December 10, 2024

Museum Gift Shops Elevate Their Watch Lines

Recent designs include a collaboration with an award-winning architect and an elaborate pocket watch. Museum gift shops — both on-site and online — now have a […]
August 1, 2024

Taylor Swift Gets the Museum Treatment

Costumes and memorabilia from the pop star’s personal archive are now on display at the V&A museum in London. “Disappointed Love,” painted in 1821 by the […]
May 21, 2024

An Exhibition to Show ‘Young Guys What We Have Been Doing’

The independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen was dubious about a show in Finland, but then he decided, “why not?” A 10-time winner at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie […]
May 13, 2024

Julianne Moore, Chloë Sevigny and Others Celebrate the Dia Beacon Museum

A springtime benefit and 50th anniversary celebration at Dia Beacon in New York’s Hudson Valley brought together an array of cultural figures. It was a beautiful […]
April 27, 2024

From D.C. to the Venice Biennale: Liz Collins Finds New Recognition

Venues across the U.S. and beyond are giving Liz Collins, who first found fame as a fashion designer, the art-world recognition that had eluded her. This […]
April 24, 2024

New York Botanical Garden Creates a ‘Wonderland’ Adventure

This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are striving to offer their visitors more to see, do and feel. Rabbits appear […]
April 22, 2024

Met Gala 2024: A Guide to the Theme, Hosts and How to Watch

What’s the dress code, who’s hosting, who’s going and how to watch. First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of […]
April 14, 2024

This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time

The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from […]
March 5, 2024

Just Try to Find Women in Horology History

In Switzerland, for example, they have long been a large proportion of the industry’s work force. But that hasn’t meant recognition. Since the late 19th century, […]
January 5, 2024

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Bring Art Collection to Brooklyn Museum

Next month, over 100 works by Black art stars from the couple’s collection will travel to the Great Hall for “Giants.” Call it an embarrassment of […]