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British Museum Drops Sackler Name — But Not Everywhere
The disgraced family’s name will remain on the museum’s benefactors' board and its Great Court donor list.
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Caribbean Cultural Center Gets New 5,000-Square-Foot Space in East Harlem
"Expanding CCCADI’s presence in an ever-changing Harlem furthers our commitment to serving as an anchor for, and reflection of, the people of Harlem,” said the center’s director.
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AI Can Help Reconstruct Ancient Texts — With Stunning Accuracy
A new deep neural network developed by an AI research lab and university researchers could help epigraphers restore and date fragmentary inscriptions.
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Guard the Guards, Not Just the Art, Says Baltimore Museum Union in Demonstration
“We want livable wages and to be able to live well,” said Rob Kempton, a security guard. “I think our efforts are warranted, and we aren’t going to go down without a fight.”
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Iconic Warhol Marilyn Could Fetch $200 Million, Set Records for 20th-Century Art
Christie's says the sale will benefit a foundation "dedicated to improving the lives of children."
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Artists and Curators Can Now Apply for a Residency in Sunny Athens
Previously by nomination only, the ARCAthens fully-funded residency is now open to all.
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Ukraine Asks to Keep Measures to Protect Cultural Heritage Under Wraps
Publishing data about efforts to protect threatened cultural properties might expose them as targets for Russian troops and looters, the country’s deputy minister of culture warned.
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Brazilian Modernist Building Engulfed by Fire Receives Getty Preservation Grant
The $240,000 grant will help preserve 38,500 surviving objects pertaining to Brazil’s rich architectural history.
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Notre Dame Reconstruction Uncovers Ancient Tombs and Sarcophagus
Other archaeological finds include a bust of a bearded man and “sculpted vegetables” buried beneath the fire-ravaged Paris cathedral.
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The Last Public Confederate Statue in Maryland Is Removed
The “Talbot Boys Statue” stood outside a courthouse in the town of Easton for 106 years.
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London’s National Gallery Acquires Self-Portraits By Women Artists
The acquisitions, part of a three-year project to increase representation of women, include the gallery's first-ever self-portrait by a Black woman.
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MFA Houston Acquires Rediscovered Diego Rivera Painting for $4M
The work has not been viewed by the public for nearly 100 years.