Daily Newsletter French museums and galleries are shuttering before nationwide protests tomorrow. Plus: What does it mean for a woman artist to “reach her prime”?

October 23, 2026 — 4 min read

Leave it to Art Basel Paris to close early during a movement for education equality and working conditions … “in the interest of safeguarding our visitors.” The Louvre, Gagosian, and other museums and galleries also announced plans to shutter during tomorrow’s nationwide protests. One artist coalition calls the fair’s cancellation a victory for the fight to defend culture: “Let us keep the movement going.” Staff Writers Anna Lee and Rhea Nayyar have the story.

Across the pond, Ed Simon reflects on the imperative to protect arts and culture here in the United States on the centenary of the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, founded as a beacon of education and expression that “seems virtually utopian today.” Then, we have the artists keeping that spirit alive: Read on for Leah Triplett Harrington’s…