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Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital

Investigations and reporting on the economics of cultural work. Covers unions, strikes, working conditions, and pay equity, as well as philanthropy, museum governance, and the flow of capital that shapes the art world.

Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor
Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor

Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.

Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says
Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says

The contract was ratified by a vote of union members earlier this month, after about two years of negotiations.

National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 26, 2026 National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration

The society said it expected to introduce dynamic pricing before the grand opening.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   Jun 26, 2026 National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration
National Geographic opens its Museum of Exploration

The society said it expected to introduce dynamic pricing before the grand opening.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor
Tracking U.S. museum and cultural sector labor

Urgent Matter's running record of union drives and labor-board complaints at American museums and cultural institutions.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 22, 2026 Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says
Denver Art Museum workers ratify first union contract at a Colorado museum, union says

The contract was ratified by a vote of union members earlier this month, after about two years of negotiations.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 21, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize
Seattle Art Museum workers vote to unionize

Ten ballots were challenged, but too few to affect the outcome.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 17, 2026 School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen
School of Visual Arts names interim president as deficits deepen

The college, sold to its alumni society for $1 last year, is projecting an operating deficit of about $18 million.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 09, 2026 Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee
Sharon Percy Rockefeller mysteriously listed again as MoMA trustee

The name of Daniel S. Och remains off the list.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 04, 2026 Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not
Och and Rockefeller vanish from MoMA trustee page; Leon Black does not

The quiet board-page update comes as MoMA continues to list Leon Black, whose ties to Epstein have drawn years of pressure.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Jun 04, 2026 Whitney Museum reports more than $1B in net assets after investment gains
Whitney Museum reports more than $1B in net assets after investment gains

This article is part of a new paid-subscriber series examining museum finances, governance and annual disclosures.

by Adam Schrader
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