Valerie Hillings Named Inaugural Director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

By Rhea NayyarAugust 4, 2026

She will return to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation after helming the North Carolina Museum of Art for nearly eight years.

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Valerie Hillings Appointed Inaugural Director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi

The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which recently announced that it will open December 11, has named Valerie Hillings as its inaugural director. Hillings joins the institution from Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMAA), where she has served as director since 2018. Her appointment marks her return to Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, where she was curator and […]

Polly WatsonAug 5, 2026

Artforum

Bridgemaker Prize Awarded to San Diego Museum of Art and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Earlier this week, the Art Bridges Foundation announced that two museums—The San Diego Museum of Art and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art—are the recipients of the second annual Bridgemaker Prize. The prize, which this year comes with a $75,000 award to support future projects, is given to Art Bridges’ museum partners whose institutional endeavors […]

Thomas PatierAug 5, 2026

Hyperallergic

Pleating With Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen is making a collective garment at the Brooklyn Museum, Trump’s Smithsonian warpath, and Rice University goes tuition-free for many.

HyperallergicAug 5, 2026

Ceramics Now

Paolo Porelli and Mattia Vernocchi: Contemporary Ceramics from Italy at Stadtmuseum Siegburg, Siegburg

Paolo Porelli and Mattia Vernocchi: Contemporary Ceramics from Italy is on view at Stadtmuseum Siegburg, Siegburg July 11 – August 30, 2026 Divenire: tra materia, storia e naturaBecoming: between matter, history and nature In this exhibition, the Italian ceramic artists Paolo Porelli and Mattia Vernocchi present two forms of expression with distinct artistic connotations that […]

Ceramics NowAug 5, 2026

Hyperallergic

Best Outdoor Art Shows This Summer

What to see around the city this summer, pleating with an elite fashion designer at the Brooklyn Museum, and hi from Rhea!

Rhea NayyarAug 4, 2026

Outside Magazine

I’m a Deeply Uncool Elder Millennial. Here’s How the Youth Are Using Outdoor Gear at Music Festivals.

Music festivals have become endurance events where teenagers rely on hydration packs and trail runners instead of fashion shoes. Here is what their gear choices reveal about the crossover between festival culture and the outdoors. The post I’m a Deeply Uncool Elder Millennial. Here’s How the Youth Are Using Outdoor Gear at Music Festivals. appeared first on Outside Online.

Kristen GeilAug 3, 2026