This Week in New York’s museums…

Google launched Art Project

Looting continued at Egypt’s museums and historical sites

The American Folk Art Museum is still waaaaaay in debt with little hope

The L Magazine imagined what advertisements on museums might look like

Website “The Arts Are Alive in New York” launched with a disappointing website

Russia is holding some paintings hostage

Upcoming Monger posts this week:
Tuesday: My review of The Rubin Museum of Art
Thursday: I’ll attend the panel discussion How Social Media is Democratizing the Art World at Edelman NYC
Friday: I’ll post my discussion of the architecture of the struggling American Folk Art Museum
Sunday: I’ll post about museum news and upcoming events