The New York Times’ annual Museums Section was published today. Featuring articles on museums across the United States, the section explores current issues and trends, and also profiles leaders in the field. This year, the section includes eight stories spotlighting RSA clients.

Highlights include:

Looking for Ways to Groom Repeat Visitors
Elizabeth Olson writes about how art museums are changing their admission, visitor services, and membership programs to better engage with constituents. Her examples include the new Friends & Partners program at the Dallas Museum of Art, an innovative membership model that includes the opportunity for all interested to join the DMA for free.

In Denver, Exhibits Interweave Genres
Judith H. Dobrzynski reveals details on the Denver Art Museum’s new textile galleries opening on May 19. The galleries will open in conjunction with the inaugural campus-wide exhibition “Spun: Adventures in Textiles,” a series of shows examining 20th and 21st-century fiber artists, Navajo designs, Asian techniques and traditions, among other subjects.

Art and History Among the Dead
Jane Levere writes a trend story about historic cemeteries as outdoor museums of art and architecture and how these cemeteries are adapting museum practices to raise their public profiles and increase fundraising. The anchor of her story is Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, one of New York’s and the nation’s greatest cultural and historical institutions with an unparalleled collection of memorial art and architecture.

The Lens Rises in Stature
Carol Vogel writes on the rise of photography exhibitions organized by several new photography department heads at art museums across the country. The story features the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s world-renowned photography collection and current exhibition devoted to photographer Garry Winogrand, on view until June 2.

Rothko’s Journey to His Fields of Color, in Full View
Ted Loos reviews “Figure to Field: Mark Rothko in the 1940s,” an exhibition that explores the artistic evolution of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century by showcasing works created in a critical decade of Rothko’s development. The show will be on view at the Denver Art Museum beginning June 23.

Enshrining Art With a Permanent, and Personal Home
Elizabeth Olson examines recently opened museums that were founded by single individuals. Olson highlights the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Safdie Architects.

In Rome Exhibition, a Poem to New York
Ted Loos examines “Empire State,” an exhibition featuring 25 well- and lesser-known New York artists, which opens in Rome’s Palazzo delle Esposizioni on April 22. The exhibition is co-curated by Alex Gartenfeld, who recently became curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.

Varied Duties, and Many Facets, in a Guard’s Life
David Wallis writes on the personal lives and job demands of museum security guards from across the nation. Wallis features the Baltimore Museum of Art's security guard Linda Smith, who, an artist herself, organized an exhibition “Guardists” showcasing her and her colleagues’ art.

On Exhibit, From Ancient Arts to Sound and Video
In addition to these in-depth stories, Judith H. Dobrzynski features four RSA clients in her round-up of notable upcoming exhibitions across the country. These include “Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea” at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, “More Real? Art in the Age of Truthiness” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, “Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics, and Painting” at the High Museum of Art, and “0 to 60: The Experience of Time through Contemporary Art” at the North Carolina Museum of Art.