The Met will merge with Ronald Lauder’s Neue Galerie in a deal that preserves the house and its café while adding 600+ Austrian and German works to the Met’s holdings.

BAM stages a three-night tribute to Stevie Wonder this Thursday–Saturday, with the BRC Orchestra and guest stars performing five of his classic albums live.

Sarah Lucas’s VENUS VICTORIA perches on a giant washing machine outside the New Museum, inaugurating the museum’s new plaza commissions. The playful monumental work will be on view for roughly two years.

TEFAF New York returns May 15–19 at the Park Avenue Armory with 88 dealers from 14 countries, pairing ancient antiquities with contemporary highlights.

Rex Reed, the acerbic film critic and New York fixture, has died at 87. His barbed reviews and celebrity profiles leave a complicated, lasting mark.

Iris van Herpen’s North American retrospective lands at the Brooklyn Museum May 16–Dec 6 with a bioluminescent 'living' dress and more than 140 couture works.

Sony Music Publishing is reportedly buying Blackstone's Recognition Music catalog — more than 45,000 songs — in a near-$4B deal through its GIC joint venture.

The Venice Biennale opened May 9 amid protests after its international jury resigned over Israeli and Russian participation. Organizers shifted prize decisions to ticket‑holding visitors and postponed awards to Nov. 22.

A Tribeca pop‑up has bound 3.5 million DOJ‑released Epstein pages into more than 3,700 printed volumes across a two‑story gallery. The appointment‑only installation pairs a timeline of ties with a survivor memorial.

BRIC’s 47th Celebrate Brooklyn! season runs June 4–Sept. 19 at the Lena Horne Bandshell with 15 free concerts and three benefit shows, featuring Patti LaBelle, Common and Sheila E.

Ten Carnegie Mellon alumni earned a record 15 Tony nominations across acting, design and producing, with nominees ranging from Will Harrison to veteran producers.

The Rolling Stones announced Foreign Tongues and released "In The Stars" during a Brooklyn launch event. The 14-track album arrives July 10 with guest appearances and a Charlie Watts contribution.

A prized Gelman trove — including works by Frida Kahlo — has been placed under Banco Santander's management after a reported sale. The move has sparked protests in Mexico and fresh scrutiny of a New York curator's role.