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Just days after the launch of its blockbuster General Idea show, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced that director and chief executive Sasha Suda has resigned to pursue “a new role in the US this fall,” with July 9 said to be her last day at the Ottawa-based museum. She will take over as director at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) in September.​

President Emmanuel Macron of France has appointed Lebanese-born Rima Abdul Malak as minister of culture following his election victory last month. She replaces Roselyne Bachelot who took up the post in July 2020 under the former prime minister Jean Castex.​

今年是香港特區政府成立25周年，康文署宣佈將於5月底舉行多項文藝及康體活動慶祝回歸，其中包括於7月1日舉辦「回歸25周年——免費玩盡康樂設施」，讓市民可免費使用大部分康文署轄下的收費康樂設施。​
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Pittsburgh is already home to the Andy Warhol Museum and now the artist’s hometown is establishing a six-block Pop District in the surrounding neighborhood.​

A Singapore man has won a court injunction to stop the sale of a non-fungible token (NFT) that once belonged to him and was used as collateral against a loan. The NFT in question is from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) series, a collection of 10,000 simian avatars whose floor price has reached 108 Ethereum (ETH), or $368,000, due, in part, to a significant celebrity following.​

The decision by the UK government to review arm’s length bodies such as Arts Council England and Historic England, assessing whether they should be “abolished or retained”, has sparked concerns in the culture sector. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, says in an online statement that the new Public Bodies Review Programme ensures "the best possible ...

行政會議通過政府架構重組方案，將增設三名副司長，並按現屆政府建議增至十五個政策局，新增文化體育及旅遊局、運輸及房屋局分拆為房屋局和運輸及物流局。行政長官當選人李家超指，爭取方案六月中獲立法會通過，七月政府換屆時落實。​
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As pandemic controls ramp up in the Chinese capital, Gallery Weekend Beijing has indefintely postponed its 2022 edition, it was announced yesterday.​
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Tomas Saraceno is installing a new work in Barcelona which will be the star attraction of the Torre Glòries, a towering 38-story mirrored building designed by French architect Jean Nouvel in the city’s technology district. The artists’ Cloud Cities Barcelona will be installed on the 30th floor viewing space, known as the Mirador Torre Glòries, which opens to the public on May 20, offering ...

香港故宮文化博物館（下稱故宮館）預計今年中開幕，將展出由北京故宮博物院借出的900多件文物。西九管理局行政總裁馮程淑儀昨日表示，故宮館財政壓力較大，開館後將收取入場費。故宮館佔地約1.3萬平方米，負責設計的許李嚴建築師事務所執行董事嚴迅奇表示，故宮館建築令人聯想到古物平衡、含蓄的氣質，亦採用了北京故宮「紅牆黃瓦藍天」的顏色，將故宮館設計成「紅牆黃幕藍天」。​