History, war museums to slash dozens of positions

The internal push to prevent the Art Gallery of Ontario from acquiring a work by photographer-activist Nan Goldin last year – which has led to four resignations – was prompted by the philanthropic executive Judy Schulich, according to documentation reviewed by The Globe and Mail.The Globe reported last week that the Toronto gallery’s modern and contemporary collections committee narrowly voted to not acquire Ms. Goldin’s video work, Stendhal Syndrome, after a heated discussion during a meeting in May, 2025. In the meeting, some committee members alleged that the Jewish-American artist’s...