Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's 2026 Spring Arts Issue highlights seven emerging visual artists from the Tampa Bay area, identified through recommendations from local curators. The artists include Clancy Riehm, Zack Wittman, Jesi Cason, Patrick Carew, Mary-Helen Horne, Tatiana Mesa Paján, and Fary Charles (aka Junkyrd), each with distinct practices and upcoming projects.
Le Musée de la Reddition de Reims rouvre ses portes après un an de travaux
The Musée de la Reddition de Reims (Museum of the Surrender of Reims) reopened on May 7, the 81st anniversary of the German surrender signed in its map room, after a year-long closure. The renovation, costing approximately €2 million, focused on conservation: protective glazing, improved ventilation and lighting, and anoxic treatment of collections to halt degradation of original maps, documents, and war room objects. The museum also overhauled its scenography, designed by Belgian agency Kascen, to present a clearer chronological narrative covering the occupation, Allied presence in Reims, liberation, postwar reconstruction, and reconciliation, rather than just the surrender itself. The museum now displays 17 uniforms, 130 objects and weapons, and 65 archival documents, including the act of capitulation and General McAuliffe's jacket.