Millions of dollars of repairs is one of the challenges ahead for Orlando Museum of Art, as its new board chair tries to maintain relationships with supporters and donors while reassuring staff members.
The Garden Theatre and Orlando Museum of Art came under scrutiny Thursday as 34 organizations made their case to receive Orange County money through annual cultural-tourism grants.
Aaron De Groft was removed as director and CEO after the museum s board of trustees met on Tuesday night, following the federal raid on Friday seizing 25 disputed Basquiat works.
The CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art is no longer on the job after the FBI raided the Central Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity.
An affidavit calls into question the origin story of works attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that the FBI seized from the Orlando Museum of Art.