Articles and research from around the network

Read articles from museums throughout the network to discover their stories

“The virtual tour is here to stay”

Posted on 4 Nov 2020, 3:14 p.m. by Molly Skinner

“The virtual tour is here to stay”

An interview with Charlotte Woodley, Pilgrim Trust Curator of the David Parr House about how this victorian terrace has innovated during closures including a brand new guided virtual tour.

Online exhibitions & digital festivals

Posted on 15 May 2020, 1:27 p.m. by Molly Skinner

Online exhibitions & digital festivals

This is the second roundup of some of the online ways you can continue to visit the Artist's Studio Museum Network! Including a festival with talks from Ai Weiwei, meditative art in motion videos and a catalogue of over 1500 artworks!

Museums at home

Posted on 20 Mar 2020, 4:49 p.m. by Molly Skinner

Museums at home

As museums across the world close their doors their work hasn't stopped but merely moved online. Here we look through some of the ways museums within the network are already reaching visitors at home.

Bringing sculpture to life: 70 years of the Musée Rodin in Meudon

Posted on 20 Sep 2019, 2:17 p.m. by Bénédicte Garnier

Bringing sculpture to life: 70 years of the Musée Rodin in Meudon

Rodin’s final home was opened to visitors in 1948 and for seventy years the museum has welcomed visitors into the heart of Rodin’s creative process. For the 70th anniversary in 2018 the museum underwent a transformation.

Re-introducing the Artist's Studio Museum Network

Posted on 23 Aug 2019, 1:52 p.m. by Molly Skinner, Network Co-ordinator

Re-introducing the Artist's Studio Museum Network

With the launch of the new Artist's Studio Museum Network website we wanted to look back at the formation of the network in 2016. At Watts Gallery - Artists' Village the network formation coincided with the addition of their own studio museum and the discovery of this world of wonderful museums.

Museum Gust de Smet re-opens following renovation

Posted on 6 Apr 2018, 9:50 a.m. by Kirsten

Museum Gust de Smet re-opens following renovation

The museum in Deurle, Belgium, offers visitors a refreshed display in newly conserved spaces.

Taking the network forward

Posted on 30 Oct 2017, 10:01 a.m. by Kirsten

Taking the network forward

On 25 September, Watts Gallery welcomed 25 curators and museum directors from as far afield as Iceland, Russia and Spain, for a one-day event to discuss the future of the Artist’s Studio Museum Network, set up and managed by Watts Gallery-Artists' Village.

Celebrating one hundred artist's studio museums

Posted on 31 Oct 2016, 1:01 p.m. by Kirsten

Celebrating one hundred artist's studio museums

The Artist's Studio Museum Network is 9 months old, and we're delighted to announce that there are now 100 museums featured on the site.

Cross-Atlantic exchange: exploring American artist's studio museums

Posted on 28 Jul 2016, 9:04 a.m. by Beatrice

Cross-Atlantic exchange: exploring American artist's studio museums

Giles Waterfield, Senior Research Fellow at Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village, on future collaborative plans with the Historic Artists' Homes and Studios network in America

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