
Ten million dollars in music royalties is missing, and the people owed it are the artists
A claim about uncollected music payments says something larger about how artists of every kind get paid — and how rarely the money finds its way back.
A working list of exhibitions currently on view across the city, each with its closing date, location and the time it deserves. Museum surveys sit beside single-room gallery shows. For people who want to see a show before it comes down rather than read about it afterward.
A working list of exhibitions currently on view across the city, each with its closing date, location and the time it deserves. Museum surveys sit beside single-room gallery shows. For people who want to see a show before it comes down rather than read about it afterward.

A claim about uncollected music payments says something larger about how artists of every kind get paid — and how rarely the money finds its way back.

Shows, retrospectives, surveys and permanent collections are not the same thing. Here is how the terms work, in everyday language.

Reading listings, timing the visit and keeping the crowds from ruining a blockbuster.

The Green Line strings most of Boston's major museums together. A little sequencing turns a day of riding into a day of looking.

A group show puts many artists in one room, and it is easy to walk out unsure what you saw. Learn how to find the theme, read how the show was picked, and leave with a clear opinion instead of a blur.

One headline show, two smaller rooms, and a plan that keeps the walking manageable.

Museum calendars in New York follow a rhythm of fall and spring openings. Knowing that rhythm turns a crowded afternoon into a well-placed visit.

The city rewards a full day: one encyclopedic collection at the center, smaller university galleries at the edges.

Culture Pass lets cardholders of New York's three public library systems reserve free entry to museums, gardens and historical sites across the city.

The New York exhibition calendar is built on a simple pattern: prestige openings crowd September through November, while summer belongs to long-running shows aimed at visitors already in the city.