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Amid Lockdown, Optimistic Photos Show Dolphins and Swans Return to Venice
Images from the city show lucid canals and the unprecedented return of wildlife to the city’s waters as gondola traffic has been brought to a halt.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief. He is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant, and he holds an MFA in Art Writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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The Most Valuable Stolen Artworks Across Time
On the anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, learn more about the 10 most expensive missing artworks.
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Rare Copy of Newton’s Principia Mathematica Discovered
A researcher accidentally found a first edition copy of the groundbreaking book hidden in a Corsica library’s shelves.
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2,500 Museums You Can Now Visit Virtually
If you’re feeling hungry for art while you’re stranded at home, here are our 12 selections out of 2,500 world-class museums and galleries that are now offering virtual tours and online collections.
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Who’s Behind the Media Campaign Against a Decolonize This Place Organizer?
According to the MTL+ collective, articles have discredited their MTA actions and reduced one of its members "to the figurehead of a ‘violent’ Palestinian mastermind.”
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Guggenheim Workers Ask Trustees for Help Amid Union Negotiations
Recently unionized workers urge the Guggenheim’s trustees to wield their influence on the museum’s “reluctant” management.
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Turmoil, Disaster, and Some Hope in 2020 World Press Photo Nominees
From protests in Hong Kong and Chile to the fires in Australia and California, see a selection of the stirring images nominated for the prestigious photojournalism award.
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Unique Painted Leopard Sarcophagus Unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists are reconstructing pieces of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus lid featuring a colored leopard face.
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Hilma af Klint Has Arrived in the Hudson Valley
From botanical sketches to art inspired by af Klint’s spiritual practice, lesser-known works by the Swedish artist arrived at the Lightforms Art Center.
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Manhattan Museum Will Renovate and Alter Landmarked Church, Prompting Backlash
Some community members have opposed the Children’s Museum of Manhattan plans to relocate to a former church on the Upper West Side.
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Find Your Astrological Demon in This Rare Guide on Persian Mysticism
In Princeton's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections lies an illustrated manuscript on magic and astrology from Iran that includes 56 painted illustrations of demons and angels.
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Historic Prints Made by Japanese Fishermen Help Track Endangered Species
Gyotaku prints, made by pressing a fish covered in ink on paper, have been a credible research tool to examine marine biodiversity.