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Commentary, analysis and first-person argument from Urgent Matter writers and contributors. This section gathers clear and reported takes on museums, cultural policy, labor and other news items shaping artists and the art world. Opinion pieces at Urgent Matter make a case, draw on evidence and state the author’s position plainly.

Opinion

Commentary, analysis and first-person argument from Urgent Matter writers and contributors. This section gathers clear and reported takes on museums, cultural policy, labor and other news items shaping artists and the art world. Opinion pieces at Urgent Matter make a case, draw on evidence and state the author’s position plainly.

Opinion   -   Dec 06, 2025 Museum Archives, Part I: The National Gallery of Art’s transparency mirage
Museum Archives, Part I: The National Gallery of Art’s transparency mirage

The NGA’s “public” archive promises access but omits decades of leadership records and requires emailed requests for digital files.

Museum Archives, Part II: A profession built for insiders, not the public
Opinion   -   Dec 06, 2025 Museum Archives, Part II: A profession built for insiders, not the public

Archivists defended the National Gallery’s flawed archive rollout as “standard practice.” That defense reveals a deeper problem.

by Adam Schrader
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Opinion   -   Dec 06, 2025 Museum Archives, Part II: A profession built for insiders, not the public
Museum Archives, Part II: A profession built for insiders, not the public

Archivists defended the National Gallery’s flawed archive rollout as “standard practice.” That defense reveals a deeper problem.

by Adam Schrader
Opinion   -   Dec 06, 2025 Museum Archives, Part I: The National Gallery of Art’s transparency mirage
Museum Archives, Part I: The National Gallery of Art’s transparency mirage

The NGA’s “public” archive promises access but omits decades of leadership records and requires emailed requests for digital files.

by Adam Schrader
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