Museum Power Plays, Digital Dreams Collapse

Show notes for today's episode of The Daily Art Download — your ten minute crash course in today's art world news. Sea change: inside LACMA’s new curatorial strategy https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/16/sea-change-inside-lacmas-new-curatorial-strategy Barcelona museum refuses to return Sijena murals to monastery https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/16/barcelona-museum-refuses-to-return-sijena-murals-to-monastery ‘The extremely happy part of the crowd’: Hungarian arts figures hope for change after 16 years of Orbán rule https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/04/16/hungarian-arts-figures-hope-change-after-orban-rule Walker Art Center Severs Ties with Restaurant for Laying Off Workers in Favor of QR Codes https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/walker-art-center-restaurant-closes-qr-code-controvery-1234781576/ Foundation, a Prominent NFT Platform of the 2021 Boom, Shuts Down After Failed Sale https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/foundation-nft-platform-shutdown-blackdove-sale-failed-1234781419/ Prominent German Art Foundation Accuses Top Culture Official of ‘Attempted Intimidation’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kunstfonds-foundation-germany-controversy-1234781494/ Our Critics Disagree on MoMA PS1’s Greater New York, a Wide-Ranging Survey Defined by a Fascination with Fragility https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/greater-new-york-2026-critics-conversation-review-1234781406/ MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York” Is Gritty, Stunning, and Gutting https://hyperallergic.com/moma-ps1s-greater-new-york-is-gritty-stunning-and-gutting/ Rawya El Chab Tends to the Wounds of Lebanon's Civil War https://hyperallergic.com/rawya-el-chab-tends-to-the-wounds-of-lebanons-civil-war/ Artnet Makes Significant Layoffs Following Consolidation with Artsy https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artnet-layoffs-artsy-consolidation-beowolff-capital-1234781422/