Good morning. Our top story today is Emma Cieslik’s call to action for museums to support queer and trans people as the Trump administration continues its sinister attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Her piece today offers critical guidelines for cultural institutions, many of which once touted DEI programs as a way to bring in audiences, to walk the walk. Illustrated manuscripts, gilded reliquaries, limestone gargoyles, oh my! A new exhibition at Luhring Augustine in New York City, writes Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad, offers a “basic primer on European medieval art” in a fresh context — a gallery typically reserved for contemporary art — that invites novel perspectives and interpretations. If you haven’t already, register to tune into our virtual event with this year’s Craft Archive Fellowship cohort tonight at 5pm (EST) for a discussion about their research on underrepresented craft histories. And in the news today, newly released footage shows the infamous heist of Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet artwork and Florida’s Republican governor wants to transfer the Ringling museum to a right-leaning college. Also, Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar looks at the influential legacy of Diné weaver Martha Gorman Schultz, who died last Friday at the age of 93. — Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor |