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Eric Adams and Mamdani Clash Over NYC Art Garden
The outgoing mayor’s move to grant the Elizabeth Street Garden new parkland designation could throw a wrench in plans to use the plot for affordable housing.
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Smithsonian to Reopen After Longest Government Shutdown in US History
The institution’s 21 museums will slowly begin welcoming visitors along with the National Gallery of Art.
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One-Third of US Museums Feel the Pain of Trump’s Grant Cuts
Two-thirds of affected institutions have not been able to find alternative sources of funding, says a survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
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New Egypt Museum Takes “Grand Opening” a Bit Too Far
After 20 years and a $1 billion construction project, the museum holding around 100,000 artifacts opened to much fanfare earlier this month.
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Thieves Steal Roman-Era Statues From Damascus Museum
A historian speculates it might have been an inside job.
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Public Artwork by Shellyne Rodriguez Pays Homage to the Bronx
"Phoenix Ladder: Monument to the People of the Bronx" honors the undefeatable spirit of the New York borough.
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Can’t Make It to The Met? Take a VR Tour Instead
The institution’s first foray into virtual reality offers free digital tours of the Temple of Dendur and its new Oceania galleries.
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The Week in Art Crime and Mischief
Googly eyes on a sculpture, updates in the Louvre heist, a teenager arrested for damaging exhibits at the Met. Art crime made the news this month.
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A Look Inside the Studio Museum’s New Home
After a seven-year closure, the beloved Harlem institution is opening its new building to the public on November 15.
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Colorado Museum Accused of Censoring Anti-ICE, Pro-Palestine Artwork
History Colorado Center cited campaign finance laws. Free speech groups are not convinced.
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A Brief Art History of Grief
Scholar Roger Luckhurt’s richly illustrated book chronicles the ways we memorialize the dead across the world, tracing burial practices from Ancient Greece to the present day.
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Artists Call to Boycott Maxxi Museum Over Alleged Israel Ties
Tania Bruguera, Phil Collins, and others said they withdrew their work, citing the institution’s “stance on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”