre campus.

“The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has debuted a new augmented reality (AR) experience on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Launched to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US, the 'Unhidden Heroines' AR experience brings to life the stories of five women who helped shape American history.”

An immersive “laboratory of imagination” from Anadol's studio boots up in Downtown Los Angeles

“Environment and Culture Partners (ECP), a non-profit organisation dedicated to strengthening and broadening the environmental leadership of the cultural sector, announced the release of the Min/Max Dashboard on Carbon Day, 16 June 2026.

“A group of scientists at the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France in Valenciennes have published a study introducing a newly developed method that they say will help authenticate artworks—and identify potential forgeries. The report was published in the June 2026 issue of Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on cross-disciplinary research involving physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering research.”

“Quebec’s national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve their understanding of Quebec society, culture and Indigenous languages.”

“The Metropolitan Museum of Art has repatriated two sandstone sculptures in its collection to the people of Cambodia: an Angkor period guardian deity (rākṣasa), dating to c. 921-945, and a lintel featuring a carving of an anthropomorphic dragon from the mid-7th century.”