Acclaimed actor Meryl Streep has donated a seven-figure sum to the National Women’s History Museum. The funds will support digital storytelling projects and programming, and the museum has created the Meryl Streep Educator Award in her honor, to be presented annually starting this November.
The Musée d’Orsay has acquired a significant collection of 17 Impressionist and post-Impressionist fan paintings donated by Hong Kong-based collector Ms. Kan, featuring works by Pissarro, Gauguin, and Degas. In other major news, Helen Legg has been appointed the next director of London’s Royal Academy of Arts, and the New Museum premiered a new film by Camille Henrot. Additionally, the Jim Irsay Collection achieved a "white glove" result at Christie’s, totaling $94.5 million and setting 28 world records for pop-culture memorabilia.