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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   -   May 15, 2026 Met plans merger with Neue Galerie in major Lauder gift
An exterior view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

Labor and Capital   -   Apr 23, 2026 Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged
Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged

Five ballots have been challenged, leaving the outcome of the NLRB election unresolved.

Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition
Labor and Capital   -   May 15, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition

The new organizing effort follows an earlier union campaign by security workers at the museum.

by Adam Schrader
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Labor and Capital   -   May 15, 2026 Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition
Seattle Art Museum workers seek union recognition

The new organizing effort follows an earlier union campaign by security workers at the museum.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   May 15, 2026 Met plans merger with Neue Galerie in major Lauder gift
An exterior view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Apr 23, 2026 Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged
Mystic Seaport Museum workers vote narrowly to unionize; result challenged

Five ballots have been challenged, leaving the outcome of the NLRB election unresolved.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Apr 17, 2026 Bloodbath by Beowolff: Artnet editorial staff slashed in mass layoff after Artsy consolidation
Bloodbath by Beowolff: Artnet editorial staff slashed in mass layoff after Artsy consolidation

Beowolff Capital founder Andrew Wolff recently said the company would also lean into artificial intelligence.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 31, 2026 New York Transit Museum workers unanimously vote to unionize
New York Transit Museum workers unanimously vote to unionize

Workers secured full support in the election, a rare outcome that strengthens their position heading into contract talks.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 14, 2026 New York Transit Museum workers file NLRB petition seeking union recognition
New York Transit Museum workers file NLRB petition seeking union recognition

NLRB records show that the petition was filed on March 3, with the election notice sent on Friday.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 06, 2026 Walker Art Center to establish its first endowed exhibition fund after $7.5 million gift
Walker Art Center to establish its first endowed exhibition fund after $7.5 million gift

The fund would support two exhibitions each year, beginning with a show currently on view titled “Show & Tell: An Exhibition for Kids.”

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 DePaul Art Museum to close in June amid university financial woes
Patrons are seen in the DePaul Art Museum in its 2011 opening

The museum, which opened in 2011, holds more than 4,000 artworks in the permanent collection.

by Adam Schrader
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