Seven exhibition spaces carried the name in the museum, including the iconic Temple of Dendur room.
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Massive Archive of Work by Photographer James Van Der Zee Lands at Two NYC Museums
The archive kicks off an initiative by the Met Museum and the Studio Museum to conserve and digitize his works, and research the context of his photographs, his singular photographic techniques, and his life.
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Hedge Fund Billionaire Surrenders $70 Million in Looted Art
Michael Steinhardt was in possession of over 180 objects smuggled from 11 nations by “crime bosses, money launderers and tomb raiders.”
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New Study on NFTs Deflates the “Democratic” Potential for the Medium
75% of NFTs sell for an average of $15, study says.
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A Portal Tracks Objects Acquired by German Institutions Through Colonialism
Gerke Dunkhase estimates that only half of the Benin bronzes in Germany are logged on the portal so far, calling the current database a “prototype” of what’s to come.
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An Original Copy of US Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Document Ever Sold
MoMA board member Ken Griffin went well over asking for the document, beating out cryptocurrency enthusiasts who crowdfunded to purchase it.
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A Landscape Photography Contest Rewards Unique Approaches to the Genre
The photographs that win competitions and go viral, NLPA organizer Matt Payne observed, “have mostly been manipulated in Photoshop to grab your attention and blow you out of the water.”
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Black Power in Print Illuminates the Rich Artistic Legacy of the Movement
At the center of the exhibition is a letter penned by artist and activist Dana Chandler Jr. to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, addressing racism at the institution.
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Research Confirms Norse Vikings Arrived in Americas 1,000 Years Ago
Archeologists can now prove the Vikings made landfall in the Americas hundreds of years before Columbus reached the Bahamas.